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The Present book is unique in that it seeks to blend the theory of the Production Economics with empirical analysis of exclusively Indian situations. The applications presented here are from research works relating to local issues of the irrigation sector of the southern States of India, particularly Tamil Nadu. The material presented, both theoretical and empirical have been extensively classroom tested over the past two decades. The book contains twelve ...
Groundwater management needs assessment, which in turn needs a model. The necessary information about the response of the system is provided by a model that describes the behavior of the considered system in response to excitation. Modelling techniques is one of the potential tools to assess the groundwater potential for its effective management.This book comprises various topics such as aquifer and its characteristics, water resources assessment, recharge ...
Tank irrigation is one of the important and oldest sources of irrigation in India. Southern parts of India are noted for the intensity of tanks. There are about 127, 000 tanks in the southern region consisting of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states. Tank irrigation is also getting importance in other states like Maharastra, Gujarat, Rajasthan etc., However, over years, the area under tank irrigation has been declining and policy makers and planners ...
Watershed development has been conceived as one of the important rural development programmes in India where the rainfed agriculture is characterised by low productivity, degraded natural resources and widespread poverty. Recognising the importance of watershed development for their perceived ability to promote agriculture and rural development, both Central and State Governments make huge investments on watershed development and management. As million of rupees ...