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Hydrological changes in the Ganges system in Bangladesh in the post-Farakka period

Modifications hydrologiques du système du Gange au Bangladesh depuis la construction du barrage de Farakka

M. MONIRUL QADER MIRZA Centre for Environmental and Resource Studies (CEARS), University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand
Pages 613-631 | Received 23 Jul 1996, Accepted 07 Jan 1997, Published online: 25 Dec 2009

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