India's water economy : bracing for a turbulent future (English)

For 150 years India has made major investments in large-scale water infrastructure, bringing water to areas that previously lacked it. The results have been spectacular, both nationally, through the production of food grains and electricity, and regionally, as projects have generated direct and indirect economic benefits. Once-arid areas have become centers of economic growth, while historically well-watered areas have seen slower progress. The poor...

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Ruiz Mier,Fernando;

Van Ginneken,Meike;
Document Date
2008/06/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
44739
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2008/08/14
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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India's water economy : bracing for a turbulent future
Keywords
water

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Ruiz Mier,Fernando; Van Ginneken,Meike.

India's water economy : bracing for a turbulent future (English). Water P-Notes ; no. 10 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/975251468034475435

India's water economy : bracing for a turbulent future (English)

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