Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin
The concept of ‘Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation’ (UTFI) is introduced as an approach for co-managing floods and droughts at the river basin scale. UTFI involves strategic recharge of aquifers upstream during periods of high flow, thereby preventing local and downstream flooding, and simu...
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| author | Pavelic, Paul Brindha, Karthikeyan Amarnath, Giriraj Eriyagama, Nishadi Muthuwatta, Lal P. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Gangopadhyay, Prasun K. Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh Mishra, Atmaram Sharma, Bharat R. Hanjra, Munir A. Reddy, R.V. Mishra, V.K. Verma, C.L. Kant, L. |
| author_browse | Amarnath, Giriraj Brindha, Karthikeyan Eriyagama, Nishadi Gangopadhyay, Prasun K. Hanjra, Munir A. Kant, L. Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh Mishra, Atmaram Mishra, V.K. Muthuwatta, Lal P. Pavelic, Paul Reddy, R.V. Sharma, Bharat R. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Verma, C.L. |
| author_facet | Pavelic, Paul Brindha, Karthikeyan Amarnath, Giriraj Eriyagama, Nishadi Muthuwatta, Lal P. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Gangopadhyay, Prasun K. Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh Mishra, Atmaram Sharma, Bharat R. Hanjra, Munir A. Reddy, R.V. Mishra, V.K. Verma, C.L. Kant, L. |
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| description | The concept of ‘Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation’ (UTFI) is introduced as an approach for co-managing floods and droughts at the river basin scale. UTFI involves strategic recharge of aquifers upstream during periods of high flow, thereby preventing local and downstream flooding, and simultaneously providing additional groundwater for irrigation during the dry season for livelihood improvement. Three key stages in moving UTFI from the concept stage to mainstream implementation are discussed. An analysis of prospects in the Ganges River Basin are revealed from the earliest stage of mapping of suitability at the watershed level through to the latest stages of identifying and setting up the first pilot trial in the Upper Ganges, where a comprehensive evaluation is under way. If UTFI can be verified then there is enormous potential to apply it to address climate change adaptation/mitigation and disaster risk reduction challenges globally. |
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| spelling | CGSpace754612025-11-07T08:44:15Z Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin Pavelic, Paul Brindha, Karthikeyan Amarnath, Giriraj Eriyagama, Nishadi Muthuwatta, Lal P. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Gangopadhyay, Prasun K. Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh Mishra, Atmaram Sharma, Bharat R. Hanjra, Munir A. Reddy, R.V. Mishra, V.K. Verma, C.L. Kant, L. climate change flood control flood irrigation floodplains drought river basins economic aspects cost benefit analysis corporate culture groundwater depletion groundwater recharge groundwater water storage water resources underground storage subsurface runof flow rate disaster risk reduction impact assessment case studies The concept of ‘Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation’ (UTFI) is introduced as an approach for co-managing floods and droughts at the river basin scale. UTFI involves strategic recharge of aquifers upstream during periods of high flow, thereby preventing local and downstream flooding, and simultaneously providing additional groundwater for irrigation during the dry season for livelihood improvement. Three key stages in moving UTFI from the concept stage to mainstream implementation are discussed. An analysis of prospects in the Ganges River Basin are revealed from the earliest stage of mapping of suitability at the watershed level through to the latest stages of identifying and setting up the first pilot trial in the Upper Ganges, where a comprehensive evaluation is under way. If UTFI can be verified then there is enormous potential to apply it to address climate change adaptation/mitigation and disaster risk reduction challenges globally. 2015 2016-05-31T06:22:10Z 2016-05-31T06:22:10Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75461 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Pavelic, Paul; Brindha, Karthikeyan; Amarnath, Giriraj; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Muthuwatta, Lal; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.; Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh; Mishra, Atmaram; Sharma, Bharat R.; Hanjra, Munir A.; Reddy, R. V.; Mishra, V. K.; Verma, C. L.; Kant, L. 2015. Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 33p. (IWMI Research Report 165) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2016.200 |
| spellingShingle | climate change flood control flood irrigation floodplains drought river basins economic aspects cost benefit analysis corporate culture groundwater depletion groundwater recharge groundwater water storage water resources underground storage subsurface runof flow rate disaster risk reduction impact assessment case studies Pavelic, Paul Brindha, Karthikeyan Amarnath, Giriraj Eriyagama, Nishadi Muthuwatta, Lal P. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Gangopadhyay, Prasun K. Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh Mishra, Atmaram Sharma, Bharat R. Hanjra, Munir A. Reddy, R.V. Mishra, V.K. Verma, C.L. Kant, L. Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin |
| title | Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin |
| title_full | Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin |
| title_fullStr | Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin |
| title_short | Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin |
| title_sort | controlling floods and droughts through underground storage from concept to pilot implementation in the ganges river basin |
| topic | climate change flood control flood irrigation floodplains drought river basins economic aspects cost benefit analysis corporate culture groundwater depletion groundwater recharge groundwater water storage water resources underground storage subsurface runof flow rate disaster risk reduction impact assessment case studies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75461 |
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