01477pab a2200193 454500008004000000100001500040245006300055260000900118300001500127362001200142520087100154650004601025650003101071773004401102908000601146909001001152999001701162952010401179180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDhar, T.N.  aWater resources management: Challenges of the 21st century  c2003  ap.350-362.  aJul-Sep  aThe present trends of water scarcity indicate that it is going to be critical problem in the 21st Century. This article presents a comprehensive survey of the existing scenario of the water resources management and water related issues facing the country. The first and foremost is the need for resource conservation, efficiency in water uses, minimisation of losses and recycling of used water. Agriculture being the largest consumer of water, the article suggests adoption of water-conserving cropping patterns, water harvesting and water pricing policies to discourage waste. The core strategy of watershed management lies in a combination of protection, regeneration and production. It concludes that to address the problem fully and severely both the Central and state governments must seek and enlist the involvement of communities at all levels. - Reproduced.  aWater resources management - 21st century  aWater resources management  aIndian Journal of Public Administration  aN  a58578  c58578d58578  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 49, Issue no: 3pAR59023r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR