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... arid areas of the world where irrigation is practiced- the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates , the Helmand Valley ... land has been thus degraded with such regularity that Kovda sees " increasing salinity in irri- gated soils of arid ...
... arid areas of the world where irrigation is practiced- the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates , the Helmand Valley ... land has been thus degraded with such regularity that Kovda sees " increasing salinity in irri- gated soils of arid ...
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... Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Countries : Environmental Problems and Effects , Pergamon , Oxford , 1977 , p . 21 . 14. John Waterbury , The Hydropolitics of the Nile Valley , Syracuse University Press , 1979 , p . 131 . 15. Gilbert ...
... Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Countries : Environmental Problems and Effects , Pergamon , Oxford , 1977 , p . 21 . 14. John Waterbury , The Hydropolitics of the Nile Valley , Syracuse University Press , 1979 , p . 131 . 15. Gilbert ...
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... Arid Lands in Developing Countries , Pergamon , Oxford , 1980 , p . 69 . 3. Milós Holy , " The Efficiency of Irrigation Systems : An Overview , " in E. Barton Worthington , ed . Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Coun- tries ...
... Arid Lands in Developing Countries , Pergamon , Oxford , 1980 , p . 69 . 3. Milós Holy , " The Efficiency of Irrigation Systems : An Overview , " in E. Barton Worthington , ed . Arid Land Irrigation in Developing Coun- tries ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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