Parua The Ganga

Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-90-481-3103-7
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 64, 391 Seiten

Reihe: Water Science and Technology Library

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parua, Pranab Kumar

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;The Ganga;1
2;Foreword;6
3;Contents;10
4;Introduction;15
5;Acknowledgement;20
6;Notations and Abbreviations;22
7;Words with Different Spellings;24
8;1 The Ganga in Mythologies;26
8.1; The Legend;26
9;2 The Real Ganga In India and Bangladesh;30
9.1; Tributaries and Diversions;34
10;3 The Ganga Geology;40
10.1; The Ganga Basin;40
10.2; Formation of a Delta;42
10.3; Major Changes Since 16th Century;46
11;4 The Ganga's Hydrology;47
11.1; Seasonal Distribution;49
12;5 The Ganga Morphology;59
12.1; Bank Erosion and Flood Control;68
13;6 Decline of Bhagirathi-Hooghly Channel;84
13.1; Causes and Extent of Deterioration;89
13.2; River Below Offtake;96
14;7 Only a Barrage Can Save;101
14.1; Captain Sherwills View;101
14.2; View of W. A. Lee;102
14.3; The Hooghly River Commission;103
14.4; View of H. Leonard;103
14.5; View of L. F. Vernon Harcourt;104
14.6; View of H. G. Reaks;104
14.7; Government Survey;105
14.8; Minimum Upland Discharge;107
14.9; Views of Indian Experts;114
14.10; View of Dr. J. J. Dronkers;115
14.11; Farakka Barrage Project;117
14.12; Effects of the Partition;118
14.13; Construction of the Barrage and the Canal;118
14.14; Problems Faced and Overcome;120
15;8 Inconsistency, or A Conspiracy?;129
15.1; Effects of Reduced Discharge;137
15.2; Probable Causes of Reduction;138
15.3; Distribution of Total Flow of the Ganga at Farakka;139
15.4; Reduction of Discharge;142
15.5; Rebuttal;144
16;9 Turmoil Over Water Diversion;154
16.1; History of the Conflict;154
17;10 Agreements MOUs;169
17.1; Discussion on the Agreement;170
17.2; MOUs of 1982 and 1985;176
17.3; Discussion on MOUs;177
17.4; Political Instability;177
17.5; Effects of the Agreement on India;181
17.6; Effect on Bangladesh;190
17.7; Salinity Intrusion;192
17.8; Irrigation Problems and Fall in Crop Yield;192
17.9; Impact on Aquatic Life;193
17.10; Effect on Navigation;193
17.11; Impact on Forestry;193
17.12; Impact on Industry;194
17.13; Effects on Health and Ecology;194
17.14; Ben Crows Assessment;195
17.15; Augmentation Schemes Ignored;201
17.16; Indias Proposal;203
17.17; Bangladeshs Proposal;205
17.18; Views of Bangladesh on Indias Proposal;206
17.19; Indias Reply;207
17.20; The Two Proposals in prism;208
17.21; Developments after 1982;214
17.22; Developments between 1988 and 1996;219
17.23; Thirty-Year Treaty on Water-Sharing;221
17.24; Other Reactions;224
17.25; Reactions in Bangladesh;225
17.26; After the Treaty (1997 to 2001);225
17.27; Diversions from Farakka Barrage;227
18;11 What Went Wrong?;240
19;12 Chronology of Events;249
19.1; Deterioration of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly;249
19.2; Suggestions etc. for Resuscitation of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly;251
19.2.1; i) Before India's Independence;251
19.2.2; ii) After India's Independence;252
19.2.3; iii) Adverse Views;253
19.3; Construction of Farakka Barrage;254
19.4; Negotiations on Sharing and Augmentation of the Ganga Water;254
19.4.1; i) With Pakistan (1961--1971);256
19.4.2; ii) With Bangladesh (1971--1977);256
19.5; Signing of Agreement, MOUs and Treaty, 19772000;258
20;13 The Ganga Basin Management;264
20.1; The First Law;264
20.2; Helsinki Rules;264
20.3; International River Basin Co-operation;266
20.4; International Organisations;271
20.4.1; River Basin Organizations;271
20.4.2; Global and Regional Organizations;272
20.5; International Organizations and Treaties;274
20.6; Indus River Treaty;274
20.7; Inter-State River Basin Organization in India;277
20.8; Discussion;278
21;14 Necessity of Regional Co-operation;283
21.1; The Ganga;283
21.2; The Brahmaputra;288
21.3; The Meghna;289
22;15 My Views;299
22.1; The Ganga Basin;299
22.2; Necessity of the Barrage and its Effects;302
22.3; Interlinking the Ganga and the Brahmaputra;309
22.4; Diversions;311
22.5; Regional Cooperation;312
22.6; Farakka Barrage and Bank Erosion;314
22.7; Bank Erosion;318
22.8; Siltation, Erosion and Flood;323
22.9; Expert Committee Recommendations;326
22.10; Short Term Measures;327
22.11; Long-Term Measures;328
22.12; Measures Adopted;328
22.13; Reasons for Erosion;329
22.14; Measures Adopted and Their Performance;331
22.15; Design Criteria;333
22.16; Flood and Siltation;338
22.17; Conclusion;340
23;About the Author;343
24;Appendix A;345
25;Appendix B;348
26;Appendix C;354
27;Appendix D;356
28;Appendix E;360
29;Bibliography;373
29.1;Bengali;376
29.2; Newspaper Reports;326
29.2.1;English;376
29.2.2;Bengali;377
30;Colour Plates;378
31;Maps;391
32;Index;395