LEADER 04825nam 22007935 450 001 9910299559103321 005 20200703174529.0 010 $a3-319-00530-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-00530-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000074341 035 $a(EBL)1592438 035 $a(OCoLC)868915657 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001066907 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11596863 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001066907 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11079001 035 $a(PQKB)10485267 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1592438 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-00530-0 035 $a(PPN)17610318X 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000074341 100 $a20131112d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurunu---uuuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOur National River Ganga $eLifeline of Millions /$fedited by Rashmi Sanghi 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (417 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a3-319-00529-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographies and index. 327 $aIntroduction to the River Ganga -- The Rich Biodiversity of the Ganga Basin -- Ganga Water Quality Challenges -- Future Challenges -- The River Ganga in changing times -- Livelihood Aspects. 330 $aThere is a plethora of information available on the river Ganga in the form of books, blogs, articles, websites, videos. Unfortunately, most of the information about this famous river is in a scattered form and reproduced from unverified sources. This contributed volume is the first multi-author volume publication on this subject. The River Ganga includes a vast array of topics written by several authors of distinction. Topics include; hydrology, tributaries, water uses, and environmental features such as river water quality, aquatic and terrestrial flora/fauna, natural resources, ecological characteristics, sensitive environmental components and more. Part I gives a basic introduction of the Ganga river. The existing data and available information from various sources has been compiled in a pictorial fashion in the form of cmaps. Its cultural importance with changing times is also discussed. Part II looks at the rich biodiversity of the Ganga Basin. It gives a detailed description of the major floral and faunal biodiversity with special emphasis on the national aquatic animal dolphin and Sunderbans, the largest mangrove wetland in the world. Part III examines ?The Ganga Water as it flows?. It focuses on the water quality as well as its associated challenges. Part IV looks at the complexities of issues confronting the river ?Ganga in changing times? be it snowmelt runoff, river bank erosion hazards and hydropower assessments; how the factors of population, poverty and pollution contribute to the fate of the river. Part IV touches on economic aspects derived from the river such as business opportunities and tourism. 606 $aWater pollution 606 $aChemical engineering 606 $aAquatic ecology  606 $aEducational policy 606 $aEducation and state 606 $aEnvironmental law 606 $aEnvironmental policy 606 $aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U35040 606 $aIndustrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C27000 606 $aFreshwater & Marine Ecology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19066 606 $aEducational Policy and Politics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O19000 606 $aEnvironmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U16002 615 0$aWater pollution. 615 0$aChemical engineering. 615 0$aAquatic ecology . 615 0$aEducational policy. 615 0$aEducation and state. 615 0$aEnvironmental law. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy. 615 14$aWaste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. 615 24$aIndustrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. 615 24$aFreshwater & Marine Ecology. 615 24$aEducational Policy and Politics. 615 24$aEnvironmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. 676 $a333.7 676 $a344.046 676 $a363.7394 676 $a363.73946 702 $aSanghi$b Rashmi$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299559103321 996 $aOur National River Ganga$92516496 997 $aUNINA