Proceedings of seminar on statistical accounting of water resources (2005. June 24 - 25 : Banglore)

Environment Statatios occues an important place in the national seeks to present human activities in relation to environ atmosphere and other resources that are available inter especially water, so t on the deterioration of the environment and the need to improve t There is a growing concem on all aspects of environment is a prerequisite for formulation of various policies and plans to protect and conserve our environment quality Sound database

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme implementation has been organizing Workshops/Seminars on Environment Statistics which act as a common platform for academicians and experts for sharing their individual experiences and knowledge to bring about improvement in environment statistics. The Seminar on Statistical Accounting of Water Resources is fifth in this series and was organised in collaboration with the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) during 24-25 June at Bangalore,

The Seminar deliberated upon many relevant issues relating to Water Quality, Water Pollution and Measurements, Economic Accounting of Water, Policy and Programmes and I came out with many recommendations. This volume is the outcome of the deliberations in the Seminar. I am very thankful to the Institute for Social and Economic Change, particularly Prot Gopal K Kadekodi, Director and his team for organizing and giving full logistic support for the Seminar

I wish to record my special appreciation for the Officers and Staff of the Social Statistics Division of this Ministry headed by Shri J.Dash, Deputy Director General for organizing the Seminar and bringing out the proceedings in this form.