Problematic Uses and Practices of Farm Ponds in Maharashtra

Problematic Uses and Practices of Farm Ponds in Maharashtra

Although the construction of farm ponds is portrayed as a miracle strategy by the state and central government as well as popular media, the manner of its implementation and practice in arid and semi-arid regions of Maharashtra is a cause for worry. Farmers extract a huge amount of groundwater to st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Economic and political weekly 2017-01, Vol.52 (3), p.20-22
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Arid regions
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Drinking water
Drought
Farmers
Farms
Groundwater
Irrigation
Political aspects
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Subsidies
Towns
Vegetables
Watersheds
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Drinking water
Drought
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Farms
Groundwater
Irrigation
Political aspects
Ponds
Subsidies
Towns
Vegetables
Watersheds
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