Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 28, issue 14
Articles | Volume 28, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3219-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3219-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 28, issue 14
Research article
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24 Jul 2024
Research article |  | 24 Jul 2024

How economically and environmentally viable are multiple dams in the upper Cauvery Basin, India? A hydro-economic analysis using a landscape-based hydrological model

Anjana Ekka, Yong Jiang, Saket Pande, and Pieter van der Zaag

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For the first time, we analyse the economic and ecological performance of existing multiple big reservoirs on a daily timescale for a major river basin (upper Cauvery) in India, where pre-intervention data were not available but where there are increasing calls for such assessments. Results show that smaller reservoirs on smaller streams that maximize the economic value of stored water are better for the basin economy and the environment. The approach can help to prioritize dam removals.
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