The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources (Water Science and Technology Library #47) (Hardcover)

The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources (Water Science and Technology Library #47) By V. P. Singh (Editor), Nayan Sharma (Editor), C. Shekhar P. Ojha (Editor) Cover Image
By V. P. Singh (Editor), Nayan Sharma (Editor), C. Shekhar P. Ojha (Editor)
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The Brahmaputra River is a precious gift of Nature to India and especially to its northeast region. The meaning of this gift becomes evident immediately when one considers the vastness of water resources which the Brahmaputra River basin possesses. Nearly 30% of India's water resources potential and 41% of the country's total hydropower potential are found in this basin. In terms of the average discharge, the Brahmaputra River is the fifth largest river in the world. Traversing a distance of about 2,900 kilometers from Tibet at an elevation of 5,150 meters to the Bay of Bengal and draining an area of nearly 1. 6 million square kilometres shared by Tibet, India and Bangladesh, it has shaped the social, economic, cultural, religious, political, and linguistic fabric of the northeast region of India from time immemorial. Its majestic disposition is nothing short of poetic. The northeast region has a colourful ethnic and non-ethnic population and represents almost a miniature India. Its biodiversity of flora and fauna and other natural ecosystems is unsurpassable. The northeast region of India is endowed with enormous natural resources and the huge potential of the Brahmaputra River basin. These resources notwithstanding, this part of India remains woefully underdeveloped. The current state of low development of the northeast region can arguably be attributed to a multitude of factors.


Product Details
ISBN: 9781402017377
ISBN-10: 1402017375
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: February 29th, 2004
Pages: 613
Language: English
Series: Water Science and Technology Library