Rayaz, Khalid

Management of Water Resources in Himalayan Ecosystem : A case study - Delhi Bookwell 2012 - xvi, 326p.

This book on management of water resources in Himalayan ecosystem presents Kaleidoscopic view of water resource management in remote district Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir State, India. Multifacet managerial aspects of water resource in different economic sector like aquaculture, irrigation, Hydro power generation, production of minor minerals has been dealt in detail. The book emphasized upon the identification of occurs water bodies in the study region like rivers, streams, lakes , ponds, wells and springs on cartographic principles. It includes the evaluation of water potential in the different waterbodies and their utilization for socio-economic development of the area. The book also traces out the origin, extent and nature of aquatic pollution and variations in aquatic ecosystems besides assessing the anthropogenic impact on them/ Special attentions have been laid to formulate certain managerial and conservational measures for proper and judicious utilization of water resources in the future.

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Water resources
Aquatic Ecology
Himalayan ecosystem

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