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Title: | Water Resource Management An Indian Perspective |
Authors: | G.K. KHADSE+ , P.K. LABHASETWAR AND S.R. WATE |
Keywords: | Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering Sustainable managemen stressed water safe drinking water socioeconomic development water resource management |
Issue Date: | 26-Sep-2014 |
Abstract: | Water is precious natural resource for sustaining life and environment. Effective and
sustainable management of water resources is vital for ensuring sustainable development.
In view of the vital importance of water for human and animal life, for maintaining
ecological balance and for economic and developmental activities of all kinds, and
considering its increasing scarcity, the planning and management of water resource and
its optimal, economical and equitable use has become a matter of the utmost urgency.
Management of water resources in India is of paramount importance to sustain one
billion plus population. Water management is a composite area with linkage to various
sectors of Indian economy including the agricultural, industrial, domestic and household,
power, environment, fisheries and transportation sector. The water resources management
practices should be based on increasing the water supply and managing the water demand
under the stressed water availability conditions. For maintaining the quality of freshwater,
water quality management strategies are required to be evolved and implemented. Decision
support systems are required to be developed for planning and management of the water
resources project. There is interplay of various factors that govern access and utilization
of water resources and in light of the increasing demand for water it becomes important
to look for holistic and people-centered approaches for water management. Clearly,
drinking water is too fundamental and serious an issue to be left to one institution alone.
It needs the combined initiative and action of all, if at all we are serious in socioeconomic
development. Safe drinking water can be assured, provided we set our mind to address
it. The present article deals with the review of various options for sustainable water
resource management in India. |
Description: | Abstract of the article published in the Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering Vol.54 No.4 Octo 2012 published by CSRI_National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8662 |
ISSN: | 0367-827X |
Appears in Collections: | Vol.54 No.4 October 2012
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