NRLP India dataset information page
Short Description
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| Map of proposed dam in the Indian River Inter-Link Project |
Statement: Proposed canals and dams data for the Indian River inter link project
Abstract: The Indian Rivers Inter-Link Project proposes a major redistribution of water resources over the Indian subcontinent. A large engineering effort is proposed to redistribute monsoonal water from the Himalayas and foothills; store water in reservoirs in the rainy season and route it via canals to the drier regions of Southern India. A total of 29 links, i.e. links and 43 dams are proposed. The plan would provide water resources for agriculture, drinking water and industrial use to a growing population in central and southern India, whereas it may improve flood control in the northern and mountainous areas. The project would result in a major reorganization of watersheds, with possible impacts on ecosystems and the environment. There would also be impacts on transboundary rivers.
Here provided are the river, canal and dam data with locations, and population displaced as assembled from 100's of government reports, planning and design documents and open-street map. The data are available in csv, shapefile, and Neo4J (graph database) formats.
Data format
| Data type: | |
| Data origin: | Modeled |
| Data format: | Shapefile, CSV |
| Other format: | neo4j dataset |
| Data resolution: | n/a |
| Datum: | October 2016 |
Data Coverage
Spatial data coverage: India, Nepal, China, Bangladesh
Temporal data coverage: Time snap shot
Time period covered: this is a design scheme, future
Availability
Download data: http://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/data/NRLP/NRLP.zip
Data source: http://csdms.colorado.edu/pub/data/NRLP/NRLP.zip
References
- India plans the grandest of canal networks
Pallava Bagla1 Science 11 Jul 2014: Vol. 345, Issue 6193, pp. 128 DOI: 10.1126/science.345.6193.128
