India's Waters

Introduction Overview Environment--Physical Geology Physiography Drainage Climate Soils Groundwater Flora and Fauna River Basins Water Resources Utilizable Water Resources Water Quality Environment--Cultural Historical Perspective Independence and Thereafter Political Geography Population Urbanization Economic Scene Development and Participation Development of Water for Life and Environment Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Environmental Management Aesthetic and Recreational Facets of Water Conclusion Development and Management for Economy Historical Perspective British Period Development after Independence Need and Impact of Irrigation Economic Viability of Irrigation Projects Overall Performance of Irrigation Projects Criticisms Analysis of Irrigation Sector Hydropower Development Flood Management Inland Water Transport Water for Industry Legal Framework, Issues, and Disputes Law under the Constitution Legal Position before 1950 Quest for the Optimum Approach River Basins as Units of Development Inter-State Water Disputes Inter-Basin Transfer of Waters Water Rights Groundwater Regulation Prevention and Control of Pollution Farmer-Friendly Laws Need for National Water Code Some Advances in Consideration of River Basin Conflicts Institutional Setup and Issues Development and Management Functions Political System--British Raj Development and Setup under British Regime Institutional Arrangements in Independent India-Central Institutional Setup in States Engineering Services Institutional Reforms Organizational Issues Indus Basin The System Political System and Administration Development of Water--Historical and Early British Period Construction of New Irrigation Systems in Punjab--British Period Developments in Sind and Sind--Punjab Dispute Indus Treaty Developments in India after Independence Groundwater Development Waterlogging and Salinity Management Command Area Development and On-Farm Development Inter-State Disputes Indus Basin in Pakistan Ganges--Brahmaputra--Meghana Basin Development GBM Region Historical Development Development Policy in British Period and Since Developments in Ganga Basin in India Developments in Brahmaputra Basin Development in Meghna or Barak Developments along Nepal Indo-Nepal Collaboration Collaborative Indo-Bhutan Development Indo-Bangladesh Interaction Management of Floods Hydroelectric Development Development of Groundwater Conclusion Central, Peninsular, and Other River Basins Central River Basins East-Flowing Peninsular Rivers West-Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra Including Luni West-Flowing Rivers South of Tapi East-Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar East-Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari Krishna--Godavari Dispute Cauvery Dispute Watershed, Groundwater, and Command Area Development Watershed Management Local Water Resources Development and Management Groundwater Development and Management Command Area Development Interlinking of India's Rivers Historical Perspective National Water Grid Garland Canal National Perspective--Interlinking of Rivers Interbasin Transfer Proposals--Overview Conclusion Current Policy and Futures Perspective Water Resource Water Requirement Water Balance National Water Policy Some Observations Conclusion References Appendix Index Chapters include an introduction and notes.