The study examines the lake bed sediments of Hebbal Valley Lake. A rapid population increase accompanied by unplanned developmental works has led to the pollution of surface water, sediments of the lake and also ground ...

As per recommendations of Working Group for National Action for Reservoir Sedimentation Assessment, National Institute of Hydrology has taken up study on sedimentation for 25 reservoirs in India during X plan period using ...

Precise estimates of evaporation rates from lakes are needed for various research and management purposes. Although a number of models exist for estimation of lake evaporation, most of them, being site specific, need to ...

Periodic surveys of reservoirs are essential to evaluate the decrease in storage capacity due to inflow and trapping of sediment. Conventional hydrographic surveys are time consuming, labour intensive and expensive. Satellite ...

The Renuka lake is a very important tourist & religious place of the HP. The National Wetland Management Committee of the Ministry of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India) has given recognition of the Renuka lake as one ...

Wetland ecosystems are considered as a closed ecosystem in which different varieties of life grow and decomposes. It is a transitional area characteristic of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The productivity and ...

Throughout the year composite industrial and municipal wastewater contaminate the East Calcutta Wetlands a special conservation site (Ramsar Site No.1208), at the eastern fringe of Kolkata city, West Bengal, India. The aim ...

Maguri Beel or wetland is one of the largest Floodplain Lakes in the upper Brahmaputra Basin with an area of 167.40 ha at FSL. This is an 'open' bee! (FPL) connected with the R. Dibru and is affected by frequent channel ...

The surface water bodies have become very much susceptible to pollution by pesticides due to their increased application in agriculture. It also comes from industries and private households. Biocide contamination may disturb ...