India has made a long journey in the field of irrigation by raising the irrigation coverage from 22.6 million ha in 1951 to 100 million ha in 2005. Consequently the food-grain production was raised from 50 million tons to 210 tons in above period. However from the past experience, it is seen that, construction of dam attracts a series of environmental problems in two distinct areas i.e., upstream of dam and downstream of dam.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/management-dominant-environmental-issues-water-resources-projects-some-case-studies
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-s-pattanaik
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-k-mohanty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/water-and-energy-international
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chandrapur-d
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drainage