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Channeling Nature: Hydraulics, Traditional Knowledge Systems, And Water Resource Management in India – A Historical Perspective - Summary of the range of water storage and management methods in the subcontinent. Background to a sponsored book project.
Expert Eyes: Roy Matthew - Analysis on the human and environmental impacts of hydroelectric projects and other energy technology, dam safety, integrated resource planning with comparative study of hydroelectric projects in India.
Lessons from the past; Water, enough for all? - On the history of water management systems in the country. First of a set of four articles, at indiatogether.org.
Management of Lakes in India - Detailed account of the methods and practice of management of natural lakes and wetlands. PDF file. [PDF]
Ministry of Water Resources - Includes a set of articles, maps, and statistics on the water resources and hydrology of the country.
Rainwater Harvesting Network - Public interest research and advocacy organisation encouraging sustainable development strategies. Guides to methods, newsletter, case histories, history of water management in the country, and related information.
Sacred Water and Sanctified Vegetation: Tanks and Trees in India - Detailed account of the village systems of management of tanks and local forests and woodland. [PDF]
Water Resources - Official information on hydrological and water resources in the country, with links to related sites.
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) - Helps rural people living alleviate their poverty through participatory watershed development and management. Ahmednagar.
World Commission on Dams: India Country Study - "Large Dams: India's Experience, a WCD case study prepared as an input to the World Commission on Dams" - includes two major documents as PDF files. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
