00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094851.0 260919s2018 ii 00 0 eng d 9789388162463 TD195.W3I43 2018 333.91514 23 Md. Jafar Imam River Water Diversion / Environmental Effects and Implications Md. Jafar Imam. New Delhi 2018. 240 pages Water is the most powerful agent in shaping the earth’s surface through the processes of rivers, glaciers, ground water, weathering, mass movement, and oceans. Water is also an important element that played a pivotal role in the development of the world’s civilizations. Since the dawn of civilization, humans have harnessed water in many different ways for their physical existence and the sustenance of the environment. Diverting water permanently or temporarily for construction purposes, e.g., in river or stream beds, to install sediment control, stormwater devices or when realigning a waterway, can significantly affect the natural character of a waterway and the surrounding habitat. Water is diverted using instream barriers such as dams, weirs, culverts, canals, and pipes that are used in the construction process. This comprehensive book provides the practising engineer with a concise overview of the methods of water diversion and exclusion or removal of sediment from the diverted water as well the significant environmental effects. This book will appeal to at students, non-lawyers involved with water issues, and general readers interested complex water rights law and environmental health. Water diversion—Environmental aspects. Water resources development—Environmental aspects. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control bisacsh