THE INDIAN RIVERS: Scientific and Socio-economic Aspects

Book Details:

• Author: Dhruv Sen Singh (Editor)

• Publisher: Springer

• ISBN: 9789811695940

• Language: English

• Binding: Hardback

• Pages: 576

• Publication Year: 2022

• Sale Territory: This edition may not be sold outside India

About the Book:

This book presents geomorphological studies of the major river basins in India, including the Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra basins and their tributaries. It also explores peninsular rivers and provides a detailed account of rivers state-by-state. The work examines snow-fed, rain-fed, and groundwater-fed rivers within a geological framework. The book is the first of its kind to provide expert opinions on all major rivers of India in one place.

Rivers are vital lifelines for a country, and understanding their dynamics, scientific properties, and socio-economic aspects is essential. While various sources provide fragmented data about rivers, this book aims to consolidate knowledge on all major rivers of India. It complements works of eminent professors and scientists from universities and research institutions that have focused on the major rivers of India for the last two to three decades.

The book is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, researchers, and planners engaged in developmental work, as well as for the general public interested in river-related awareness.

Contents:

1. Concept of Rivers: An Introduction for Scientific and Socioeconomic Aspects / Dhruv Sen Singh

2. Rivers in Ancient India / D.P. Tewari

3. Eternal Relation of Human Emotions and Rivers in Hindi Literature / Hemanshu Sen

4. Landscape of the Indus River / Anil Kumar and Pradeep Srivastava

5. The Ganga River: A Summary View of a Large River System of the Indian Sub-Continent / S.K. Tandon and R. Sinha

6. Ganga: The Arterial River of India / Pramod Singh, Dhruv Sen Singh and Uma Kant Shukla

7. The Brahmaputra River / Sunil Kumar Singh

8. Alakhnanda–Bhagirathi River System / Sandeep Singh

9. River Ramganga: A Less Discussed Tributary of Ganga River / Ajai Mishra, Shalini Verma, and Daya Shankar Singh

10. The Yamuna River: Longest Tributary of Ganga / Nishat and Dhruv Sen Singh

11. The Gomati River: Lifeline of Central Ganga Plain / Anjani K. Tangri, Dhirendra Kumar, Dhruv Sen Singh, and Chetan Anand Dubey

12. Ghaghara River System—Its Current Status and Value to Society / Rajiva Mohan

13. The Rapti River: Odyssey from Nepal to India / Biswajeet Thakur and Dhruv Sen Singh

14. The Chhoti Gandak River: Parinirvan Place of Gautam Buddha / Amit Kumar Awasthi, Vikram Bhardwaj, Shailendra Kumar Prajapati and Dhruv Sen Singh

15. The Son, A Vindhyan River / Chinmaya Maharana and Jayant K. Tripathi

16. The Great Gandak River: A Place of First Republic and Oldest University in the World / Dhruv Sen Singh

17. The Burhi Gandak: Most Sinuous River / Dhruv Sen Singh, Abhay Kumar Tiwari, and Pawan Kumar Gautam

18. The Dynamic Kosi River and Its Tributaries / Vikrant Jain, Rakesh Kumar, Rahul Kumar Kaushal, Tanushri Gautam, and S.K. Singh

19. Analysis of Mahananda River Basin Using Geospatial Data / Narendra Kumar Rana

20. Hooghly River / Prabhat Ranjan and Alagappan Ramanathan

21. Damodar River Basin: Storehouse of Indian Coal / G.C. Mondal, Abhay Kumar Singh, and T.B. Singh

22. Subarnarekha River: The Gold Streak of India / Abhay Kumar Singh and Soma Giri

23. The Mahi: An Important West Flowing River of Central India / Anupam Sharma and Kamlesh Kumar

24. Narmada: The Longest Westward Flowing River of the Peninsular India / P.K. Kathal

25. Mahanadi: The Great River / Raj K. Singh and Moumita Das

26. Godavari River: Geomorphology and Socio-economic Characteristics / Md. Babar and R.D. Kaplay

27. Krishna River Basin / Anirban Das and Meet Panchal

28. Cauvery River / S. Chidambaram, A.L. Ramanathan, R. Thilagavathi, and N. Ganesh

29. Trans- and Tethyan Himalayan Rivers: In Reference to Ladakh and Lahaul-Spiti, NW Himalaya / Binita Phartiyal, Randheer Singh, and Debarati Nag

30. Major River Systems of Jammu and Kashmir / Aparna Shukla and Iram Ali

31. Rivers of Uttarakhand Himalaya: Impact of Floods in the Pindar and Saryu Valleys / Lalit M. Joshi, Anoop K. Singh, and Bahadur S. Kotlia

32. The Major Drainage Systems in the Northeastern Region of India / Rahul Verma

33. Rivers of Mainland Gujarat: Physical Environment and Socioeconomic Perspectives / Alpa Sridhar and L.S. Chamyal

34. Purna River, Maharashtra / Ashok K. Srivastava and Vivek M. Kale

35. Saraswati River: Its Past and Present / G.S. Srivastava

36. Subansiri: Largest Tributary of Brahmaputra River, Northeast India / Manish Kumar Goyal, Shivam, Arup K. Sarma, and Dhruv Sen Singh

37. Teesta River and Its Ecosystem / Manish Kumar Goyal and Uttam Puri Goswami

38. Correction to: Cauvery River / S. Chidambaram, A.L. Ramanathan, R. Thilagavathi, and N. Ganesh

About the Author / Editor:

Dhruv Sen Singh is a renowned professor at the Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, University of Lucknow, India, with over 21 years of teaching and research experience. His expertise lies in Climate Change, Glaciology, Quaternary Geology, and the Rivers of India (particularly the Ganga Plains). He has authored and edited several books and published over 50 research papers in national and international journals. Dr. Singh is also recognized for his contributions to geological science, particularly in relation to climate change and natural hazards, and has received numerous awards, including the Vigyan Ratna Award in 2010 and Saraswati Samman in 2014.