Irrigation, power and energy resources development in India

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Are Pumped Storage Schemes Beneficial For Harnessing The Krishna River Water Further (1995)

The demand for water from the river Krishna surpasses the available water in the river. The 75% dependable water available in the river will be completely harnessed in next few years. Substantial quantity of water is available at 50% dependability in the river. This conceptual paper examines the techno-economic feasibility of harnessing this unreliable water available during good monsoons for irrigation needs and power generation by pumped storage schemes.

Blueprint For Godavari River Water Utilisation In Andhra Pradesh (2009)

This paper explains how the unutilized Godavari river water could be put to use fully for irrigation with the help of water powered pump units and pumped storage schemes without proposing inter state dam projects. This paper also proposes how the available water in Godavari and Krishna rivers could be used for irrigating most of upland areas in Telangana and Rayalaseema regions with optimum pumping power.

Dams Made Of Steel (2007)

 Fixed steel dams are the dams made of structural steel in place of concrete or masonry. Three dams were built in USA before the First World War and their performance and durability is no way inferior to the other dam building material. More over steel offer many advantages over the other dam building material. This paper deals with the history and utility of fixed steel dams in present day industry.

Geographical Area And Its Effective Utilization (2009)

This paper deals with how geographical area covering both land and water bodies are presently used in India and how transformation of the entire area utilization in future, would contribute to the prosperity without major conflict with nature / ecology.

Hydro Electric Power Potential Of Arunachal Pradesh And Options To Harness It (1990)

Arunachal Pradesh state of India is endowed with rich hydroelectric power potential of the order of 211,756 MW at 60% load factor if the potential that can be harnessed jointly by India and China are taken in to account. Lack of conventional electricity demand in the region is the main reason for not harnessing even a fraction of this potential. This paper outlines how this vast hydroelectric power potential can be put to use economically to benefit key sectors of Indian economy such as metallurgical, agriculture, petrochemical and power sectors.

Krishna River Water Sharing Accord (2007)

The ongoing Krishna river water sharing accord (Bachavat Tribunal Award) is due for review from the year 2000. A new Tribunal is constituted to look in to the issues of river water sharing. This article discusses some of the requirements of Andhra Pradesh (AP) state to be taken care by the new Tribunal while allocating river water among the riparian states.

Model Cities (2008)

Many of existing cities are over populated and the available civic amenities are in distress conditions putting the residents to unending hardships. City residents are increasingly subjected to air, water, smell and noise pollutions. Many of the residents are spending 4 to 5 hours on roads (literally in smoke tunnels) wasting their precious time regularly. The infrastructure being created at exorbitant cost is neither turning in to economically productive asset nor making its residents free from hardships. It is high time that inherent limitations of these cities are understood and new world class cities are established at appropriate locations spreading throughout the country for faster growth and better quality of life.

Optimisation Of Power Generation From Srisailam Hydroelectric Power Station (2007)

This paper explains how electricity generation from Srisailam Hydroelectric Power Station could be maximized by using initial monsoon flows in the Krishna river without effecting irrigation water supply.

Process To Maximise Monsoon Benefits By Cloud Suppression (2007)

This article proposes an idea to achieve enhanced monsoon rainfall on Indian subcontinent by diminishing rainfall on the Indian Ocean. The clouds are made not to rain on the ocean by spraying dark color aerosols in to rain yielding clouds. In this process more clouds would reach the land mass which will yield enhanced rain.

Utilisation Of Excessive Dead Storage Of Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir (2007)

This paper explains how the idle excessive dead storage of Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir could be put to use by Water Powered Pump units for creating additional irrigation potential and as carry forward storage to cope up with water shortage during drought year.

Utility Of Fresh Water Flooded Forests In India (2009)

This paper looks at the utility of the vast fresh water flooded forests in Amazon River, Mekong River and Meghna River (Bangladesh) basins. In these flooded forests, the flora & fauna is richer than tropical ever green forests and many tree species grow more than 20 meters in height. These forests are inundated by flood water up to ten meters depth for 5 to 7 months duration at a stretch. The portion of forest under the water remains verdant
similar to the portion above the water level. Many trees with commercial value yielding fruits, seeds, timber are native to flooded forests. In flooded forests, the fish growth is also very encouraging as they feed on tree seeds, fruits and vegetation.