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Indias tryst with: the big irrigation projects [1]

There were 346 large dams in 1950: There are over 5000 now, over 95% of them are irrigation projects. 66-80% of water sector budget goes for big projects

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
Himanshu Thakkar [2]
South Asia Network on Dams [3]
Tags:
Agriculture [4], Water Resources [5], Dams [6], Reservoirs [7], Irrigation [8], Canal Irrigation [9], India [10], Himanshu Thakkar [2], South Asia Network on Dams [3], Rivers & People [11], Dams/ Irrigation [12]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/indias-tryst-big-irrigation-projects

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/himanshu-thakkar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/south-asia-network-dams
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reservoirs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canal-irrigation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/rivers-people
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