Regulatory Initiatives of Central Asian Countries in Addressing Transboundary Water Issues

After the collapse of the USSR the Central Asian countries found themselves facing serious regional challenges that hinder constructive interstate cooperation. Among such challenges the problem of transboundary water resources should be highlighted. The lack of a coordinated policy for regulating water flows continues to put the Central Asian countries in a vulnerable position, negatively affecting their national security, socio-economic development and the environmental situation in the region. Throughout their sovereign development the countries of the region tried to solve transboundary water problems by combining external and internal mechanisms. However, a solution to the problem that would meet the national interests of all interested countries was not found.Recently the ruling elites of the Central Asian countries have intensified the process of solving the water problem showing political will. They put forward a number of initiatives. A big role in reviving this issue belongs to Uzbekistan which has opened a new milestone in the settlement of water and energy conflicts in the region. Uzbekistan demonstrates a desire to solve the water problem constructively at the regional level. In this regard the proposals of the President of Uzbekistan Sh.Mirziyoyev acquired great importance in solving the transboundary water problems of Central Asia. In 2018 Sh. Mirziyoyev put forward the initiative to adopt a Regional program for the rational use of water resources in Central Asia. Shortly before that he expressed a desire to participate in the implementation of joint hydropower projects with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Analyzing the current shifts in the water and energy issue we can talk about increasing trust between the countries of Central Asia and the beginning of the formation of a new regional interstate model of relations on the distribution of transboundary water resources.

Comets, Water, and Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

We argue that the cosmological origin-of-life problem is tightly connected to the origin-of-water problem, because life is not possible without abundant water. Since comets are astronomically dark and composed of water, as well as possessing microfossils, they are an underestimated candidate for the origin of life. If in addition dark matter is composed of comets, then water outweighs the visible stars, possibly solving several cosmological mysteries simultaneously. This motivates us to consider how it is possible to build a cosmological model in which water is formed in the Big Bang and then hidden from modern astronomy. In the process, we discover that magnetic fields play an important role in making water, as well as addressing several well-known deficiencies of the standard lambda-CDM cosmological model of the Big Bang. We do not see this paper as a demonstration but as an outline of how to address the origin of life problem with dark comets.

Application of Artificial Neural Network to Predict TDS Concentrations of the River Thamirabarani, India

River water quality modeling is of prime importance in predicting the health of the rivers and in turn warns the human society about the future possibility of water problem in that area. Total dissolved solids is a prominent parameter used to access the quality of the river water. In our current study, artificial neural networking models have been developed to predict the concentrations of total dissolved solids of the river Thamirabarani in India. Neural Network toolbox of the MATLAB 2017 application was used to create and train the models. Monthly data from year 2016 to 2019 at four different sites near Thamirabarani river were procured from Tamilnadu pollution control board. Many artificial neural network architectures were built and the best performing architecture was selected for this study. With several parameters such as pH, chloride, turbidity, hardness, dissolved oxygen as input and the total dissolved solids as output parameter, the model was trained for many iterations and a final architecture was arrived which predicts the futuristic TDS concentrations of Thamirabarani in a more accurate manner. The predicted and the expected values were very close to each other. The root mean square error (RMSE) values for the selected stations such as Papanasam, Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli and Punnaikayal were 0.565, 0.591, 0.648 and 0.67 respectively.

Analyzing the Effectiveness of Modern Irrigation Methods in Iraq

Iraq is one of the countries that have water scarcity problem. Many reasons have made this problem to be more complex. The modern irrigation methods have used as one solution to the water problem in Iraq. This paper investigates the effectiveness of modern irrigation methods in Iraq. The paper tests the impact of using modern irrigation methods on the amount of water used for irrigation. The study uses Liner Regression Model (LRM) as a statistical estimation model. The study data were taken from the ministry of water resources, and the ministry of agriculture in Iraq. This study uses weekly time series data from 2000 -2010. The results show that using modern irrigation methods in Iraq has negative and insignificant impact on the total amount of irrigation water. The results shows that temperature (climate effect) has positive and significant impact on total irrigation water. The results shows that stored water has positive and significant impact on irrigation water.

Sorting of Civic Issues using Machine Learning with Image Processing

In our day to day life there are several civic issues which are being faced by each& every person in the world.& if we take countries just like India or any other country where population is too much, in such countries there are several civic issues which are faced by each citizen in such countries. Larger the country larger the issues, because there are several complaints regarding a single issue. If we take just an example out of those like street damages, garbage management problems (garbage bin over owing), Electricity problem, Water problem etc. For that there is a system also available in such countries but problem is just like that it’s time consuming. If any one of us go to register complaint into the municipality then they will register our complaint, after registration there are several days required to solve their civic issues of each individual person who are residing at that place. So, from this project we are just reducing the time of the process from both sides, i.e. if any one of the persons sees that garbage or can say that potholes on the road but he / she neglect that& move on, just because of they think that when will we go to the municipality & when they will register complaint against it. Nobody has a time in today’s 21stcentury. There is another kind of people also present in respective countries, they are very sciatic who really wants to act regarding such as garbage wasting or any other issues. They register their complaint but they don’t know the status of their complaint, just because of that they leave from that topic & easily move on. So, this is just an effort for finding remedy for all above mentioned issues.

EFFECT OF CURING BY DIFFERENT POLLUTED WATER ON THE STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF RC SLABS

There was a serious water problem especially in the region close to the sewer treatment plants. Therefore, an effort has been made to utilize the waste water from the sewer treatment plants for building purposes, so that the water problem can be greatly minimized and the waste water can be properly disposed of for good environmental conservation. Foundation panels in severe curing conditions performed by hospital waste water and sewer waste water.. This article highlights an experimental analysis on the behavior of concrete foundations in severe curing conditions performed by hospital waste water and sewer waste water. The experiment measured ultimate load, first crack load, load-deflection behavior, stiffness and evaluated the crack pattern of 12 reinforced concrete foundation panels after curing the specimens for 28 days. The results of the test indicate that the use of hospital and sewer waste water could reduce the strength, stiffness and accelerate damage of tested panels. Mechanical properties such as compressive strength, elastic modulus, flexural strength, etc. were examined by pouring various concrete samples in the element of cubes, cylinders and prisms, etc. and were concluded to be acceptable.

Optimization of iron removal in water by nanobubbles using response surface methodology

Iron contamination, causing staining, discoloration and bad taste, is a worldwide water problem. It is necessary to focus on iron oxidation from the water. This work aims to develop nanobubbles (NBs) technology to remove iron (Fe2+) from aqueous solutions. In batch experiments, the effects of initial Fe2+ concentration, pH, and aeration pressure on the Fe2+ oxidation efficiency were carried out. The results showed that initial concentrations, pH and aeration pressure are significant parameters influencing Fe2+ oxidation. On the basis of single factor experiments, the Box–Behnken design was used to optimize the Fe2+ oxidation conditions with NBs using three parameters (Fe2+ concentration, pH, and aeration pressure) under the response surface methodology. The optimal Fe2+ oxidation was achieved when the initial concentration was 13.7 mg·L−1, pH = 9, and the aeration pressure was 290 kPa. The regression model of Fe2+ oxidation rate under optimized test conditions is accurate and effective. The results showed that the combination of single factor test and response surface optimization can be used to optimize the Fe2+ oxidation process with NBs. It is concluded that NBs technology is promising for Fe2+ oxidation from water.