India's master plan for groundwater recharge: An assessment and some suggestions for revision

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 43, Issue 51, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Shah, Tushaar ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 77950787888     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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