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Water resources of the Indian subcontinent

Title
Water resources of the Indian subcontinent / edited by Asit K. Biswas, R. Rangachari, Cecilia Tortajada.
Publication
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Biswas, Asit K.
  • Rangachari, R.
  • Tortajada, Cecilia.
  • Third World Centre for Water Management.
  • Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Description
xxvi, 400 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.
Summary
(Publisher-supplied data) This volume is divided into three sections: Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. The first section on Nepal discusses how its water resources could be utilized to benefit people of the Ganga basin. The challenge is to manage its water better for the well-being of its people, and reduce poverty. The section on India talks about the development and management of water resources at the beginning of the third millennium. This section covers, among other issues, the physical set-up of the country, relevant to socio-economic aspects, the institutional framework for water resources development, the effect of flood and drought on the Indian economy, water supply, sanitation, and its effect on the quality of water. The concluding section on Bangladesh talks about how water resources management is a major challenge in the country. Alternating flood and water scarcity, meeting the water needs of a growing population, massive river sedimentation, bank erosion, satisfying multi-sector water needs with limited resources are some of the issues that have been discussed in this section.
Series Statement
  • Water resources management series
  • Oxford India paperbacks
Uniform Title
  • Water resources management series
  • Oxford India paperbacks
Subject
  • Water-supply > South Asia > Management
  • Water-supply
  • Water Supply
  • Water-supply
  • Water-supply > Management
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Bangladesh
  • South Asia
Note
  • "Third World Centre for Water Management; Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-391) and index.
ISBN
  • 9780195694437
  • 0195694430
LCCN
2009310542
OCLC
  • ocn436259204
  • 436259204
  • SCSB-9221116
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library