Singh looks at the history of irrigation and accompanying soil degradation in the Indian Subcontinent. The book begins with a brief discussion of the geology and resources of the region, then
narrates the development of irrigation from primitive methods to the present. Causes of water logging in India and Pakistan and remedial measures undertaken are presented in historical
perspective. Material on more recent times examines technology for the reclamation of salt lands and prospects of saline irrigation. The book is distributed in the US by Associated University
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