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Institutional perspectives of land reclamation operations in Punjab: a case study of the Lower Chenab Canal (East) Circle Area

The Directorate of Land Reclamation (DLR), which was set up in 1945, is a special unit of Punjab's Irrigation and Power Department for undertaking research and field operations to combat the problem of salinity. Approaching the end of five decades of existence, the directorate is yet to demonstrate...

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Main Authors: Bandaragoda, Don Jayatissa, Saeed ur Rehman
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Irrigation Management Institute 1994
Subjects:
land reclamation
soil salinity
irrigated sites
irrigation canals
irrigation water
institutions
legal aspects
irrigation scheduling
water availability
irrigated farming
case studies
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39109
Summary:The Directorate of Land Reclamation (DLR), which was set up in 1945, is a special unit of Punjab's Irrigation and Power Department for undertaking research and field operations to combat the problem of salinity. Approaching the end of five decades of existence, the directorate is yet to demonstrate its effectiveness in its assigned task; its inability to fully cope with the conditions of a fast changing irrigation environment makes this rather an illusive goal.

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