IndiaÆs Waters: Advances in Development and Management

by Chaturvedi; Mahesh Chandra

• ISBN13: 9781439874660
• ISBN10: 1439874662
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-20
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This book examines the critical planning for better development and management of water resources, illustrated with respect to the world's largest water system. The text addresses important issues including availability and distribution of water, environmental factors, and water sharing. It also provides insights into the supply-demand context (hydrological, social, political, and engineering) related to water resources. In addition to describing current policies and technologies, the author proposes new concepts in the development and management of water as well as novel technologies.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. xi
List of Tables	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 4
Environmental Characteristics	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
Geographical Characteristics	p. 7
India-Geological History	p. 7
Physiography	p. 8
The Northern Mountains	p. 10
The Great Plains	p. 10
The Peninsular Uplands	p. 11
Indian Coasts and Islands	p. 12
Drainage System	p. 13
Climate	p. 17
Summer Season and Summer Monsoon	p. 19
Winter Season and Winter Monsoon	p. 20
Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Characteristics	p. 20
Climate Regions	p. 25
Floods and Droughts	p. 26
Groundwater	p. 27
River Basins	p. 27
Water Resources	p. 31
Natural Flow	p. 31
Groundwater Resource	p. 34
Static Groundwater Resource	p. 36
International Perspective	p. 38
Climate Change	p. 39
Note	p. 40
Development and Management of India's Waters-Overview	p. 41
Historical Perspective	p. 41
British Period	p. 43
Development	p. 43
Development Policy	p. 46
Institutional Characteristics and Governance	p. 49
Scene Just before Independence	p. 50
Development after Independence	p. 51
Development-Early Stages	p. 51
Futures Challenges and Proposed Responses	p. 55
Introduction	p. 55
NCIWRDP 1999-Findings and Recommendations	p. 55
Water Availability	p. 56
Utilizable Water Resources	p. 56
Storages	p. 57
Utilizable Groundwater Resources	p. 57
Total Utilizable Water Resources	p. 61
Floods	p. 61
Water Requirement	p. 61
Irrigation, Flood Management, Hydropower, and Navigation	p. 62
Domestic Requirement	p. 63
Water for Industrial Uses	p. 63
Local Water Resources Development and Management	p. 63
Interbasin Transfers	p. 63
Financial Aspects	p. 64
Legal Issues	p. 65
Institutional Aspects	p. 65
Project Planning and Prioritization	p. 65
International Dimensions	p. 66
Water Quality and Environmental Aspects	p. 66
Research and Development Needs	p. 66
NCIWRDP 1999-A Review	p. 67
Estimate of Utilizable Water Resources and Demand-Water Balance	p. 67
Water Requirement	p. 68
Review of the Official Demand Estimates and Proposed Modifications	p. 68
Agricultural Sector	p. 69
Domestic Water Demand	p. 71
Energy	p. 71
Industrial Demand	p. 72
Environmental Demands	p. 72
Water Demand Estimates	p. 72
Interlinking of India's Rivers	p. 75
Introduction	p. 75
National Perspective Plan and ILR Proposal	p. 75
Review of Proposal of Interlinking of Rivers	p. 79
Objective	p. 79
Analysis of Current Planning Approach	p. 79
Planning Approach	p. 79
NCIWRD Working Group Evaluation of the ILR	p. 80
Conclusion	p. 81
Second India Studies-Water	p. 81
India Water Partnership Study	p. 82
World Bank Study	p. 83
Review of the World Bank and Other So-Called Expert Studies	p. 87
Reflections on Governance	p. 88
Integrated Water Resources Management	p. 88
Recent Modification by GOI of Water Demand Estimates	p. 89
Overview of Current Official and Other Studies	p. 95
