NIH Digital Repository: Recent submissions

  • Radon concentration in groundwater of east coast of West Bengal, India 
    Krishan, Gopal; Rao, M. S.; Kumar, C. P.; Semwal, Prabhat (Springer, 2015)
    This study was carried out to find out the distribution of radon (222Rn) activity concentration measured in the groundwater samples from the East coast of West Bengal, India. The 222Rn activity in 20 groundwater ...
  • A study on identification of submarine groundwater discharge in northern east coast of India 
    Krishan, Gopal; Rao, M. S.; Kumar, C. P.; Kumar, Sudhir; Rao, M. Ravi Anand (Elsevier, 2015)
    In the present study, an attempt has been made to identify submarine groundwater discharge in two districts of West Bengal, India through in situ radon (222Rn) monitoring. The investigations indicated relatively high 222Rn ...
  • Radon concentration in groundwater of Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India 
    Garg, P. K.; Krishan, Gopal; Kumar, Sudhir (Cafet Innova, 2015)
    Radon is produced during the radioactive decay chain of uranium and may be found under natural conditions anywhere in soil, air and in surface water and groundwater. For radiation protection and geological considerations, ...
  • Groundwater level analyses of Punjab, India : A Quantitative approach 
    Krishan, Gopal; Rao, M. S.; Loyal, R. S.; Lohani, A. K.; Tuli, N. K.; Takshi, K. S.; Kumar, C. P.; Semwal, Prabhat; Kumar, Sandeep (Scientific Planet Society, 2014)
    Groundwater is considered to be the most vital for the livestock population. In Punjab, which is also the food basket of India, the groundwater level is declining at a rapid rate due to increase in the number of tube ...
  • Assessment of Groundwater Quality for Drinking Purpose by Using Water Quality Index (WQI) in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli Districts, Uttar Pradesh, India 
    Krishan, Gopal; Singh, Surjeet; Kumar, C. P.; Garg, P. K.; Gurjar, Suman; Ghosh, N. C.; Chaudhary, Anju (OMICS, 2016)
    A water quality index (WQI) numerically summarizes the information from multiple water quality parameters into a single value that is understandable and usable by the public. This information can be used to assess spatial ...
  • An Integrated Approach to Augment the Depleting Ground Water Resource in Bist-Doab, Region of Punjab, India 
    Sharma, Manishi; Rao, M. S.; Rathore, D. S.; Krishan, Gopal (Cafet Innova, 2014)
    Water is the most essential component for all the living things. Ground water is commonly used for drinking, domestic purposes, Industrial, irrigation etc. In many parts of the world, ground water is depleting at alarming ...
  • Natural (Baseline) Groundwater Quality in the Bist-Doab Catchment, Punjab, India: A Pilot Study Comparing Shallow and Deep Aquifers 
    Krishan, Gopal; Lapworth, D. J.; Rao, M. S.; Kumar, C. P.; Smilovic, M.; Semwal, Prabhat (Cafet Innova, 2014)
    Groundwater is a critical natural resource across the Indo-Gangetic Basin, sustaining agricultural productivity, industry and livelihoods for millions of people. The sedimentary aquifer is used extensively for irrigation ...
  • Isotope Analysis of Air Moisture and its Applications in Hydrology 
    Krishan, Gopal; Rao, M. S.; Kumar, C. P. (OMICS, 2014)
    New scientific knowledge of the modern tools and techniques, including isotope applications is required: (i) to improve the growing scenario of increased water stress and (ii) to resolve resulting conflicts for water for ...
  • Foreword 
    Bhatia, K. K. S.; Khobragade, S. D. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
  • Table of contents 
    Bhatia, K. K. S.; Khobragade, S. D. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
  • 1-Enhancing bio-significance of urban lakes 
    Devarshi, Dhirendra; Mathur, Reena (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    Wetlands are important habitats for birds and other forms of wildlife. About 37.90% of bird species found in Rajasthan are either dependant on wetlands or opportunistically exploit wetlands. An area less than 1% geographical ...
  • 2-Water budget of drinking water supply sources - Osmansagar and Himayatsagar Lakes Hyderabad 
    Rao, V. V. S. Gurunadha; Suryanarayana, G.; Prakash, B. A.; Kumar, K. Mahesh; Pavankumar, N.; Reddy, T. Bhaskar; Ramesh, M. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    Osmansagar and Himayatsagar lakes are serving the drinking water needs of Hyderabad city. The lakes have been built around 1920's to cater the need of entire population of Hyderabad. Lakes are built on Musi and Musa ...
  • 3-Sustainable ground water management using temple tanks for urban micro watersheds 
    Nedunchezhian, C.; Ravikumar, G. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    Artificial recharge mechanisms are resorted to when natural recharge is not sufficient for sustainable ground water levels. In urban areas, where open space is highly limited, temple tanks offer excellent scope for rainwater ...
  • 4-Ecological study of Pong dam : A wetland of Himachal Pradesh India 
    Kumar, Anil; Wanganeo, Ashwani; Kumar, Kuldip (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    The present paper is a part of dissertation work carried out during the period from January 2002 to 1st May 2002 and an attempt has been made to study the salient ecological aspects of the wetland. During the study 22 sp. ...
  • 5-Lake water budget of Mir-Alam-Tank, Hyderabad City 
    Kumar, K. Mahesh; Rao, V. V. S. Gurunadha; Sankaran, S.; Prakash, B. A.; Yadaiah, P. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    Lake water budget study in Mir-Alam Tank has covered hydrological, geohydrological, geophysical and water quality analyses, lake water quality, trophic status, groundwater flow and mass transport modeling studies in the ...
  • 6-Stochastic modelling of rainfall at Udaipur 
    Bhakar, S. R.; Singh, Raj Vir (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    Stochastic modelling for rainfall has done using 100 years (1901-2000) data. The performed statistical tests indicated that the series of the monthly rainfall data was trend free, The periodic component of monthly rainfall ...
  • 7-Anthropogenic impact on hydrological balance and water quality in Sambhar Lake Rajasthan 
    Meena, Narendra K. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    Sambhar Lake covers an area of about 90 km2 is the Largest Saline Playa Lake in India extending in SW-NE direction. The lake represents a closed drainage basin receiving the major sediment and water influx by the monsoonal ...
  • 8-A review of lake eutrophication and mitigation measure 
    Harkare, Prajakta V.; Kelkar, P. S.; Nanoti, Madan (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    The process of aging of lakes is a serious problem in India because of eutrophication. Besides natural eutrophication, eutrophication due to various anthropogenic sources as a result of socio-cultural activities is a ...
  • 9-Water quality of small Jabalpur Lakes - A case study 
    Tignath, Sanjay; Jha, Medha; Mishra, S. K.; Chaube, U. C. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    This paper presents the study of water quality cycle of small lakes (or tanks) of Jabalpur region in Madhya Pradesh (India) and consequent pollution hazards. These tanks were initially in use for meeting various human ...
  • 10-Evaluation of nutrient loadings and carrying capacity of Bhoj wetland ecosystem 
    Nandan, Mogali J.; Padmakar, C.; Kshirsagar, Amit V.; Yadava, R. N. (National Institute of Hydrology, 2005)
    Sustainable lake management approach involves estimation of nutrient loadings from point and non-point sources. In the present study nutrient loadings from eleven sub-watersheds of Bhoj wetland were estimated on seasonal ...