  In this paper a Complex Network approach is taken to understand the salient
features of Indian Water Dam Networks. Detailed analysis of 15 river basin
networks have been carried out. The data has been taken from "River Basin Atlas
of India" compiled by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central
Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. The
paper also investigates the correlation between various structural properties
of the networks like total number of nodes, Link Density, Clustering
Coefficient amongst each other and also with the Irrigation Potential and
topographical features like the Elevation gradient of the region measured in
meters. A mathematical model has also been proposed to understand the relation
between irrigation potential measured in thousand hectares unit with the number
of nodes, i.e. dams and barrages, to get a more quantitative understanding of
the system. The paper also tries to observe the response of the network
properties to actual topographical features of the region. This lays down a
basic foundational work in understanding these water dam networks through a
complex network approach over which further work can be done to make the
predictions more efficient.
