Water Resources Management in the Ganges Basin

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dc.creatorKhan, Mahfuzur R.
dc.creatorVoss, Clifford I.
dc.creatorYu, Winston
dc.creatorMichael, Holly A.
dc.date2016-04-19T20:57:05Z
dc.date2016-04-19T20:57:05Z
dc.date2014-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:57:49Z
dc.descriptionThe most difficult water resources management challenge in the Ganges Basin is the imbalance between water demand and seasonal availability. More than 80 % of the annual flow in the Ganges River occurs during the 4-month monsoon, resulting in widespread flooding. During the rest of the year, irrigation, navigation, and ecosystems suffer because of water scarcity. Storage of monsoonal flow for utilization during the dry season is one approach to mitigating these problems. Three conjunctive use management strategies involving subsurface water storage are evaluated in this study: Ganges Water Machine (GWM), Pumping Along Canals (PAC), and Distributed Pumping and Recharge (DPR). Numerical models are used to determine the efficacy of these strategies. Results for the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) indicate that these strategies create seasonal subsurface storage from 6 to 37 % of the yearly average monsoonal flow in the Ganges exiting UP over the considered range of conditions. This has clear implications for flood reduction, and each strategy has the potential to provide irrigation water and to reduce soil waterlogging. However, GWM and PAC require significant public investment in infrastructure and management, as well as major shifts in existing water use practices; these also involve spatially-concentrated pumping, which may induce land subsidence. DPR also requires investment and management, but the distributed pumping is less costly and can be more easily implemented via adaptation of existing water use practices in the basin.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26044370/water-resources-management-ganges-basin-comparison-three-strategies-conjunctive-use-groundwater-surface-water
dc.identifierWater Resources Management
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24093
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/24093
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413573
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectDEEP WELLS
dc.subjectRIVER ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectCALIBRATION
dc.subjectHYDROGEOLOGY
dc.subjectFLOW
dc.subjectCANAL WATER
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPUMPS
dc.subjectWATER CRISIS
dc.subjectBANK FILTRATION
dc.subjectRIVER FLOW
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAQUIFER
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER RECHARGE
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WATER
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectLEAKAGE RATE
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectGLOBAL WATER CRISIS
dc.subjectFLOOD MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectDAM CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectWATER TOWERS
dc.subjectWATER TABLE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER PUMPING
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER PUMPING
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSEEPAGE
dc.subjectCONDUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectSEDIMENTS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectMANAGING WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectSCIENCES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER USE PATTERNS
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER IRRIGATION
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectCHEMISTRY
dc.subjectANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSUBSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTRANSBOUNDARY WATERS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
dc.subjectPERMEABILITY
dc.subjectINTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL
dc.subjectPUMPING RATES
dc.subjectBASIN
dc.subjectWATER TABLES
dc.subjectLEAKAGE
dc.subjectSPECIFIC YIELD
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectUNSATURATED ZONE
dc.subjectSUB-BASIN
dc.subjectSUBSIDENCE
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER RESERVOIRS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCANAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDOWNSTREAM USERS
dc.subjectDIVERSION
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectLOWER WATER TABLE
dc.subjectCONJUNCTIVE USE
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER TABLE DEPTH
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectSURFACE SEDIMENTS
dc.subjectCANALS
dc.subjectPUMPING RATE
dc.subjectCATCHMENT
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectINTENSIVE GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
dc.subjectRECHARGE
dc.subjectSTRATIFICATION
dc.subjectRIVER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectARTIFICIAL RECHARGE
dc.subjectPUMPING
dc.subjectSALINITY
dc.subjectWATER NEEDS
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectMANGROVE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectRAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER USERS
dc.subjectWATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER LOSS
dc.subjectWATER CHEMISTRY
dc.subjectWATERS
dc.subjectPUMPING WELLS
dc.subjectTUBE WELLS
dc.subjectAVAILABLE WATER
dc.titleWater Resources Management in the Ganges Basin
dc.titleA Comparison of Three Strategies for Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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