Hydraulic Management in Manipur

Contents: Preface. 1. Land people and ecology. 2. History of hydraulic management in Manipur. 3. Rice culture and social formation in Manipur. 4. Typology of hydraulic management: experience of some Asiatic Kingdoms. 5. Cultural importance of water work. 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

This book highlights a comprehensive account of the history of water shed related works carried out by the clan chiefs and the Meitei kings. Beginning with a discussion on ecology and it gives the means of statecraft propounded by the Meitei kings. The author further discusses about the socio economic formation typology of water management cultural importance of water management etc.