Sustainable Development of Water Resources in India Academic Article

abstract

• India has a territory of 328 million hectares, which receives an average annual rainfall of 120 cm; this is among the highest for a comparable geographical area in the world. Despite India's vast water resources, droughts and famines are a common occurrence in many parts of country. This paper briefly surveys India's river-basin systems, drought-prone areas, hydrogeological systems, groundwater potential and utilization in light of water-quality constraints, and environmental pollution in India. This paper concludes by clarifying the main actions required to ensure a sustainable development of water resources in India.

authors

• Singh, Vijay

published proceedings

• Environmental Management

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Bobba, A. G., Singh, V. P., & Bengtsson, L.

citation count

• 16

complete list of authors

• Bobba, A Ghosh||Singh, Vijay P||Bengtsson, Lars

publication date

• May 1997

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Environmental Management  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s002679900036

start page

• 367

end page

• 393

volume

• 21

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002679900036