Karnataka's smart, new solar pump policy for irrigation

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 49, Issue 48, 2014, Pages 10-14

  Shah, Tushaar ^a   Verma, Shilp ^b   Durga, Neha ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b Anand   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 84914171048     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: 23498846     Source Type: Journal    
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