

An edition of Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghana waters (2012)
advances in development and management
By M. C. Chaturvedi
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
CRC Press
Language
eng
Pages
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Description:
"Addressing one of the most serious problems for developing countries, namely, lack of water, this book proposes the revolutionary development of the Ganga-Brahmputra-Meghana (GBM) basin. These rivers are of great importance in various developmental aspects of China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. The text presents a novel piece of creative water engineering of the world's largest river basin. It discusses water resource development and management issues related to the GBM river basin, including development, interactions, institutional setups, and future prospects"-- "The study is part of the recent three volume independent-but-related study of India's waters. This volume brings out the development of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghana system, which is one of the world's largest hydrological systems and most populated region of the world"--
subjects: South Asian cooperation, Protection, SCIENCE / Environmental Science, Water resources development, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, Sustainable development, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, Water-supply engineering, Water-supply, asia, Ressources en eau, Exploitation, Développement durable, Coopération sud-asiatique, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Real Estate, General
Places: South Asia, Asia, Brahmaputra River Watershed