125 pages, illustrations, colour maps
From the preface:
"Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human need, and a precious national asset (National Water Policy, 1987}. The State of Kerala, by virtue of its
125 pages, illustrations, colour maps
From the preface:
"Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human need, and a precious national asset (National Water Policy, 1987}. The State of Kerala, by virtue of its location, is well endowed with water resources. lt faces, however, serious problems in terms of availability, quantity, and quality of water available tor use. Water quality deterioration aggravates the problem of availability. A prudent management action plan is called for to tackle the problems and to initiate remedial measures.
A water-rich state like Kerala is paradoxically enough, confronted with water shortage in some parts ot the state during the dry months of the year. The terrain condition of the state with hard rock and steeply sloping land imposes certain restrictions on ground water recharge and soil water, and there is little or no control on incoming rainfall. Therefore, judicious management practice of land cover and water structures is needed to overcome the problems.
In spite ot water being a decentralised resource, most of our management practices follow a centralised mode; as a result serious problems have cropped up in the realm of water resource ma