Modeling for conservation and management of alanthurai watershed

Abstract

Water is the basic necessity for the existence of human society Water newlinehas been recognized as the cardinal element of nature and has been newlineworshipped as the life giving and life sustaining medium in ancient and newlinemodern religions of the world Indiscriminate use of water growth of newlinepopulations across the world and pollution of water by agricultural industrial newlineand domestic wastes have at present led to considerable shrinkage in the newlineavailability of water of quality necessary for life sustenance Kshirsagar newline1998 Water resources comprising surface water river and lakes newlinegroundwater and marine and coastal waters support all living things newlineincluding human beings Tamil Nadu is one of the water starved states of newlineIndia where the surface water potential has been fully tapped and now there newlineis an increasing pressure on groundwater exploitation newline newline