• Contents 

  National Institute of Hydrology (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)
• Committee 

  National Institute of Hydrology (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)
• Messages 

  National Institute of Hydrology (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)
• Preface 

  Seth, S. M. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)
• 1.-Urban flooding and drainage 

  Chander, Subhash (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)
• 2.-Storm water drainage of Delhi 

  Chatterjee, P. K.; Bhatija, T. S. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)
• 3.-Two-dimensional modelling of overland flow urban catchment 

  Singh, Vivekanand; Mohapatra, P. K. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  The world growth-of urbanisation over the years is very high. This rapid process of urbanisation has tremendous effect on hydrology of the region. With increase in impervious area due to urbanisation, there has been increase ...
• 4.-Impact of urban developments along panvel creek on the flood levels 

  Deshmukh, D. N.; Kulkarni, S. B. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  The flow in the tidal reach of the river is governed by the tide levels at the mouth of river creek, the upland flood discharge and the topography of the river reach. Any topographical changes in the tidal flats and flood ...
• 5.-Study of effect of change of climate on rainfall over an urbanised coastal city 

  Ramasastri, K. S. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Visakhapatnam located on the east coast of India has grown into a city in the last 35 years thanks to rapid industrialisation and urbanisation. It is felt that the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation would have caused ...
• 6.-Hydrological modelling of an urban watershed Guwahati city drainage- A case study 

  Deka, Paresh; Chandramouli, V. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  The Guwahati City, the capital of Assam state is the biggest city in entire North-Eastern region. The city is not only the political and commercial capital of Assam but also gateway to the North-Eastern region comprising ...
• 7.-Status of development in urban hydrology 

  Singh, Vivekanand; Singh, Pratap; Seth, S. M. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  At present cities in India are booming. Internal growth and migration from rural to urban areas has been putting immense pressure on the administration and management. The rapid increase of urbanisation is emerging as a ...
• 8.-Sustainable development of water resources in urban areas 

  Suresh, V. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Appropriate water resource management is essential for the sustainability of the human race. It is necessary to ensure equitable access to water for all human beings, through protection, conservation, diligent consumption ...
• 9.-Urban water management -demand and supply water conservation through rain water harvesting 

  Sethuraman, R. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  As pr UN Study, India's population has already crossed 1 billion mark and it has been assessed that the urban population may reach 50% of the total population by the middle of the next century, as against about 30% at ...
• 10.-Urban water supply- A major challenge to India 

  Agrawal, R. P.; Zaidi, Nusrat (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Water is the prime requisite of all the developmental activities. Ever since pre-historic period man has been exploiting water resources uninterruptedly for their requirement. Indiscriminate use of water has created an ...
• 11.-Urban water management - A case study in Bharmpur town, Ganjam Dist. Orissa 

  Panda, M.; Ray, P. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Owing to its location for away from river course, Brahmapur Town faces water scarcity. Though water is being supplied from two sources, in summer, the situation becomes worse. Due to increase in population density, high ...
• 12.-Environmentally compatible groundwater management in urban agglomeration of Ganga basin 

  Chadha, D. K.; Rai, J. N.; Joshi, B. C. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Accelerating water demand, limited and diminishing availability of surface water, fast declining trends of ground water levels in unconfined zone and increasing pollution in surface water makes urban life environmentally ...
• 13.-On channel recharge on Najafgarh drain in Delhi 

  Rohilla, Suresh Kumar (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Najafgarh . Block, which constitutes the Delhi catchment of Najafgarh Drain basin, is characterized by declining ground water table and rising demand for water from growing urban and rural populations. The ...
• 14.-Storm and wastewater renovation and reuse in urban areas exploiting soil aquifer system-Akshaydhara concept 

  Srivastava, Shalini; Gupta, S. K. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  The Akshaydhara concept (Gupta and Sharma, 1996), has been examined in a typical urban context of Ahmedabad City. It has been shown that if the available high quality water resources were to be utilised only for potable ...
• 15.-Impact of urbanisation on groundwater regme- Precipitation on urban development plan for the management and regulation of water resources of Lucknow Metropolis -U. P. 

  Arun, Kalpana (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Water is the life-blood of communities and the prime determinant of the sustainability of urban region. Settlements have always located themselves in the proximity of easily accessible water resources in the past. The ...
• 16.-Groundwater recharge by roof top rainwater harvesting for augmenting water supply in Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh 

  Mathur, L. K.; Bhatia, Anu Radha (National Institute of Hydrology, 2000)

  Rain water that falls on the roof tops of houses, which normally drains out into sewage and storm drains, is the best source of water available to urban dwellers for water harvesting. This roof top rainwater can be conserved ...

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