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Nepal's Irrigation Schemes 1962
Abstract:
Nepal is well-watered not only by the many rivers that flow from the slopes of the snow-capped Himalayas but by the rains brought by the monsoon winds. The Government of Nepal has enlisted the aid of United Nations technical assistance experts to investigate and plan a system of irrigation through the country that will eventually irrigate a million acres of land and supply hydro-electric power. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) experts will assist in training irrigation personnel. Nepalese workers constructing a dam under the supervision of Mr. T.W. Subramanian (India), an FAO surveyor. Two dams in the area will divert the river Bagmati to irrigate 2000 acres of land. #Workers #TSSubramanian #Dam #FAO #Irrigation #BlackAndWhite #Photo #1962
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Photo-Media  in  English
Keywords:
 WORKERS, GROUP, MALE, DAM, T.S SUBRAMANIAN, FAO, SURVEYOR, BAGMATI, WORKING, CONSTRUCTING, GROUP OF WORKERS, JULY 1962, BLACK AND WHITE, OLD PICTURE, OLD PHOTO
Thematic Group:
UN, (1962)
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Nepal's Irrigation Schemes 1962
Abstract:
Nepal is well-watered not only by the many rivers that flow from the slopes of the snow-capped Himalayas but by the rains brought by the monsoon winds. The Government of Nepal has enlisted the aid of United Nations technical assistance experts to investigate and plan a system of irrigation through the country that will eventually irrigate a million acres of land and supply hydro-electric power. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) experts will assist in training irrigation personnel. Nepalese workers constructing a dam under the supervision of Mr. T.W. Subramanian (India), an FAO surveyor. Two dams in the area will divert the river Bagmati to irrigate 2000 acres of land. #Workers #TSSubramanian #Dam #FAO #Irrigation #BlackAndWhite #Photo #1962
Publisher: UN/UNIC Type / Script:
Photo-Media  in  English
Keywords:
 WORKERS, GROUP, MALE, DAM, T.S SUBRAMANIAN, FAO, SURVEYOR, BAGMATI, WORKING, CONSTRUCTING, GROUP OF WORKERS, JULY 1962, BLACK AND WHITE, OLD PICTURE, OLD PHOTO
Thematic Group:
UN, (1962)
Thesaurus:
15.05.00 - Documentation, Library And Information Sciences And Reference Works
JPG | File Size: 6.17 MB   Download
Feeder: PSANJEL, Editor: , Auditor:
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