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Impact of small rain water harvesting tanks on agriculture and livelihood of farmers: A case study from submontane region [1]

Water resources development and management is not only imperative but also crucial for sustainable agriculture in water scarce areas of submontane region. Three small water harvesting tanks/ponds were constructed under the World Bank funded project in the region to harvest rainwater excess.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
M S Hadda [2], R P Yadav [3]
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation [4]
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Tags:
Agriculture [5], Water Resources [6], Groundwater Recharge [7], Water Management [8], Water Conservation [9], Water Harvesting [10], Irrigation [11], Himachal Pradesh [12], Solan (D) [13], Rainfall [14]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solan-d
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall