MM Sarbhukan MSc Tech (Applied Geology) is ex-Director and Head, Directorate of Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency, Government of Maharashtra. Earlier, he has worked in Directorate of Geology and Mining-Mineral prospecting, Maharashtra, and in Groundwater Surveys under Agricultural Finance Corporation and Rural Electrification Program. He has been an associate member of Maharashtra Irrigation Commission, associate member of River Linking Project, Institute of Engineers; and Project Consultant for Integrated River Basin Development and Management of Water Resources for Godavari Basin.
<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">This book is intended to create awareness amongst water users, scientists, professionals and planners to understand this life-sustaining resource with a vision to conserve water resource and use it judiciously.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">All these aspects have been discussed and covered in different chapters to achieve the objectives laid down in the National Water Policy 2002. The book will be of special interest to students and teachers of courses in ecology, hydrology, geography, geology, civil engineering, architecture and town planning, focussing on planning and harnessing the water resource.</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;"><br></span><br></p>