India's Water Wealth: Its Assessment, Uses, and Projections

amount annual average Bangladesh banks barrage basin Bengal Brahmani Brahmaputra built canal capacity carried catchment caused Cauvery cent Chambal channel completed consists constructed cost cultivated depth discharge district diversion drainage drilling effective extensive flood flow further Ganga given Godavari gross ground water head important increase India Indus installed irrigation joins Krishna Lake land length less load lower major means measures method metres million cu.m months Narmada navigable occur passes period possible potential power house Pradesh present problem produced pumping rainfall Rajasthan reaches regions reservoir result rises river river basins scheme sediment side silt soils stage stations storage stream supply surface Table taken taking tributaries units Upper valley water resources West Yamuna yield