Tank irrigation in semi-arid tropical India economic evaluation and alternatives for improvement M. Von Oppen and K.V. Subba Rao

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Von Oppen, M

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Rao, K.V. Subba

Language: English Series: Research Bulletin no ; 10Publication details: Patancheru International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 1987Description: 38 pISBN:

92-9066-121-6

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Summary: Presents the findings of a survey of 32 tanks and related farm data from the Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra states, reviews the history and development of tank irrigation, and discusses the economics of existing tank irrigation. Deterioration of tank irrigation and the need for remedial action are stressed, and alternatives for improving tank irrigation are suggested.

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Presents the findings of a survey of 32 tanks and related farm data from the Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra states, reviews the history and development of tank irrigation, and discusses the economics of existing tank irrigation. Deterioration of tank irrigation and the need for remedial action are stressed, and alternatives for improving tank irrigation are suggested.

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