Tremendous increase in population and rapid development in all the spheres have resulted in conflicting demand of water due to its limited availability necessitating economic and prudent utilization of existing water resources on the one hand and adoption of strategies for conservation and storage of water. Construction of dams is one of the measures to store and conserve water. The book “Water and Soil Management†makes a thorough investigation into various ...
Along with food and air, water is an essential ingredient without which life cannot survive except for two or three days. This fact together with other numerous uses of water has made it a much used commodity. Due to indiscriminate use of water in the past and also due to rising population there remains a scarcity of good quality water. Looking to the great importance of water and its scarcity, storage and conservation of water is being done ...