1st Edition

India's Waters Environment, Economy, and Development

By Mahesh Chandra Chaturvedi Copyright 2012
408 Pages
by CRC Press

408 Pages
by CRC Press

408 Pages
by CRC Press

Regulation of India’s rivers and other water systems has been evolving for thousands of years in the face of varying socioeconomic and technological conditions. India's Waters: Environment, Economy, and Development is a study of the current state of development, and proposed future development policies of the government of India, which is the developmental agency. The author first... Read more

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. Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghana Basin Development. Central, Peninsular, and Other River Basins. Watershed, Groundwater, and Command Area Development. Interlinking of India's Rivers. Current Policy and Futures Perspective. Conclusion. References. Appendix. Index.

Biography

Chaturvedi, Mahesh Chandra