Energy supply and the expansion of groundwater irrigation in the Indus-Ganges Basin

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-124

  Scott, Christopher A ^a   Sharma, Bharat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Energy supply; Groundwater; Northern India; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PRICING POLICY; RECHARGE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE USE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WATER PLANNING;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; GANGES BASIN; INDIA; INDUS BASIN; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70350540805     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2009.9635374     Document Type: Article

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