Socio-economic implications of depleting groundwater resource in Punjab: A comparative analysis of different irrigation systems

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 59-66

  Sarkar, Anindita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

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EID: 84856763873     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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