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Hydrological Characterization of Benchmark Agricultural Watersheds in India, Thailand, and Vietnam

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Title Hydrological Characterization of Benchmark Agricultural Watersheds in India, Thailand, and Vietnam
 
Creator Pathak, P
Wani, S P
Singh, P
Sudi, R
Rao, C S
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Water is one of the most critical resource and constraint in the semi-arid tropics (SAT). To minimize
land degradation and sustain crop productivity in the SAT, management and efficient utilization of
rainwater is important. Watershed-based resource utilization involves the optimum use of the area’s
precipitation for the improvement and stabilization of agriculture on the watershed through better
water, soil, and crop management. More effective utilization of water for the production of crops can
be facilitated by one or more of the following means: (i) in situ conservation of moisture; (ii) proper
drainage, collection, storage, and re-utilization of runoff; and (iii) groundwater recovery from wells.
For the proper development, conservation, and management of land and water resources, accurate
information on surface and groundwater hydrology is crucial. Under the Asian Development Bank
(ADB)-supported project on integrated watershed management we studied the hydrological behavior
of benchmark agricultural watersheds in India, Thailand, and Vietnam. From the five benchmark
watersheds, the information on topography, rainfall, runoff, groundwater, and other relevant data
were collected and analyzed.
 
Date 2006
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/2489/1/Hydrological_Characterization_of_Benchmark.pdf
Pathak, P and Wani, S P and Singh, P and Sudi, R and Rao, C S (2006) Hydrological Characterization of Benchmark Agricultural Watersheds in India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research, 2 (1). pp. 1-47.