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... ( less than 500 mm rainfall ) where it could be of some use , to humid areas ( with more than 1,000 mm rainfall ) where it is a definite liability . This has increased the likelihood of waterlogging due to rising water tables . " Land ...
... ( less than 500 mm rainfall ) where it could be of some use , to humid areas ( with more than 1,000 mm rainfall ) where it is a definite liability . This has increased the likelihood of waterlogging due to rising water tables . " Land ...
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... less than 50 million tons was carried past Kotri annually . Presumably the amount pres- ently reaching the ocean in the mid - 1980s is even less . " 18 MEASURING THE MONSOON V. Ramaswamy and Ravindernath Nair , in New Scientist , June ...
... less than 50 million tons was carried past Kotri annually . Presumably the amount pres- ently reaching the ocean in the mid - 1980s is even less . " 18 MEASURING THE MONSOON V. Ramaswamy and Ravindernath Nair , in New Scientist , June ...
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... less beneficial than made out to be by its promoters . The study by Parry and Norgaard represents an important contribution towards a serious reappraisal of the economic justi- fication of large dams . 14 WATER SUPPLY ; CONSTRAINTS AND ...
... less beneficial than made out to be by its promoters . The study by Parry and Norgaard represents an important contribution towards a serious reappraisal of the economic justi- fication of large dams . 14 WATER SUPPLY ; CONSTRAINTS AND ...
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