Dynamic groundwater resources of national capital territory, Delhi: Assessment, development and management options

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 669-686

  Chatterjee, Rana ^a   Gupta, B K ^a   Mohiddin, S K ^a   Singh, P N ^a   Shekhar, Shashank ^a   Purohit, Rajaram ^a  

^a CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD   (India)

Author keywords

Annually replenishable groundwater resources; Ground water resource estimation methodology 1997; Groundwater recharge; Groundwater regulation; National capital territory delhi; Over exploitation; Rain water harvesting; Yamuna flood plain

Indexed keywords

FLOOD PLAINS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER REGULATION; OVEREXPLOITATION; RAIN WATER HARVESTING;

AQUIFERS; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF WATER; HARVESTING; RAIN; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; RAINWATER; RECHARGE; REGULATORY APPROACH; URBAN REGION; WATER DEMAND; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 77955169136     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0064-y     Document Type: Article

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