Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Hydrology -- Chapter 1: Environmental Flows and Their Assessment -- INTRODUCTION -- IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS IN ECOSYSTEM -- METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ASSESSMENT -- CASE STUDIES -- The EF in Upper Ganga Basin -- Streamflow Variability -- Environmental Flow (EF) Assessment Using Modified Empirical Method -- Gazette Notification for EF Assessment in Upper Ganga Basin -- The EF in Yamuna Basin -- Integrated Modeling for Assessment of e-flows -- IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS -- SUMMARY -- References -- Chapter 2: Story of the Ganga River: Its Pollution and Rejuvenation -- INTRODUCTION -- STATUS AND IMPACT OF POLLUTION -- Municipal Sewage and Open Defecation -- Inadequate and sub-optimal functioning of sewage treatment plants (STPs) -- Open defecation and unsatisfactory sanitation -- Industrial Wastewater Discharge -- Agricultural Runoff and Soil Erosion -- Religious Activities and Inefficient Solid Waste Management -- Religious Activities -- Ineffective solid waste disposal and management -- Flow Obstructions and Water Abstractions -- OVERVIEW OF EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN FOR THE REJUVENATION FOR RIVER GANGA -- Source Control of Pollution -- Channelization, treatment, utilization and disposal of treated domestic sewage -- Industrial Pollution Control -- Solid Waste Management -- River Catchment/Basin Management -- Maintenances of environmental flows (e-flow) -- Water quality monitoring -- Controlled groundwater extraction -- Other Restoration Measures -- Variety of Riverfront Development Projects on Ganga and its Tributaries -- Afforestation and Biodiversity Conservation (BC) -- Protection of Flood Plains -- In-situ Bioremediation -- Public Awareness -- LESSONS FROM FEW GLOBAL RIVER REJUVENATION ATTEMPTS -- CHALLENGES CONCERNING TO REJUVENATION STRATEGIES -- INTERVENTIONS RECOMMENDED. , References -- Chapter 3: Ganges Groundwater Interaction at Varanasi -- INTRODUCTION -- STUDY AREA -- Gangetic River System -- Varanasi -- AQUIFER DELINEATION -- GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY -- SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION -- Water Level Fluctuation -- Mixing Model -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 4: Microbial Water Quality Assessment in River Ganga (Bihar) -- RIVER SYSTEM -- The Holy Ganga in Bihar -- Sources of Ganga Pollution -- COLIFORM BACTERIA IN RIVER WATER -- Bacterial Indicators Use in Water Quality -- Water Quality Indicator Microbes -- Indicator Microbes -- Total Coliform -- Escherichia coli (E. coli) -- SAMPLE COLLECTION SITE FOR MICROBIAL ANALYSIS IN GANGA WATER -- ANALYSIS OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF GANGA -- Microbial contamination observation -- WATERBORNE DISEASES -- HEALTH EFFECTS DUE TO FAECAL POLLUTION -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 5: Vulnerability and Resilience Status of River Systems of North-Eastern India: A Special Reference to Brahmaputra -- INTRODUCTION -- RIVER SYSTEMS IN NORTH-EASTERN INDIA -- The Brahmaputra river basin -- VULNERABILITY OF URBAN WATER BODIES -- RESEARCH STUDIES ON NORTH-EASTERN RIVERS (BRAHMAPUTRA) -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 6: Flood Hazard of the Brahmaputra River in Assam: Current Mitigation Approaches, Challenges and Sustainable Solution ... -- INTRODUCTION -- CAUSES OF FLOODS IN BRAHMAPUTRA -- EXISTING FLOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -- CHALLENGES -- WAY FORWARD -- References -- Chapter 7: Integrated Simulation of Surfacewater-Groundwater (SW-GW) Interactions Using SWAT-MODFLOW (Case study: Shiraz Basin... -- INTRODUCTION -- AIM AND SCOPE -- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY -- THEORY OF SW-GW INTERACTION -- DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA -- SWAT-MODFLOW MODEL DEVELOPMENT -- SWAT-MODFLOW CALIBRATION -- RESULT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES. , Chapter 8: Effect of Changing Climate on the Water Resources of Upper Jhelum Basin (UJB), India -- INTRODUCTION -- STUDY AREA -- HYDROLOGICAL SETUP -- METHODOLOGY ADOPTED -- END MEMBER-MIXING ANALYSIS (EMMA) -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- Variability of Stable Water Isotopes (δ18O and δ2H) in Source Waters -- Variability of Stable Water Isotopes (18O and 2H) in Stream Water -- Contribution of Rain, Snow and Glacier Melt to River Jhelum -- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISCHARGE AND PRECIPITATION REGIMES -- LONG-TERM CHANGE IN SNOW COVER -- INFLUENCE OF CHANGING CLIMATE ON THE WATER RESOURCES OF UJB -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 9: Geogenic and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Water Quality of Cauvery River -- INTRODUCTION -- FACTORS CONTROLLING CONTAMINATION OF RIVER WATER -- Meteorological and Geographical Factors -- Hydrological Factors -- Lithological Factors -- Landuse/Land Cover -- TEMPORAL VARIATION IN WATER