01287pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002000040245005000060260000900110300001500119362001200134520074700146650003100893773004400924908000600968909001000974999001700984952010401001180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aReddy, A. Ranga  aWater resources: Need for a holistic approach  c2003  ap.555-563.  aJul-Sep  aConstruction of large dams has been the mainstay of government's water resource development policy. In the process traditional means of water storage and management like lake, tanks and wells have been largely ignored. The prevailing situation of groundwater depletion, silting of water bodies and water pollution can be attributed to unscientific utilisation of the resources. While discussing these aspects, the article touches upon issues like sustainability, inter-basin linking and privatisation of drinking as well as irrigation water supply. A specific study has been made on the water scarcity situation of Tamil Nadu. The authors put forward a number of suggestions on the basis of the success of Tamil Nadu experiment. - Reproduced.  aWater resources management  aIndian Journal of Public Administration  aN  a58598  c58598d58598  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 49, Issue no: 3pAR59043r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR