Water Resources Management : Realities and Challenges

Contents: 1. Interlinking of rivers in India/G. Satyanarayana, M.V. Raghavulu and M. Reddi Ramu. 2. Participation of people in watershed management/B. Sambasivrao and M. Syamala. 3. Agriculture, irrigation and canal water resources/Mohd. Iqbal Ali and G. Mallikarjun. 4. Irrigation management/M. Lakshmi Narasaiah, G. Venkata Naidu, G. Jaya Raju and T.V. Seshaiah. 5. Fresh water: a precious resource/M. Lakshmi Narasaiah, N. Sreedhar and R. Ramudu. 6. Water use in drought areas/K. Nageswara Rao and G. Sivaiah. 7. Management of surface and sub-surface water resources/M. Sambasiva Rao and S. Lakshmi Narayana. 8. Participatory watershed development and promotion of sustainable agriculture in a drought prone region/M.S. Kallur. 9. Karraguda micro water harvesting structure/M. Sankara Reddi, M. Ramesh and M. Sundara Rao. 10. Minor irrigation: rationale and objectives/K. Nageswara Rao and T. Narayana Reddy. 11. Draught and ecology management of forest resources/D. Chenna Reddy and K. Nagendra Reddy. 12. Inter-linking rivers project/M.G. Basava Raja, T. Ramesh, Manu Mahesh and M.D. Umesh. 13. Economics of micro irrigation systems/G. Sreedhar and N. Ravindra Babu. 14. Watershed development programme: potential and importance/K. Dasaratha Ramaiah, D. Sreenivasa Rao and M. Krishna Naidu. 15. Impact of watershed development/U. Sankara and P. Ramappa. 16. Water resources management: a note/C. Basavaiah. 17. Water resource management in Andhra Pradesh/G. Satyanarayana, M.V. Raghavulu and M. Reddi Ramu. 18. Impact of irrigation on agriculture production in India/M. Ramanjaneyulu. 19. Micro water harvesting structure through people's participation/M. Ramesh, M. Sankara Reddi, and M. Sundara Rao. 20. Sustainable tourism and watershed management/M. Rajaduraj and Dhulasi Birundha Varadarajan. 21. Role of women entrepreneurs in water management/P. Regina Devi and N. Saraswathy. 22. Water budgeting and planning in India/S. Mani Kandan and N. Saraswathy. 23. Strategy for sustainable water use in future/N. Saraswathy. 24. Land utilization and watershed development programme/A. Muralidhar Rao. 25. Watershed management: an economic analysis/P. Dhavamani and T. Vijaya Kumar. 26. Tank irrigation/M.V. Narasimha Sarma, G.B. Franklin and D. Kailasa Rao. 27. Economics of ground water management/G. Chandrasekar Rao and D. Krishnamoorthy. 28. Management of rural drinking water/R. Kuruppa Swamy and C. Bhupathi. 29. Issues in interlinking of rivers/B. Saranga Pani. 30. Watershed and the development of agriculture in drought-prone areas/A. Ranga Reddy. 31. Water management policies for sustainable development/M. Thyagaraju.

"Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human need and a precious national asset. Planning, development and management of water resources need to be governed by national perspectives. Ecological concern is not merely an environmental concern but also calls for prudent use of water resources.

Planning and implementation of water resources projects involve a number of socio-economic aspects and issues such as environmental sustainability, appropriate resettlement and rehabilitation of project-affected people and livestock, public health concerns of water impoundment, dam safety etc.

Economic development has posed certain challenges for the planners and administrators, associated with the allocation and distribution of water resources.

This book presents views and opinions of experts regarding conservation and effective utilization of water resources that are fast becoming scarce in their availability. The gravity of the problem, the realities and consequences on the present and future generations is a well-recognized fact which calls for rational utilization of water resources. Watershed management through extensive soil conservation, catchment-area treatment, preservation of forests and increasing the forest cover and the construction of check-dams should be promoted. The contributors in the book include experts in drought studies, environmental studies, public utility studies, agriculture and watershed management areas. The articles discuss elaborately the realities in the utilisation and challenges for effective allocation of water resources. The suggestions based on the micro level studies are of immense relevance and would be useful for policy formulation and practical implementation of the programmes.

The book would prove useful for researchers, policy makers, academicians, environmentalists and students." (jacket)