About the Book: Fish and Fisheries of Indian Reservoirs
Reservoirs are man-made lakes created by impounding river water for the purpose
of irrigation, hydel power generation, flood control and industrial water needs.
In India a large number of river valley projects have been commissioned since
independence as a part of our development activities, resulting in a chain of
such artificial impoundments. These water sheets, by virtue of their sheer
magnitude and due to their high biogenic production potential, constitute one of
the most important resources for inland fisheries development in the country. In
present book the existing literature on limnology and fisheries of Indian
reservoirs has been reviewed