TY - BOOK AU - Nath,K..J. AU - Sharma,Vinod Prakash ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Water and Sanitation in the New Millennium SN - 9788132239000 AV - QH540.W3 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - New Delhi PB - Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd. KW - Ecology  KW - Environmental health KW - Water-supply KW - Environmental management KW - Water pollution KW - Sustainable development KW - Ecology KW - Water and Health KW - Water Industry/Water Technologies KW - Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution KW - Sustainable Development N2 - This contributed volume is about water resources, their variability with prevalent environmental conditions and its sustainable management in India. Water has always been the life line for survival. An adequate supply of safe drinking water is one of the major pre-requisites for a healthy life. Time and again water has been a means of consolidating power in the human society. In the beginning of the new millennium, water has become a major issue in India. India is known to have the gift of its unique river systems have abundant water resources but ironically India faces  severe water crises and other water management issues on a vast scale. The water related issues in India varies with both time and space. From crises of potable water, lack of sanitation, water borne diseases, to pesticide and heavy metal contamination, water related predicaments are highly prevalent in India and are more grave in rural set up UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3745-7 ER -