A new scheme for large-scale natural water storage in the floodplains: The Delhi Yamuna floodplains as a case study

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1338-1342

  Soni, Vikram ^a   Gosain, A K ^b   Datta, P S ^c   Singh, Diwan ^d  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d Natural Heritage First   (India)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Floodplains; Monsoon discharge; Sand top layer

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349137944     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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