Water resources development has played a crucial role in the expansion of agriculture and
industry in the Upper Bhima Catchment, Maharashtra, India. However, sustainable water resources
management has become a challenging issue in this catchment in recent years as there is an increasing
demand for renewable, yet finite water resources. Finding ways to meet this growing demand and also to
achieve positive environmental and economic outcomes requires the aid of modeling tools to analyze the
impact of alternative policy scenarios. Water resources management modeling at a catchment scale can
provide policy makers with essential information needed to make rational resource allocation decisions..
