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...

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,...