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Jain, Sharad K.

Hydrology and water resources of India/ Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal and Vijay P. Singh - Netherlands: Springer, 2007. - xli, 1258 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - (Water science and technology library), v. 57 .

Sec. 1. Introduction --
Physical environment of India --
Sec. 2. Hydrology and hydrometeorology --
Water budget and population of India --
Rainfall and analysis of rainfall data --
Evaporation and other meteorological data --
Runoff and streamflow --
Groundwater --
Sec. 3. River basins --
River basins of India --
Ganga basin --
Brahmaputra and Barak basin --
Indus basin --
Narmada basin --
Tapi, Sabarmati and Mahi basins --
Mahanadi, Subernarekha and Brahmani basins --
Krishna and Godavari basins --
Cauvery and Pennar basins --
Other basins and islands --
Sec. 4. Water uses, projects, problems, and governance --
Major uses of water in India --
Problems related to water resources management in India --
Reservoirs and lakes --
Water quality and related aspects --
Constitutional provisions, inter-state water disputes and treaties --
Inter-basin water transfer --
Institutions in the field of hydrology and water resources --
Concepts of water governance for India --
Appendix: A. Abbreviations --
B. Conversion factors --
C. National water policy --
D. Indian standards related to hydrology and water resources.

ISBN: 9781402051791

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rivers
Water-supply
Water--Pollution
Hydrology

Dewey Class. No.: 551.48054 / JAI/H