Bringing pumps to people: giving the poor better access to groundwater irrigation: sustainable approaches and options for eastern India

The State government has a vital role to play in developing groundwater resources to help improve the lot of the poorest people in eastern India's rural communities. Many States have tried to achieve this over the past 50 years through centrally planned public tube-well programs. Recently published...

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Autor principal: International Water Management Institute
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37891
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Sumario:The State government has a vital role to play in developing groundwater resources to help improve the lot of the poorest people in eastern India's rural communities. Many States have tried to achieve this over the past 50 years through centrally planned public tube-well programs. Recently published research says that most of these efforts have failed to bring irrigation or improved livelihoods to the poor.