Experimental study using coir geotextiles in watershed management
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Experimental study using coir geotextiles in watershed management S. Vishnudas, H. H. G. Savenije, P. van der Zaag, K. R. Anil, and K. Balan Water Resources Section, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands College of Agriculture, Trivandrum, Kerala, India Government College of Engineering, Thrissur, Kerala, India Received: 15 August 2005 – Accepted: 10 October 2005 – Published: 10 November 2005 Correspondence to: S. Vishnudas ([email protected]) © 2005 Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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