Chasing a mirage: Water harvesting and artificial recharge in naturally water-scarce regions

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 43, Issue 35, 2008, Pages 61-71

  Dinesh Kumar, M ^a   Patel, Ankit ^b   Ravindranath, R ^c   Singh, O P ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ITP ^*  (India)

^c Foundation for Ecological Security   (India)

^d BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 77955058729     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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