VERY NICE approach to the issue. The subject seem to very vast having multiple dimensions and death very nicely."RIVER RESTORATION" or in my opinion the DRAINAGE NETWORK restoration, has been grossly neglected over the decades or even Centuries in some cases. In India,prior independence, some irrigation dams and structures were constructed for irrigation and drinking water facilities. After Independence, the thrust on construction of small and big dams during different plan periods was given the priority, Similarly, watershed management program was planned and implemented for in-situ conservation of rain water and soil as well as to increase the cropping intensity through multiple cropping in Rainfed farming areas of all states.The program was implemented with scientific approach, however the treatment to DRAINAGE LINE NETWORK is completely neglected, resulting in clogging/blocking of the all drains in micro and mega watersheds, with the sand hillocks covered with vegetation and all sort of dirt flowing with rainwater. The result: the drains are seen to be DEAD for most past the year, frequent floods causing huge damage, pollution leading to epidemics and destruction of the entire ecosystem, in major part of the rural and urban areas. Of course many more minute issues can be there.
VERY NICE approach to the issue. The subject seem to very vast having multiple dimensions and death very nicely."RIVER RESTORATION" or in my opinion the DRAINAGE NETWORK restoration, has been grossly neglected over the decades or even Centuries in some cases. In India,prior independence, some irrigation dams and structures were constructed for irrigation and drinking water facilities. After Independence, the thrust on construction of small and big dams during different plan periods was given the priority, Similarly, watershed management program was planned and implemented for in-situ conservation of rain water and soil as well as to increase the cropping intensity through multiple cropping in Rainfed farming areas of all states.The program was implemented with scientific approach, however the treatment to DRAINAGE LINE NETWORK is completely neglected, resulting in clogging/blocking of the all drains in micro and mega watersheds, with the sand hillocks covered with vegetation and all sort of dirt flowing with rainwater.
The result: the drains are seen to be DEAD for most past the year, frequent floods causing huge damage, pollution leading to epidemics and destruction of the entire ecosystem, in major part of the rural and urban areas. Of course many more minute issues can be there.