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100			_aMehta, Lyla
245			_aDrought diagnosis: dryland blindness of planners
260			_c2000
300			_ap.2439-455
362			_a1 Jul
520			_aState-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
650			_aDrought
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a45429
999			_c45429 _d45429