India’s Silent Water Crisis: Why Civil Engineers Must Lead the Next Wave of Irrigation Innovation and Management
Author: Dr. J. D. Chaitanya Kumar, Head of the Civil Engineering Department, KL Deemed to be University India’s extensive canal system, a vital network for irrigation and transportation once celebrated as engineering marvels, are now struggling with inefficiencies such as seepage, siltation, operational losses, lack of maintenance, illegal water use, and uneven water distribution. Modern…