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| Other authors / contributors: | Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela.
Raju, K. V.
International Food Policy Research Institute.
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| ISBN: | 9788132101970
8132101979
0761933115
9780761933113
8178294354
9788178294353
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | "IFPRI-International Food Policy Research Institute."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-309) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | As water resources become increasingly scarce in India and demand only increases, the challenge of sustaining irrigation systems and the lands they serve is a matter of crucial importance. In particular, the livelihood of millions of farmers is threatened. India's canal irrigation systems, which have so far made an enormous contribution to food security, are now in crisis because of increasing competition for water, poor management, and declining funding. The authors of this book examine the nature of large-scale surface irrigation systems in India, analyze their associated problems, and discu.
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| Other form: | Print version: Gulati, Ashok, 1954- Institutional reforms in Indian irrigation. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2005 0761933115 9780761933113
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