Modified hydrologic regime of upper Ganga basin induced by natural and anthropogenic stressors.

ABSTRACT: Climate change and anthropogenic activities pose serious threats to river basin hydrology worldwide. The Ganga basin is home to around half a billion people and has been significantly impacted by hydrological alterations in the last few decades. The increasing high-intensity rainfall events often create flash flooding events. Such events are frequently reported in mountainous and alluvial plains of the Ganga basin, putting the entire basin under severe flood risk. Further, increasing human interventions through hydraulic structures in the upstream reaches significantly alter the flows during the pre-and post-monsoon periods. Here, we explore the hydrological implications of increasing reservoir-induced and climate-related stressors in the Upper Ganga Basin (UGB), India. Flow/sediment durat

SUBMITTER: Swarnkar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8484260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature