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Groundwater - Understanding the basics - A comprehensive FAQ manual by Dr Mihir Kumar Maitra

WellThe India Water Portal is pleased to announce to its users, that a comprehensive FAQ Manual on Groundwater authored by Dr Mihir Kumar Maitra is now available on the portal. The objective of this document is to narrow down the existing knowledge gaps amongst the common groundwater users.

The document has been prepared in a simple question and answer format as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). In order to keep the subject easy to comprehend, many technical concepts have been explained in simple language.

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History of irrigation in Bihar – Ancient, British and upto Pre-plan Period – A report by the Water and Land Management Institute, Patna

This report by the Water and Land Management Institute, Patna traces the history of irrigation in Bihar through the ancient, British and Pre-plan period. Irrigation is being practiced there since ancient times dating back to Kautilya, who lived in Patliputra (now Patna), which was the capital of the mighty Mauryan empire (400 BC). Kautilya had laid down the principles on rainfall and irrigation in his famous book Kautilya Arthasashtra.

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