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Enhancing performance of grass root level institutions in watershed management [1]

India has history of programmes for conservation of soil and water resources by adopting in situ moisture conservation and increased irrigation through tank and aquifer based water harvesting. This article gives an indication of the potential of the watershed programme.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2008
B. S. Kalra [2], Pramod Kumar [3]
Agricultural Situation in India [4]
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Agriculture [5], Dryland Farming [6], Water Resources [7], Groundwater Recharge [8], Water Policy [9], Water Conservation [10], Irrigation [11], Watershed Development [12], Public Participation [13], Panchayats [14], India [15]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pramod-kumar
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-policy
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
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