Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) currently uses 35 surface and 57 groundwater sources to supply water for Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. It is necessary to understand if the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) can assist lean period water supply by indirectly increasing groundwater stora...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Shrestha, S. R.
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[Melamchi water supply project: potential to replenish Kathmandu’s groundwater status for dry season access]
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Melamchi water supply project: potential to replenish Kathmandu’s groundwater status for dry season access
Participatory groundwater management is increasingly being recognised for its ability to address the challenges of equity, efficiency and sustainability. It can particularly help with effective engagement at the grassroots level for monitoring, recharging and managing the groundwater as a common ...
Jadeja, J
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Maheshwari, B.
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Packham, R.
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Bohra, H.
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Purohit, R.
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Thaker, B.
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Dillon, P.
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Oza, S.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, Y.
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Dashora, R.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Gorsiya, J.
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Katara, P.
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Ward, J.
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Kookana, R.
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Singh, P.K.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Goradiya, V.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Varua, M.
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Chew, M.
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[Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions]
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Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions
The Ganges basin faces considerable spatial and temporal imbalance between water demand and availability. Lack of water storage infrastructure has led to this mismatch, wherein there are limited options to store flood water during the wet season and limited groundwater and surface water resources...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Pavelic, Paul
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Lagudu, S.
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[Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India]
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Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India
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
The absence of either state regulations or markets to coordinate the operation of individual wells has focussed attention on community level institutions as the primary loci for sustainable groundwater management in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. The reported research relied on theoretical proposi...
Varua, M.E.
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Ward, J.
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Maheshwari, B.
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Ozac, S.
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Purohit, R.
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Hakimuddin
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India]
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Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana programme should concentrate on two low-hanging fruits. First, it should quickly put to use 20-40 million ha of unutilised irrigation potential created in major, medium and minor irrigation projects. Second, it should provide better quality power rations...
Shah, Tushaar
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Mishra, G.
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Kela, Pankaj
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model]
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Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model
Shah, Tushaar
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Mishra, G.
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Kela, Pankaj
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Har Khet Ko Pani? (Water to every farm?): emulate Madhya Pradesh's irrigation reform]
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Har Khet Ko Pani? (Water to every farm?): emulate Madhya Pradesh's irrigation reform
Groundwater management practices need to take hydrogeology, the agro-climate and demand for groundwater into account. Since agroclimatic zones have already been demarcated by the Government of India, it would aid policy makers to understand the status of groundwater recharge and discharge in each...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Maheshwari, B.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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[Understanding groundwater storage changes and recharge in Rajasthan, India through remote sensing]
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Understanding groundwater storage changes and recharge in Rajasthan, India through remote sensing
Water resources of the Koshi Basin (87,311km2) are largely untapped, and while proposals for their development exist, their impacts on current and future water demands are not quantified. The current study is the first to evaluate the impacts of 11 proposed development projects on hydropower gene...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Bharati, Luna
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Bhattarai, Utsav
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Khadka, Ambika
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Dahal, Vaskar
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Wahid, S.
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[Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal]
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Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal