01322pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001800040245010100058260000900159300001500168362001200183520085900195650003101054700001901085700001601104773004401120180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aThareja, D.V.  aComplexities of the future water resources projects and challenges for their planning and design  c2003  ap.539-546.  aJul-Sep  aConsiderable development in the water resources sector has taken places in India after Independence. With the near-optimum utilisation of easy terrain there is no other option but to exploit the difficult sites, overcoming the adverse geological and other conditions that exist in the Himalayas as well as in the northeastern region. But the challenges ahead are not only in the complexities of the projects in respect of their design and construction but also in the planning process. Inter-state and environmental aspects, construction materials and construction methodology, sizes of projects and components are some of the issue which need to be addressed comprehensively while planning multi-purpose projects. This  article discusses these complexities in some technical details and puts forward suggestions for meeting the challenges. - Reproduced.  aWater resources management  aJeyaseelan, R.  aBajaj, A.K.  aIndian Journal of Public Administration