Assessment of long-term groundwater behaviour in Punjab, India

Water International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-77

  Chawla, J K ^a   Khepar, S D ^b   Sondhi, S K ^b   Yadav, A K ^c  

^a Aman Institute of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b Government of Arunanchal Pradesh ^*

^c Government of Arunanchal Pradesh   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Groundwater management; Punjab; Rise and fall of water tables; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649147657     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060903513502     Document Type: Article

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