The monograph is intended for water management specialists, hydraulic engineers, hydropower engineers, hydrologists, hydrogeologists, and other related professionals whose activities are connected to water, as well as a wide range of readers who value the nature and natural resources of our republic.

  The monograph is also recommended as a study guide for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as interns, postgraduates, and doctoral candidates.

  The monograph was approved and recommended for publication by the Academic Council of the Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower, and Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan (Protocol No. 8, dated November 3, 2021).