Groundwater Governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River Basins
Author | : Aditi Mukherji |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2009-06-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780203874479 |
ISBN-13 | : 0203874471 |
Rating | : 4/5 (471 Downloads) |
Download or read book Groundwater Governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River Basins written by Aditi Mukherji and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-06-08 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the key features of agricultural development in the last five decades has been intensive groundwater use in the Indo-Gangetic Basin (Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh) and in the Yellow River Basin (China). Groundwater irrigates almost 60% of the net irrigated area in South Asia and 70% in the north China plains. Groundwater use for agri