Water Resources of India
Oxford India Short Introductions
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP India
- Date of Publication 28 March 2013
- ISBN 9780198090427
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 186x128x18 mm
- Weight 240 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
The global water crisis is no longer a doomsday prophecy, as manifest in the widespread incidence of water scarcity and conflict, depletion of groundwater, and pollution of water sources. Drawing on global and Indian literature as well as field studies, this Short Introduction provides a holistic analysis of water-related issues, identifies the shortcomings in the present water governance system, and suggests effective solutions for the way forward.
MoreLong description:
The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate.
Increasing population pressure along with improved technology has led to a phenomenal expansion in groundwater extraction in the second-half of the 20th century. This, along with climate change caused by global warming, means that water utilization has outstripped its supply in many regions or is in the danger of doing so. Because of its warmer climate and high seasonal and regional concentration of rainfall, preceded and followed by long dry seasons, India's need to tap its renewable supplies is even greater. Drawing on global and Indian literature as well as field studies, this Short Introduction provides a holistic analysis of water-related issues, identifies the shortcomings in the present water governance system, and suggests effective solutions for the way forward.
The author shows how the fuzziness of rules governing water allocation and use and their lax enforcement have induced widespread unauthorized extraction of water and encouraged its wasteful and inefficient use. He argues that in order to arrest and reverse these trends a radical change in strategy and policy is required with a shift in focus from merely supply augmentation to encouraging civil participation, water governance reforms, and incentives for efficient water use.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Indian Situation
2. The Evolution of Water Control in India
3. Impact of Water Resource Development on Agriculture
4. Problems of Implementation and Management
5. Water Pricing Policies
6. Inequalities in Access to Water
7. Conflicts over Water
8. Solutions for Effective Water Management
9. Prospects for Reform
References
Index
