Managing Freshwater Resources in the Tropics – A New Perspective
Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune
Managing Freshwater Resources in the Tropics – A New Perspective
Water is a critical resource. Growing population, coupled with urbanization, is causing serious concerns in ensuring long term sustainability of this resource in India. Developing countries such as India are facing a potential crisis situation- water resource management efforts are in complete disarray on one hand, and the demand for water is growing at an alarming rate on the other. Further, India faces a unique challenge as the annual monsoon rains are concentrated within the narrow time period of three months, causing high flow rates of rivers and consequent high volume of silt getting carried to storage reservoirs.
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Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Founder and Director, MRC, Pune
Director, Maritime Research Center, Pune