Hydrology and Water Resources of India

• Main Authors: Jain, Sharad K. (Author), Agarwal, Pushpendra K. (Author), Singh, Vijay P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Water Science and Technology Library, 57
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Hydrology.; Hydrogeology.; Water pollution.; Human geography.; Earth Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Human Geography.

India is endowed with varied topographical features, such as high mountains, extensive plateaus, and wide plains traversed by mighty rivers. Water is an important input in the socio-economic development of a nation. In India, this dependence is even more apparent, as 70% of her population is depende...