Conclusion	p. 95
Notes	p. 95
Revolutionizing Development of India's Waters-New Concepts, Policies, and Technologies	p. 97
Introduction	p. 97
Study of Current Policy and Management	p. 97
Perspective of Development	p. 101
Challenges	p. 101
Future Perspective	p. 102
Habitat, Spatial, and Infrastructural Development	p. 103
Agriculture	p. 104
Modernization of Industry	p. 105
Energy	p. 105
Some Conceptual Revolutions about Management of Water	p. 106
Some Unique Indian Environment Characteristic Features	p. 106
Proposed Creative Approach and Some Novel Technologies and Advances	p. 108
Novel Technology 1-Chaturvedi Water Power Machine and Management in Himalayan Region	p. 109
Novel Technology 2-Chaturvedi Ganga Water Machine-Management of Water in the Alluvial Indo-Gangetic Basin	p. 116
Novel Technology 3-Development of Artesian Waters of GBM Basin	p. 119
Novel Technolgy 4-Integrating Static Groundwater	p. 119
Novel Technology 5-Integrated Water and Energy Systems Management	p. 120
Estimate of Water Availability Revolution	p. 121
Further Advances in Water Management	p. 122
Environmental Systems Management	p. 124
Modernization of Socioeconomic System	p. 125
Policy Planning-Societal Environmental Systems Management	p. 126
Challenge of Climate Change	p. 129
Conclusion	p. 131
Notes	p. 132
Revolutionizing the Development of India's Waters	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Development of Indus Basin	p. 135
Development of GBM Basin	p. 140
Revolutionizing Developmental Strategy of GBM Basin	p. 143
Development of Himalayan Region	p. 144
Geographical and Ecological Setting	p. 144
Socioeconomic Setting	p. 145
Resource Base	p. 145
Temporal Variation	p. 145
Water Resources Development Approach	p. 145
Development Policy	p. 146
Revolutionizing the Hydrolectric Development	p. 146
Development of Alluvial Plains	p. 148
Development of Vindhyan Region	p. 148
Development of Brahmaputra-Meghna Region	p. 149
Development of Delta Region	p. 149
Introduction	p. 149
Problems of Water Resources Development	p. 151
International Interaction in GBM Basin Current Scene-Nepal and India	p. 153
International Interaction in GBM Basin Current Scene-India and Bangladesh	p. 153
GBM Conflict Resolution	p. 154
Scientific Development of GBM	p. 156
Development of Peninsular Region	p. 160
Climate Change	p. 161
River Basin and National Water Planning	p. 162
Further Advances-Sustainable Development and Water	p. 163
Conclusion	p. 164
Notes	p. 165
Some Perspectives and Institutional and Cultural Revolution	p. 167
Introduction	p. 167
Current Scene of Water Management in India	p. 167
Challenge of Management of Water	p. 169
Paradox	p. 172
Background of Water Management in India	p. 173
Institutional Revolution	p. 174
Transformation	p. 175
Involvement of Foreign Agencies	p. 175
Notes	p. 176
Conclusion	p. 177
References	p. 181
Chapter 1	p. 181
Chapter 2	p. 181
Chapter 3	p. 182
Chapter 4	p. 182
Chapter 5	p. 184
Chapter 6	p. 186
Chapter 7	p. 188
Chapter 8	p. 189
Appendix 2	p. 189
Appendix 1	p. 191
Estimate of Water Demand by NCIWRDP 1999	p. 191
Water Requirement for Irrigation	p. 191
Water Demand for Domestic Use	p. 195
Water Requirement for Industries	p. 195
Water Requirement for Power Development	p. 198
Water Requirement for Inland Navigation Development	p. 198
Water Required for Environment and Ecology	p. 199
Water Requirement to Compensate Evaporation Losses from Reservoirs	p. 199
Total Water Requirement	p. 199
Basin and State Water Requirement	p. 202
Return Flows	p. 202
Water Balance	p. 202
Conclusion	p. 202
Appendix 2	p. 203
Political Economy of Water	p. 203
Conclusion	p. 211
Notes	p. 212
Index	p. 215
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