Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture

Modern Indian irrigation development goes back in time at least to the construction of the Western Yamuna Canal near Delhi in 1355 by Ferozshah Tughlaq. Much earlier irrigation development in the subcontinent was undertaken by the Harappa and Mohen-jo-daro civilizations of 2500 B.C. and the builders...

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Autor principal: Svendsen, Mark
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1990
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157022
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description Modern Indian irrigation development goes back in time at least to the construction of the Western Yamuna Canal near Delhi in 1355 by Ferozshah Tughlaq. Much earlier irrigation development in the subcontinent was undertaken by the Harappa and Mohen-jo-daro civilizations of 2500 B.C. and the builders of irrigation tanks in South India and Sri Lanka (Rogers 1983). By 1900, British India^ had about 13.2 million ha of total irrigated area, including 7.5 million ha of public works (4.5 million ha from large-scale public works and 3.0 million ha from minor public works) and 5.7 million ha of private works (4.0 million ha from private wells and 1.7 million ha from other private works) (India, Ministry of Irrigation and Power 1972).
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spelling CGSpace1570222025-01-10T06:43:33Z Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture Svendsen, Mark agriculture Modern Indian irrigation development goes back in time at least to the construction of the Western Yamuna Canal near Delhi in 1355 by Ferozshah Tughlaq. Much earlier irrigation development in the subcontinent was undertaken by the Harappa and Mohen-jo-daro civilizations of 2500 B.C. and the builders of irrigation tanks in South India and Sri Lanka (Rogers 1983). By 1900, British India^ had about 13.2 million ha of total irrigated area, including 7.5 million ha of public works (4.5 million ha from large-scale public works and 3.0 million ha from minor public works) and 5.7 million ha of private works (4.0 million ha from private wells and 1.7 million ha from other private works) (India, Ministry of Irrigation and Power 1972). 1990 2024-10-24T12:46:48Z 2024-10-24T12:46:48Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157022 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Svendsen, Mark. 1990. Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture. Occasional Papers. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157022
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Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture
title Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture
title_full Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture
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title_short Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture
title_sort sources of future growth in indian irrigated agriculture
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