Tank management in Andhra Pradesh, India: Percolation versus irrigation

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 330, Issue , 2009, Pages 28-33

  Perrin, Jérome ^a   Mascre, Cédric ^a   Massuel, Sylvain ^b,c   Ahmed, Shakeel ^d  

^a BRGM   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Conjunctive use; Hard rock aquifer; India; Semi arid climate; Tanks; Water management

Indexed keywords

CONJUNCTIVE USE; HARD-ROCK AQUIFERS; INDIA; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; TANKS;

AQUIFERS; BUDGET CONTROL; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; LANDFORMS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SOLVENTS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

WATER TANKS;

AQUIFER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EVAPORATION; EXPLOITATION; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HARD ROCK; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERCOLATION; RECHARGE; SEMIARID REGION; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATER USE; WATERSHED;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 78751652998     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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