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Droughts, Drylands and Water Management in India
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- Book Synopsis
- Drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate and occurs in all climatic regimes and is usually characterized in terms of its spatial extension, intensity and duration. Conditions of drought appear when the rainfall is deficient in relation to the statistical multi-year average for a region, over an extended period of a season or year, or even more. During the colonial period, many droughts turned into severe famines causing massive human losses. The first Bengal Famine of 1770 is estimated to have wiped out nearly one-third of the population. The famines continued until Independence in 1947, with the Bengal Famine of 1943-44 being among the most devastating, affecting 3-4 million. The situation improved remarkably in post-independent India. The Green Revolution in the 1960s made the country self-sufficient in food production. Though Indias population has tripled since it achieved Independence, there has been no famine in the past 50 years, which is certainly an impressive achievement. India is endowed with a rich and vast diversity of natural resources, water being one of them. Development and management of water plays a vital role in agriculture production. Integrated water management is vital for poverty reduction, environmental protection and sustainable economic development. Water security is emerging as an increasingly important and vital issue for India. Management of water resources poses increasingly difficult challenges. In this context, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)with an outlay of ` 50,000 crore for a period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20)aims to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level. PMKSY is being implemented in an area development approach, adopting decentralized state-level planning and projectised execution.
- About The Author
- Professor G. Satyanarayana is presently UGC Emeritus Fellow at Sri Krishnadevaraya University (S.K. University), Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh. He retired as Dean of Social Sciences and Director, Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy from the same University. A gold medallist in M.A. (Economics), he has more than 100 research papers and six books to his credit. He successfully completed one major research project sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. Earlier he worked as Director, College Development Council, S.K. University, Anantapuram and also as a senior research officer in the Centre for Planning and Development Studies, a premier State sponsored Research Centre in the University. Deeply interested in the economics of cottage and small-scale industries and environmental economics, Professor Satyanarayana has produced 38 Ph.Ds and 22 M.Phil. scholars in different areas of economic research. He was awarded the Andhra Pradesh State Best Teacher Award for the year 2010. Dr. Madhusudana H.S. is currently working as Associate Professor of Economics, Government First Grade College, Mulbagal, Kolar, Karnataka. He obtained his M.A. (Economics) and M.Phil. degree from Bangalore University, Bangalore in 1993 and 1996 respectively and obtained his Ph.D. Degree from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuram, Andhra Pradesh in 2005. He has participated and presented research papers at various national and international conferences/semi
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9788177084580
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- New Century Publications, (01 January 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 230
- Weight
- 496 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 146 x 25 mm
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