Water Resource Management and Policy Perspectives
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Water resource management is a comprehensive term at the present sphere of time when acute shortage of water prevails everywhere. In the global context, the Middle East Asian countries have been facing this problem for long, but the areas where mammoth freshwater reservoirs existed in the past are now facing similar problems. The sources of freshwater on the earth in the form of glaciers, rivers, natural pools, lakes, wells and groundwater are receding at an alarming rate.
Receding groundwater table and over-use of surface freshwater for drinking and irrigation purposes, due to population explosion, posed severe impediments and resulted in acute problem of water. Further, with the continuous increase in water pollution, the freshwater reservoirs cannot be used for drinking purposes. If this trend continues, it would create problems for the very survival of living beings. It is the need of the hour to conserve water resources as a need base by implementing national policies and planning. This book sets the pace for discussing all aspects of water management.
Water Resource Management and Policy Perspectives is unique in the sense that it leads to way for further research, policy making and will be helpful for those working in the field of water management. It has 19 chapters divided into two parts. The first part relates to water, the water cycle and water management; water sources and uses; water quality and properties; chemical properties; the examination of water; water supply purification; groundwater; industrial and commercial requirements and cooling water. In the second part, national water policies; development of irrigation facilities; accelerated irrigation benefits programme (AIBP); command area development programme; external assistance for development of water resources; international co-operation; inter-state water disputes tribunal; other important issues related to water resources development and management; initiatives in the northeast region and national water development agencies have been discussed in detail.
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| Author | V. P. Sati |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 81-7132-379-0 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | x+318 |
| Publication Year | 2004 |
| Publisher | Pointer Publishers, Jaipur |