The real problem is that the structures upstream are built without considering the real water demands of upstream and downstream people. During abnormal heavy rains the flood water will cause damages to downstream people, but upstream people do not wish to share the water with downstream people, which downstream people were enjoying since hundreds of years. With proper water management and constrution of well thought structures, the problem can be overcome.
Published by Yogesh Agrawal, Director (retired), Minor irrigation schemes, Water Resources Department at Govt of Rajasthan
The real problem is that the structures upstream are built without considering the real water demands of upstream and downstream people. During abnormal heavy rains the flood water will cause damages to downstream people, but upstream people do not wish to share the water with downstream people, which downstream people were enjoying since hundreds of years. With proper water management and constrution of well thought structures, the problem can be overcome.