Waterlogging and Salinity in the Indus Plain: Comment
โ Scribed by Frank M. Eaton
- Book ID
- 124659121
- Publisher
- Pakistan Institute of Developemnt Economics (PIDE)
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 917 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-9729
- DOI
- 10.2307/41257891
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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