QUALITY -- SOURCES AND TYPES OF CONTAMINATION -- Natural Source -- Anthropogenic Sources -- SOURCES OF ANTHROPOGENIC CONTAMINATION -- Point Source -- Non-point Source -- CLIMATE CHANGE -- TYPES OF POLLUTANTS -- Inorganic Pollutants -- Organic Pollutants -- Microbial Pollutants -- WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS -- Physical Parameters -- pH -- Electrical conductivity -- Turbidity -- Oxidation-reduction potential -- Temperature -- Dissolved oxygen -- Chemical Parameters -- Major ions, minor ions and trace elements -- Alkalinity -- Nutrients -- Biochemical oxygen demand -- Chemical oxygen demand -- METHODS TO IDENTIFY ANTHROPOGENIC AND GEOGENIC CONTAMINATION IN RIVERS -- Microbial Identification -- Isotopic Identification -- IDENTIFICATION USING MAJOR IONS -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS -- Sampling Methodology -- Surface Water Quality in the Basin -- Groundwater Quality in the Basin -- Impact of river water recharge on groundwater quality. , FACTORS INFLUENCING RIVER WATER QUALITY IN CAUVERY BASIN -- Meteorological Conditions -- Hydrological Factors -- Lithology -- LANDUSE/LAND COVER -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 10: Fluvio-dynamics and Groundwater System in the Narmada River Basin, India -- INTRODUCTION -- THE NARMADA RIVER BASIN (NRB) -- NARMADA ALLUVIAL PLAIN -- NEOTECTONICS AND DYNAMICS IN THE NARMADA RIVER SYSTEM -- PALAEOCHANNELS IN NARMADA ALLUVIAL PLAINS -- ALLUVIAL HYDROGEOLOGY IN UPPER NARMADA RIVER BASIN IN MADHYA PRADESH -- Hydrogeological parameters of alluvial aquifers in NAP -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Chapter 11: Groundwater Resources in Punjab and Bist-Doab Area: An Appraisal and Overview -- INTRODUCTION -- HYDROLOGICAL AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL FEATURES -- Physiography -- Demography -- Climate and Rainfall -- Soils -- Rivers of Punjab -- Agriculture -- Water and Irrigation -- Groundwater Aquifer -- GROUNDWATER RESOURCES -- Water Quality -- BIST-DOAB REGION: A CASE STUDY -- Land-Use Changes (LUCs) -- Groundwater Fluctuation -- Satellite based (GRACE data) GWL analysis -- ISOTOPE ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Chapter 12: Environmental Flow Impacts on Water Quality of Peninsular River System: Tunga-Bhadra River, India -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA AND METHODOLOGY: CASE STUDY -- Threshold indices for low flows -- Standardized Runoff Index (SRI) -- Environmental Flows and Water Quality -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Low Flow Analysis -- River Water Quality Analysis -- CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- References -- Part II: Hydrosocial -- Chapter 13: Relationships First: Introducing Phenomenological Research Methodology in Hydrosocial Scholarship -- INTRODUCTION -- PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- Interpretive Approach in PRM -- PHENOMENOLOGICAL NARRATIVES ON CHANGE IN ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPE OF SUNDARBANS -- CONCLUSION -- References. , Chapter 14: Socio-hydrology: A Holistic Approach to Water-Human Nexus in Large Riverine Islands of India, Bangladesh and Vietn... -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- EXPECTED DELIVERABLES/OUTPUTS -- RELEVANCE -- APN´s Strategic Plan -- Policy Processes and Sustainability -- Scientific Capacity Development for Global Change Research -- CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD -- References -- Chapter 15: Interlinking of Indian Rivers: Floated Myths, Flouted Realities -- INTERLINKING RIVERS: A CONCERN -- ILR AS A REMEDY FOR INDIA´S WATER WOES -- Co-managing `Menace´ of Floods and `Curse´ of Drought -- Interlinking for Food- and Water-secure Future -- Hydropower and Other Incidental Benefits -- UNDERSTANDING THE CRITICISM FOR ILR -- Flawed Assumptions and Miscalculated Benefits -- Overlooking Alternatives: A Case for Local Solutions -- Emerging Ecological Concerns -- ILR IN LIGHT OF EMERGING NEW PARADIGM OF INTEGRATED WATER GOVERNANCE -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ANNEXURE -- References -- Chapter 16: Dynamics of Transboundary River Conflicts vis-à-vis Nature Based Negotiated Approach (NBNA) Solution: Case Study R... -- INTRODUCTION -- WATER CONFLICTS: HYDRO POLITICS OCCUPY THE PIVOTAL POINT -- TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER PARADIGM IN SOUTH ASIA -- INDIA BANGLADESH RIVER DYNAMICS -- TEESTA WATER SHARING POLITICS: REALITY VERSUS RHETORIC (CASE STUDY) -- Hardly any water available to split between India and Bangladesh -- Poor Planning: Priorities Changed -- Hydroelectricity Factor -- Measuring Water Flow During Wrong Time -- The Teesta-Mahananda Link Canal Impact -- The Climate Change Effect -- NATURE BASED NEGOTIATED APPROACH (NBNA)IS THE KEY -- References -- Part III: Hydro-heritage -- Chapter 17: A Deep Ecological Exploration of Indian River Systems: Review of Its Cultural Landscape and Triveni Sangam Case -- INTRODUCTION -- DEEP ECOLOGY AND FLOW OF RIVERS. , RIVERS IN INDIAN LANDSCAPE.