The Ganga Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent /

• Main Author: Parua, Pranab Kumar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Water Science and Technology Library, 64
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Environmental management.; Hydrogeology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Fluid mechanics.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Nature conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.

The geo-hydro-morphometry of the river Ganges has a history of long and wide variations as the river is continuously fed by the high Himalayas hill ranges, the highest in the world. The river is categorized as an international one, passing through several independent countries. The major flow of the...

Table of Contents:

• The Ganga in Mythologies
• The Real Ganga In India and Bangladesh
• The Ganga Geology
• The Ganga’s Hydrology
• The Ganga Morphology
• Decline of Bhagirathi-Hooghly Channel
• Only a Barrage Can Save!
• Inconsistency, or A Conspiracy?
• Turmoil Over Water Diversion
• Agreements & MOUs
• What Went Wrong?
• Chronology of Events
• The Ganga Basin Management
• Necessity of Regional Co-operation
• My Views.