Utilising Surplus Rainwater In India

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Abstract: Ample surplus rainwater is available in river basins of India. Any use and exploitation of this surplus rainwater must be based on an analysis of 4 to 10 times longer data of the past.

The authors are Head and Research Scholar, respectively, in the Climatology and Hydrometeorology Division, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.