Every hydrologic design is different because the factors that affect the design vary with location. Thus, it is necessary to make measurements at the design site. Factors such as the following may be important: the size, ...

Determination of magnitude and the probability of likely occurring floods is of great importance for the solution of variety of water resources problems such as design of various hydraulic structures, urban drainage system, ...

Sedimentation in the reservoirs is one of the principal factors, which threaten their longevity. Sedimentation reduces the storage capacity of reservoirs and hence their ability to conserve water for various intended ...

The quality of water depends on a large number of individual hydrological, physical, chemical and biological factors. The quality of ground water varies from place to place as well as from strata. It may also vary with ...

Efficient reservoir management calls for periodic assessment of its capacity. Capacity surveys of reservoirs are important to study patterns and rate of sedimentation for defining appropriate measures for controlling ...

The Himalaya is one of the focal regions, both in terms of its cryospheric resources and the dependency of a huge population on rivers originating from this mighty mountain chain. All the major rivers of India, namely, the ...

The Sonar basin lies in the Bundelkhand region of the Madhya Pradesh State and it is subjected to frequent droughts. The basin suffers with water scarcity problem and most of the agriculture is under rain-fed conditions. ...

The present Purpose Driven Study (PDS) deals with addressing and resolving various hydrological issues of the Chhattisgarh state to tackle the problem of increasing water demands and water scarcity being faced by state. ...

Irrigated rice crop is practised in an area of about 21million ha. which is about 49% of the country's rice producing area and contributing above 70% to the country's rice production. Due to ...

The water quality aspects of Lake Nainital were investigated during the period 1994-1996.The investigations were conducted as part of the project "Hydrological studies of Lake Nainital, Uttar Pradesh" sponsored by Department ...