Productivity and Efficiency
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.
Productivity and Efficiency Resources
Watercourse Improvement in Pakistan; Pilot Study in Cooperation With Farmers At Tubewell 56L
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January 1, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development
Over half the water supplied to the watercourse at Tubewell 56L was lost before it reached the farmers' fields. This loss was primarily through the upper porous portions of the banks and in the vicinity of junctions where banks were thin. The 35 farmers in the 900-acre area served by this...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaAppraisal of Technical Aspects of the Rambukkoya Irrigation Scheme - Sri Lanka
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November 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has conducted extensive field, laboratory and office investigations of an irrigation project, approved the project after preparing a feasibility study, and is now in the process of final design and economic analysis. These will be completed by the end of the year...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaWater Runs Down Hill and Evaporates: Human Organization and the Management of Water Environments
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July 31, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is concerned with such an approach to the institutional and organizational requirements of irrigated agriculture. To deal with this concern, several related topics will be discussed. First, a brief look at some historical attempts at irrigation development are presented. Next, a more...Read more
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South East AsiaDesign of Irrigation Drop Structures
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March 1, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
The object of the study described herein was to examine the performance of various drop structures and to attempt formulating a generalized design procedure. The approach channel and flow characteristics throughout the length of the drop structures were reviewed on the basis of open channel...Read more
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South East AsiaImproving Irrigation in India, the Neglected Opportunity
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December 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
Over the centuries sizable investments have been made in India to develop the irrigation potential and these investments have continued during the first quarter century of independence. In this present article two different programs are considered which attempt to improve the water use and...Read more
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India, South East AsiaLand and Water Use Potentials: Tungabhadra Irrigation Project, Mysore, India
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October 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
The study investigated land and water use potentials of the Tungabhadra Irrigation Project (TBP) located in one of the most sparsely settled and impoverished areas of Mysore State, India. Its objectives were to determine the most profitable crops that could be grown on the black soils in the TBP...Read more
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India, South East AsiaDevelopment of Tubewell Irrigation in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Alternatives
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February 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
Facilities for irrigation would permit substantial increases of agricultural production in Bangladesh. Only with irrigation as a boro crop in the six-month dry season possible. With its continual sunshine and the absence of recurring floods and storms that damage crops in other seasons, this period...Read more
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South East AsiaHelmand-Arghandab Regional Development Project and Improvement of Existing Irrigation Systems Project: October Monthly Progress Report
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November 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
This document outlines the October progress report for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's irrigation project in Kandahar in 1969. It provides information on the drainage of ground water and activities related to the implementation of an irrigation system...Read more
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Afghanistan, South East AsiaSoutheast Asian Fisheries Development Center Proposal
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October 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
A proposal for the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. The ultimate goal of the project was to increase production and consumption of food from the sea in southeast Asian countries by constructing larger vessels and improving equipment and techniques for fishermen.Read more
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South East AsiaReport of Fishcultural Investigations in East Pakistan
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August 15, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
Pakistan experiences large discrepancy of receiving the necessary amount of protein in citizens diets. For this reason increasing fish production is a means of meeting this necessary supply of protein which is examined in depth in this report.Read more
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