Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna waters : advances in development and management / Mahesh Chandra Chaturvedi.
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TextPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2013.Description: xxv, 423 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781439873762 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Water resources development -- South Asia
- Water resources development -- Brahmaputra River Watershed
- Sustainable development -- Asia
- South Asian cooperation
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply
- Brahmaputra River Watershed -- Protection
- 333.91620954 23 C495
- TC504.B73 C44 2013
- SCI026000 | TEC009020 | TEC010030
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | ISI Library, Kolkata | 333.91620954 C495 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 135018 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Addressing one of the most serious problems for developing countries, namely, lack of water, this book proposes the revolutionary development of the Ganga-Brahmputra-Meghna (GBM) basin. These rivers are of great importance in various developmental aspects of China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. The text presents a novel piece of creative water engineering of the world's largest river basin. It discusses water resource development and management issues related to the GBM river basin, including development, interactions, institutional setups, and future prospects"--
"The study is part of the recent three volume independent-but-related study of India's waters. This volume brings out the development of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system, which is one of the world's largest hydrological systems and most populated region of the world"--
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