Tank irrigation in India: A time series analysis

Water Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-216

  Narayanamoorthy, A ^a  

^a GOKHALE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AND ECONOMICS   (India)

Author keywords

Growth in tank irrigation; Indian irrigation; Rainfall tank nexus; Tank irrigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249101474     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2006.063     Document Type: Article

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