River Pollution in India and Its Management
Title | River Pollution in India and Its Management PDF eBook |
Author | Krishna Gopal |
Publisher | APH Publishing |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Stream ecology |
ISBN | 9788176484459 |
Water Pollution in India
Title | Water Pollution in India PDF eBook |
Author | Bharat Desai |
Publisher | |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Liability for water pollution damages |
ISBN |
River Pollution in India
Title | River Pollution in India PDF eBook |
Author | R. K. Trivedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Rivers |
ISBN |
Water Pollution and Abatement Policy in India
Title | Water Pollution and Abatement Policy in India PDF eBook |
Author | Debesh Chakraborty |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2014-07-07 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9401789290 |
India has been traditionally well-endowed with large freshwater reserves, but increasing population, urbanization and agricultural growth in recent decades are causing overexploitation of surface and groundwater. As consumption of water grows, wastewater increases significantly and in the absence of proper measures for treatment and management, is polluting existing freshwater reserves. As a result, water pollution has emerged as one of the nation’s gravest environmental threats. This book draws a link between water pollution generated by different industries and the various economic activities of the Indian economy using the Input-output framework. It constructs a detailed water pollution coefficient matrix involving different types of water pollutants. The book estimates the total amount of water pollution generated directly and indirectly in different sectors and activities, and also calculates the water pollution content in India’s foreign trade sector. It also accounts for defensive expenditure from water pollution and estimates Green GDP for the extent and scope of environmental challenges. Analysis of the result indicates the variation in the pollution content of different economic activities. Finally, the book offers a portfolio of policies and assesses the implications of such policies on pollution generation in India.
Water Pollution Laws and Their Enforcement in India
Title | Water Pollution Laws and Their Enforcement in India PDF eBook |
Author | Ali Mehdi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Water |
ISBN |
Ecology and Pollution of Indian Rivers
Title | Ecology and Pollution of Indian Rivers PDF eBook |
Author | R. K. Trivedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Environment and Pollution in Colonial India
Title | Environment and Pollution in Colonial India PDF eBook |
Author | Janine Wilhelm |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2016-04-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317238869 |
India is facing a river pollution crisis today. The origins of this crisis are commonly traced back to post-Independence economic development and urbanisation. This book, in contrast, shows that some important early roots of India’s river pollution problem, and in particular the pollution of the Ganges, lie with British colonial policies on wastewater disposal during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Analysing the two cornerstones of colonial river pollution history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries – the introduction of sewerage systems and the introduction of biological sewage treatment technologies in cities along the Ganges – the author examines different controversies around the proposed and actual discharge of untreated/treated sewage into the Ganges, which involved officials on different administrative levels as well as the Indian public. The analysis shows that the colonial state essentially ignored the problematic aspects of sewage disposal into rivers, which were clearly evident from European experience. Guided by colonial ideology and fiscal policy, colonial officials supported the introduction of the cheapest available sewerage technologies, which were technologies causing extensive pollution. Thus, policies on sewage disposal into the Ganges and other Indian rivers took on a definite shape around the turn of the 20th century, and acquired certain enduring features that were to exert great negative influence on the future development of river pollution in India. A well-researched study on colonial river pollution history, this book presents an innovative contribution to South Asian environmental history. It is of interest to scholars working on colonial, South Asian and environmental history, and the colonial history of public health, science and technology.