India's Water Resources
Contemporary Issues on Irrigation
Seiten
2008
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-569623-3 (ISBN)
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-569623-3 (ISBN)
The book discusses investment in groundwater development, extension of irrigation facilities, and major disparities, between rain-fed and irrigated areas. It advocates reforms at the economic, legal, and institutional level as well as public funding of research. A case study of Chennai city explores the urban water scene.
Water resource management since Independence has been, and continues to be, overly preoccupied with augmentation of supply to the neglect of efficiency of use and long-term sustainability. This collection brings together the author's recent writings on some of the key issues relating to water resources management in India.
Besides rejecting the controversial proposal of river interlinking, a strong case is made for a major shift towards integrated watershed development in rain-fed areas; reducing waste and over-exploitation of water; and more efficient use of irrigation water. The urban water scene is dealt with in a case study of Chennai city.
This volume would be useful to policymakers, environmentalists, water activists, NGOs, aid agencies, and researchers in the water management sector.
Water resource management since Independence has been, and continues to be, overly preoccupied with augmentation of supply to the neglect of efficiency of use and long-term sustainability. This collection brings together the author's recent writings on some of the key issues relating to water resources management in India.
Besides rejecting the controversial proposal of river interlinking, a strong case is made for a major shift towards integrated watershed development in rain-fed areas; reducing waste and over-exploitation of water; and more efficient use of irrigation water. The urban water scene is dealt with in a case study of Chennai city.
This volume would be useful to policymakers, environmentalists, water activists, NGOs, aid agencies, and researchers in the water management sector.
A. Vaidyanathan is Professor Emeritus, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai
INTRODUCTION ; 1. Post Independence Period: An overview ; 2. Interlinking of Peninsular Rivers ; 3. Watershed Development ; 4. Efficiency of Water Use in Peninsular Rivers ; 5. Economic incentives: Pricing Reform ; 6. Role of Law and Governance ; 7. Political economy of Water Pricing in India ; 8. Contemporary Issues in Water Resource Management ; 9. Water Resource Development: Scarcity and Conflict ; 10. Water Situation in Chennai City ; 11. Importance of research ; REFERENCES ; INDEX
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.5.2008 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Delhi |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 217 mm |
| Gewicht | 354 g |
| Themenwelt | Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-569623-9 / 0195696239 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-569623-3 / 9780195696233 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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