Assessing the impact of rehabilitation and irrigation management transfer in minor irrigation projects in Orissa, India: A case study

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-56

  Mishra, A ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Nanda, P ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WATER MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Impact assessment; Irrigation management transfer; Minor irrigation project; Rehabilitation; Water user association

Indexed keywords

EID: 78851471510     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.540     Document Type: Article

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