Managing salinity and waterlogging in the Indus Basin of Pakistan
โ Scribed by A.S. Qureshi; P.G. McCornick; M. Qadir; Z. Aslam
- Book ID
- 116188617
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 508 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-3774
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Pakistan has waged a struggle of near epic dimensions for the control of waterlogging and salinity in the Indus Basin, a struggle which has engaged much of the country resources, greatly challenged its political commitment and is already lasting more than one hundred years. This paper records the hi