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Once a prosperous region, the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin inhabited by about a tenth of the world s population is currently one of the poorest. Large-scale socioeconomic development is urgently needed to ensure the sustainability of the region, and the management of water resources is a crucial part of this. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Waters: Advances in Development and Management discusses water resource development and management issues related to the GBM river basin, including interactions, institutional set ups, and future perspectives. It also proposes...

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 addresses India s physical and hydrological environment. He explains how the government, using his research, has estimated its usable resources and water requirements for life,...

India s Waters: Advances in Development and Management is a critical study of the development and management of India s waters. Its central theme is that the current methods in use are an extension of the colonial-era system, which, despite vast growth, has remained essentially the same in terms of developmental concepts, technological activities, and performance. A revolution on several fronts is possible, and this book details the author s own plans for these advancements.

First the book briefly addresses both the physiographic and hydrologic...