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.