Most of the Himalayan basins have considerable snow and glacier covered areas. The melt contribution in such rivers augments their flows in the lean season, thereby reducing the variation in water availability. Depending ...

Melting of seasonal snowpack in mountainous ranges of Indian Himalaya contributes significantly to the rivers flowing in the mountain valley. The melting of snow starts in late winter, i.e., from April onwards and produces ...

Sediment load in the Himalayan rivers are many fold than the world average. Being the youngest and tectonically active mountains, increased erosion during the monsoon is sited as one the reasons for the higher erosion rate. ...

The accelerated growth in population, industries and agriculture has brought about many fold increase in the water supply. Groundwater contributes significantly to meet the ever increasing demand of water supply. Massive ...

This paper evaluates the feasibility of using an Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) methodology for estimating the groundwater level in some piezometers placed in an aquifer in northwestern Iran. This aquifer is complex and ...

About 80% of the total water demand is being fulfilled by developing groundwater resources. For optimal sitting of groundwater developmental activities and sustained agricultural growth it is essential to assess the available ...

In India, semi arid areas are characterized by low and variable rainfall, low productivity, degraded natural resources and extensive poverty. In these areas, green revolution had created little impact, where 50 percent of ...

About sixty percent of the world population live within a distance of less than 60 km. from the coastline, wherein groundwater is the most important source of freshwater. The quality of groundwater in coastal aquifers is ...

Studies indicate that springs which are the main source of water for drinking and irrigation in hilly region, are drying up or becoming seasonal. Various development activities have reduced the "sponge action" of land and ...