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Hydrology and water resources of India/ Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal and Vijay P. Singh

By: Jain, Sharad KContributor(s): Agarwal, Pushpendra K | Singh, Vijay PMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: (Water science and technology library) ; v. 57Publication details: Netherlands: Springer, 2007Description: xli, 1258 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9781402051791Subject(s): Rivers | Water-supply | Water--Pollution | HydrologyDDC classification: 551.48054

Contents:

Sec. 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	551.48054 JAI/H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P11657

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Sec. 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.

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