Initiating and Sustaining Water Sector Reforms: A SynthesisWorld Bank Publications, 1999 - 138 pages Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource in India. India faces an increasingly urgent situation with its finite and fragile water resources being stressed and depleted while various sectoral demands are growing rapidly. 'Initiating and Sustaining Water Sector Reforms' offers detailed solutions to this complex and important concern. |
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... productivity . A major drive should be launched in all sectors to : ( i ) increase water - use effi- ciency ; ( ii ) improve productivity of end use ; ( iii ) em- ploy water conservation , water treatment and water recycling and reuse ...
... productivity . A major drive should be launched in all sectors to : ( i ) increase water - use effi- ciency ; ( ii ) improve productivity of end use ; ( iii ) em- ploy water conservation , water treatment and water recycling and reuse ...
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... productive use of water resources in India . B. Current Trends and Developments India faces an increasingly urgent situation : its finite and fragile water resources are stressed and depleting while vari- ous sectoral demands are ...
... productive use of water resources in India . B. Current Trends and Developments India faces an increasingly urgent situation : its finite and fragile water resources are stressed and depleting while vari- ous sectoral demands are ...
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... productivity im- provements and diversification of crop production ) . As the principal engine of growth for the agricultural sector , irri- gation will thus remain crucial , though it will need to evolve into an efficient farmer ...
... productivity im- provements and diversification of crop production ) . As the principal engine of growth for the agricultural sector , irri- gation will thus remain crucial , though it will need to evolve into an efficient farmer ...
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... productivity of shallow wells , which are an important source of rural drinking water . In addition , pollution or deterioration in water quality is reducing potable water availability in ways that are far less reversible than overdraft ...
... productivity of shallow wells , which are an important source of rural drinking water . In addition , pollution or deterioration in water quality is reducing potable water availability in ways that are far less reversible than overdraft ...
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... productivity . Water trading , recognizing that water is an economic as well as a social good , would allow for voluntary transactions rather than the present involuntary and typically uncompen- sated expropriations . Water resource ...
... productivity . Water trading , recognizing that water is an economic as well as a social good , would allow for voluntary transactions rather than the present involuntary and typically uncompen- sated expropriations . Water resource ...
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