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... system . ( iii ) The systems are rarely coterminous with village bounda- ries : they are channel - based , not village - based . Attempts by out- side agencies to organize local irrigation groups on a village basis may , therefore ...
... system . ( iii ) The systems are rarely coterminous with village bounda- ries : they are channel - based , not village - based . Attempts by out- side agencies to organize local irrigation groups on a village basis may , therefore ...
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... irrigation . " As a result , " the irrigation system was al- lowed to fall into disrepair . The villagers involved were unable to cope with the problems posed by the necessity for intervillage cooperation . 9938 There is also the ...
... irrigation . " As a result , " the irrigation system was al- lowed to fall into disrepair . The villagers involved were unable to cope with the problems posed by the necessity for intervillage cooperation . 9938 There is also the ...
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... irrigation systems run so smoothly , it is often be- cause they are managed not by members of a network of outsiders imposed upon local farmers by the state , but rather by members of the very community that farms the land . Their ...
... irrigation systems run so smoothly , it is often be- cause they are managed not by members of a network of outsiders imposed upon local farmers by the state , but rather by members of the very community that farms the land . Their ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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