Cleaning the Ganga: rethinking irrigation is key

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dc.creatorShah, Tushaar
dc.creatorRajan, Abhishek
dc.date2019-09-28
dc.date2020-01-08T04:37:07Z
dc.date2020-01-08T04:37:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:37:46Z
dc.descriptionPrioritising aviral dhara (uninterrupted flow) over nirmal dhara (unpolluted flow) can deliver quick outcomes in the Namami Gange Programme. Treating human, municipal and industrial waste released into the Ganga is a long-term project requiring vast resources and political energy, besides behavioural change on a mass scale. But, Ganga’s dry season flows can be quickly improved by basin-scale conjunctive management of the surface water and groundwater. Irrigation in the Ganga basin today depends on tubewells far more than canals. A multipronged protocol is outlined to manage the old canal network and new hydropower storages in order to maximise irrigation benefits and improve dry season river flows.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/106465
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161212
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceShah, Tushaar; Rajan, Abhishek. 2019. Cleaning the Ganga: rethinking irrigation is key. Economic and Political Weekly, 54(39):57-66.
dc.subjectriver basin management
dc.subjectirrigation canals
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectirrigation programs
dc.subjecttube well irrigation
dc.subjecttributaries
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectgovernment
dc.subjectvillages
dc.titleCleaning the Ganga: rethinking irrigation is key
dc.typeJournal Article

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