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Surface water potentials [1]

RE-EXCAVATION of derelict ponds and canals will bring economic and health benefits to the people making way for the utilisation of old wisdom and indigenous knowledge and technologies on water management. A recent study on the potentials of the water bodies in the Barind area of the country called for immediate reclamation of ponds and canals for conservation of surface water for diverse uses.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2009
New Nation (Bangladesh) [2]
Tags:
Desert Spread [3], Water Resources [4], Groundwater [5], Tubewells [6], Health [7], Economy [8], Bangladesh [9]
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