India's waters
"This book discusses the development of world's oldest and largest water systems in India in context of civil and environmental engineering. The author illustrates the environmental characteristics of water systems in India in terms of physical-cultural parameters. He examines factors such as development of water for life and environment, economy including irrigation, hydroelectric development, interlinking of rivers, legal framework and flood mitigation. He also covers issues regarding the dev…
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- Full title :India's waters. / Mahesh Chandra Chaturvedi.
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"This book discusses the development of world's oldest and largest water systems in India in context of civil and environmental engineering. The author illustrates the environmental characteristics of water systems in India in terms of physical-cultural parameters. He examines factors such as development of water for life and environment, economy including irrigation, hydroelectric development, interlinking of rivers, legal framework and flood mitigation. He also covers issues regarding the development of water systems applicable to policy formulations for national water plans of countries like India, US, Spain, Israel etc."
"Development and management is needed in view of mismatch between natural availability and demand. This is particularly important for countries of the South and East Asia, in view of their climatic-hydrologic characteristics. Water resources development has been undertaken in India from time immemorial."
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CRC Press
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton, Fla
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxv, 381 pages) : : illustrations, maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781439872840, 1439872848
- DOI:10.1201/b11567
- oclc:ocn775412200
- LC Classification:TC103
- Dewey Decimal:333.7900954
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Environment : physical -- Environment : cultural -- Development of water for life and environment -- Development and management for economy -- Legal framework, issues, and disputes -- Institutional setup and issues -- Indus basin -- Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin development -- Central, peninsular, and other river basins -- Watershed, groundwater, and command area development -- Interlinking India's rivers -- Current policy and future perspectives.
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