Reservoir storage information is essential for accurate flood monitoring and prediction.
South Asia, however, is dominated by international river basins where communications …

Hirakud, the longest earthen dam in Asia on the river Mahanadi, has been affected by
sedimentation problems which affect reservoir storage capacities and different reservoir …

Understanding trends in flood severity and the persistence in peak discharge timing along a
vast river network is vital for basin-scale flood risk management and reinsurance purposes …

India has very rich resources for fishing, having many coastal states. The fishing
communities heavily depend on the oceans and rivers for their livelihood. One such major …

This article analyses how long-running, multilayered conflicts over water at the Hirakud dam
underpin present-day societal divisions in Odisha state. There are four unresolved conflicts …

In the introductory chapter, Cortesi has engaged with all the case studies and brought out
the key insights of this book for re-reading water conflicts in conversation with the idea of it …

The integrated report on water management of the Mahanadi basin is a compilation and
analysis of the research done in the Mahanadi basin for the last four years, especially in the …

The rivers have been the victims of environmentally hostile policies of the governments.
Most of the rivers in India have been contaminated and losing the volume of water day after …

To chalk out the future course of action in view of the disputes regarding the use of
Mahanadi river water, a well-rounded strategy that includes both the people and …

India has such a diverse geographical area that there are floods in some parts and droughts
in other parts of the country and same time they co-exist. Large numbers of severe and …