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Sustainable Waste Management of Man-Made Dams and Reservoirs—A Review

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Advances in Waste Management (AIR 2021)

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Fresh water being an essential component for the survival of life is facing considerable unplanned anthropogenic intervention. To overcome this challenge dams and reservoirs have been made and used for years for the regulation of rivers and ensure that the adequate supply of water can be supplied during dry periods. Reservoirs are artificial formation, usually formed by the construction of a dam across a river by diverting a part of the river flow and storing the water in a reservoir. Upon completion of the dam, the river pools behind the dam and fills the artificially created basin. Seasonal changes of runoff and precipitation feed the reservoir. The stored water can be used for irrigation, drinking water after purification, to produce energy, also for fishing or another livelihood for society. The sustainability of man-made reservoirs lies on the ecosystem services rendered by them. These services can be assessed against the three pillars of sustainability, i.e., ecological/environmental resilience, economically viable and socially accepted and benefitted. This state of art observed that man-made reservoirs gradually acquire all the characteristics of natural water bodies and hence provide ecological services as well as enhancement in the environmental footprint. Study also reveals reservoirs plays a critical role in current situation although the multi-purpose reservoirs should be a priority to lessen the rate of constructions as well as their ecological footprint. Learning suggest that sustainability of reservoirs is dependent on the location, stakeholder participation and its sustainable use.

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  1. IIFM, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Swati Kalra & Omprakash Madguni

  2. Department of Environmental Sciences, Uttarakhand and Central Laboratory, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board, Kanya Gurukula Campus, Haridwar, India

    Damini Rana

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  1. Centre of Excellence in Occupational Health, Safety, Fire and Environment, GD Goenka University, Sohna, Haryana, India

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  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Akmalov Shamshodbek Baxtiyarovich

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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Kalra, S., Madguni, O., Rana, D. (2023). Sustainable Waste Management of Man-Made Dams and Reservoirs—A Review. In: Siddiqui, N.A., Baxtiyarovich, A.S., Nandan, A., Mondal, P. (eds) Advances in Waste Management. AIR 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 301. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7506-6_11

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