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_d156834
020 _a9781402051791
040 _cCUS
082 _a551.48054
_bJAI/H
100 _aJain, Sharad K.
245 0 _aHydrology and water resources of India/
_cSharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal and Vijay P. Singh
260 _aNetherlands:
_bSpringer,
_c2007.
300 _axli, 1258 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c25 cm.
440 _a(Water science and technology library),
_vv. 57
505 _aSec. 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.
650 _aRivers
650 _aWater-supply
650 _aWater--Pollution
650 _aHydrology
700 _aAgarwal, Pushpendra K.
700 _aSingh, Vijay P.
942 _cWB16