Drinking Water and Food Security in Hard Rock Areas of India (Golden Jubilee Volume, Memoir No. 70)
Contents: Foreword/B.P. Radhakrishna. Introduction/Subhajyoti Das. Water management - some recent studies and experiences/Subhajyoti Das. I. Groundwater resources and monitoring: 1. Groundwater resource management options for Karnataka with special reference to Gadag District/Najeeb K.M., Hunse T.M., Manzar A. and Farooqi M.A. 2. Groundwater monitoring network design in granitic aquifers in semi-arid region: applications of geostatistics with a few case studies/Ahmed Shakeel. 3. Geological setting and analysis of groundwater levels of Gadag District, Karnataka/Srikanta Murthy D. II. Water, soil and crop management: 4. What have we done to increase soil fertility and productivity for sustainable agriculture in India?/Veeresh G.K. 5. Integrated watershed development plan for Hirehalla watershed in Gadag District, Karnataka, using remote sensing and GIS approach/Shreedhara V. and Balakrishnaiah M.H. 6. Land evaluation of a microwatershed in Northern Dry Zone of Karnataka/Patil P.L., Vinay L. and Dasog G.S. 7. Land evaluation of a distributory under irrigated ecosystem in Northern Dry Zone of Karnataka/Patil P.L. Ravi Kumar M.A. and Dasog G.S. 8. Groundwater use and cropping pattern in Tank command areas of North Karnataka/Dasog G.S., Manjunatha M.V. and Mundinamani S.M. 9. Role of drip irrigation for water conservation/Ramappa R. and Shamsuddeen B. 10. Rainwater harvesting by water literacy foundation in Gadag District, Karnataka/Masagi Ayyappa and Puranik S.C. 11. Analysis of impact of artificial recharge to ground water through remote sensing and geographical information system - a case study in Basavapura Micro-watershed in Gauribidnaur Taluk, Kolar District, Karnataka/Rajarajan K., Najeeb K. Md and Munse T.M. 12. Groundwater legislation/Venugopal T.N. III. Water quality and drinking water: 13. Case study on provision of safe drinking water in villages: a sustainable 4P model/Prasad Raju D.R. 14. Equitable distribution of safe drinking water and improving sustainability of water supply and drainage systems in rural habitations of Karnataka/Kulkarni R.P. 15. Runoff management structures to mitigate fluoride content in groundwater, Hirehalla Basin, Mundargi Taluka, Gadag District, Karnataka/Gangadharmurthy M., Puranik S.C. and Nadagouda B.V. 16. Fluoride incidence in groundwater and its impact on human health - a case study from hard rock terrain of Shirahatti Taluk and parts of Gadag Taluk of Gadag District, Karnataka/Gudagur J.T. and Wodeyar B.K. IV. Mass mobilisation and role of financial institutions in water management: 17. Rain water harvesting through mass involvement and code for optimum utilisation of groundwater resources/Patel Bharti. 18. Watershed development - a route to prosperity in the Darewadi, Ralegaon Sidhi and Hiware Bazar watersheds, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra/Srikantia S.V. 19. Sustainable agriculture and rural development through drought proofing--an effort by K.H. Patil Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Gadag District, Karnataka/Hiregoudar L.G., Adapur S.H. and Bhandi N.H. 20. Financing for irrigation and rainwater harvesting projects in Gadag District, Karnataka/Khan A.R. 21. Role of journalists in water literacy/Jamadhar J.K.