Drought diagnosis: dryland blindness of planners
By: Mehta, Lyla.
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ArticlePublisher: 2000Description: p.2439-455.Subject(s): Drought
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: State-sponsored interventions in Kutch have not only failed to mitigate water scarcity but have exacerbated problems in some areas. This is largely due to the dryland blindness of planners who have applied solutions from the rest of Gujarat to Kutch instead of designing strategies suited to the region. What Kutch needs is rainwater harvesting, livestock development and better techniques of dryland agriculture. - Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 35, Issue no: 27 | Available | AR45852 |
State-sponsored interventions in Kutch have not only failed to mitigate water scarcity but have exacerbated problems in some areas. This is largely due to the dryland blindness of planners who have applied solutions from the rest of Gujarat to Kutch instead of designing strategies suited to the region. What Kutch needs is rainwater harvesting, livestock development and better techniques of dryland agriculture. - Reproduced
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