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17% of 1123 bcm = 191 bcm, allocated to EF Utilizable Reduces to 932 bcm Are we OK with that ?
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Tennantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table Description of Flow
April to September
October March
Outstanding habitat
60% MAF
40% MAF
Excellent habitat
50% MAF
30% MAF
Good habitat
40% MAF
20% MAF
Fair to degrading habitat
30% MAF
10% MAF
Poor to minimum habitat
10% MAF
10% MAF
Severe degradation
<10% MAF
<10% MAF
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Report by MoEF Committee chaired by Member (RM) CWC (2004-05) Committee of (Directors of ?) 7 IITs : : : “Research” by individual scholars
ENOUGH
Conclusions 1. Quantity of EF will not emerge from a formula 2. Enough Research 3. Confront the problem upfront 4. Factor in legal and procedural issues 5. Take a decision 6. Implement it
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