Runoff generated in the monsoon months in the upstream parts of the Ganges River basin (GRB) contributes substantially to downstream floods, while water shortages in the dry months affect agricultural production in the basin. This paper examines the potential for subsurface storage (SSS) in the G...
Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Sood, Aditya
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Lagudu, S.
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[Reviving the “Ganges Water Machine”: where and how much?]
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Reviving the “Ganges Water Machine”: where and how much?
Although the Ganges River Basin (GRB) has abundant water resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch in water supply and demand, which creates severe water-related challenges for the people living in the basin, the rapidly growing economy and the environment. Addressing these increasing cha...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Surinaidu, Lagudu
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Natarajan, R.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Jain, S.K.
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Ghosh, N.C.
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Singh, S.
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Sharma, A.
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Jain, S.K.
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Kumar, S.
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Goel, M.K.
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[Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin]
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Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin
Water storage is crucial for water security (WS) in countries with monsoon-driven climates. Tanks significantly contribute to WS by augmenting water supply to agricultural production in parts of south and Southeast Asia. The present paper assesses the potential locations of small tanks for rehabi...
Anand, S.
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Kakumanu, K.R.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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[Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas]
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Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
The Ganges River Basin may have a major pending water crisis. Although the basin has abundant surface water and groundwater resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch between supply and demand as well as flooding. Water availability and flood potential is high during the 3–4 months of the ...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Surinaidu, L.
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Anand, Sumit
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Jain, S.K.
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[Reviving the Ganges water machine: why?]
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Reviving the Ganges water machine: why?
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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[Ganges water machine: one solution to basin water problems?]
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Ganges water machine: one solution to basin water problems?
Reviving the Ganges Water Machine (GWM), coined 40 years ago, is the most opportune solution for mitigating the impacts of recurrent droughts and floods in the Ganges River Basin in South Asia. GWM create subsurface storage (SSS) by pumping more groundwater from the aquifers before the monsoon fo...
Surinaidu, L.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Jain, S.K.
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Kumar, S.
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Singh, S.
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[Reviving the Ganges water machine: accelerating surface water and groundwater interactions in the Ramganga sub-basin]
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Reviving the Ganges water machine: accelerating surface water and groundwater interactions in the Ramganga sub-basin
The Ganges River basin faces severe water challenges related to a mismatch between supply and demand. Although the basin has abundant surface water and groundwater resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch between supply and demand as well as flooding. Water availability and flood potenti...