Groundwater has been noted as a major resource for irrigation water in Nepal Terai. The development of different methods of groundwater withdrawal has been promoted in Rupandehi District. Open dug wells were a major source for domestic water use in the 1980s due to cost and ease of construction. ...
Okwany, Romulus O.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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[Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai]
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Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai
Although the Ganges River Basin (GRB) has abundant water resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch in water supply and demand, which creates severe water-related challenges for the people living in the basin, the rapidly growing economy and the environment. Addressing these increasing cha...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Surinaidu, Lagudu
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Natarajan, R.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Jain, S.K.
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Ghosh, N.C.
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Singh, S.
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Sharma, A.
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Jain, S.K.
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Kumar, S.
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Goel, M.K.
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[Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin]
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Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin
A large number of small- to medium-sized community ponds exist in most parts of the Terai region in Nepal. Such ponds could be a viable alternative for other forms of surface irrigation. But, with the lack of efficient management, many of these ponds remain underutilized. An effort was made to fa...
Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Okwany, Romulus O.
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[Community pond rehabilitation to deal with climate variability: a case study in Nepal Terai]
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Community pond rehabilitation to deal with climate variability: a case study in Nepal Terai
Irrigation experiments were conducted during November to April under wheat crop in the winter season of 2012-13 and 2013-14 in the farmer’s field at Galibkhedi village located in Karnal District, Haryana State, India. In the study, collapsible multi-outlet pipe (MOP) along with single outlets pip...
Rajurkar, G.B.
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Patel, N.
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Natarajan, Rajmohan
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Rajput, T.B.S.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Varghese, C.
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[Irrigation application efficiency and uniformity of water distribution using multi-outlet pipe and resource conservation technologies]
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Irrigation application efficiency and uniformity of water distribution using multi-outlet pipe and resource conservation technologies
Irrigation experiments were conducted during November to April under wheat crop in the winter season of 2012-13 and 2013-14 in the farmer’s field at Galibkhedi village located in Karnal District, Haryana State, India. In the study, collapsible multi-outlet pipe (MOP) along with single outlets pip...
Rajurkar, G.B.
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Patel, N.
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Natarajan, Rajmohan
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Rajput, T.B.S.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Varghese, C.
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[Irrigation application efficiency and uniformity of water distribution using multi-outlet pipe and resource conservation technologies]
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Irrigation application efficiency and uniformity of water distribution using multi-outlet pipe and resource conservation technologies
Natarajan, Rajmohan
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Chakraborti, D.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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[Arsenic in the eastern Ganges Basin: extent and impact on food chain and human health]
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Arsenic in the eastern Ganges Basin: extent and impact on food chain and human health