Getting started with rainwater harvesting: A movie in Kannada
A lighthearted look at getting started with Rainwater Harvesting.
The ACT water efficiency calculator: A tool to help save water
Find out and try the different options to see where you could save water using the water efficiency calculator
Megh Pyne Abhiyan: An initiative to promote rainwater harvesting to provide safe drinking water during floods
A brief introduction to what drives the Megh Pyne Abhiyan
"Sooru Neeru" - A book in Kannada on rooftop rainwater harvesting
Download all seven parts of the book from the links provided below
Nela Jala' - A book about rainwater harvesting from the Karnataka State Resource Center
Download all six parts of the Kannada book 'Nela Jala' from the links provided below
Traditional rainwater harvesting structures of Karnataka - A Kannada book from CDL
Download the Kannada book brought out by Communication for Development and Learning, Bangalore on the traditional rainwater harvesting structures of Karnataka
Designing your own rooftop rainwater harvesting system: A presentation
This presentation explains the basics of rainwater harvesting. Calculate the amount of rainwater you can harvest off your roof and design your own RWH system.
20 tips to help you choose your rainwater harvesting design from Mihir Maitra
Tips to help you choose your rainwater harvesting design, from Mihir Maitra, consulting hydrogeologist
Learn the what, why, how and where of rainwater harvesting
कोसी : जल प्रबंधन के विफलतम प्रयास की कहानी
नोएडा विकास प्राधिकरण द्वारा यमुना के \"फ़्लडप्लेन्स\" पर अतिक्रमण की योजना
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Maps depicting the arsenic contamination in the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra plains between 1976 and 2008
Arsenic is one of the major contaminants of Groundwater in India today, posing a severe health risk to a majority of the population.
Impact of climate change in India: An agro - ecological zone level analysis
A detailed look at the possible impacts of climate change on the different agro - ecological zones demarcated in India
"The wisdom that was !" - A talk by Anupam Mishra on the traditional water harvesting systems of the Thar desert, Rajasthan
The Wisdom That Was !, captures a very interesting and informative talk by Anupam Mishra, on traditional water harvesting systems of the Rajasthan desert.
Bringing Home Rain - A video documenting the difference rainwater harvesting has made to the lives of the women in a village of Karnataka
India - AMS topographical map - Series U502 - U.S Army Map Service (1955)
Download the full size index topographical map of India and Pakistan from the University of Texas's Perry Castaneda Map Collection link provided below
Rain shocked: A Down To Earth's study on the effects of climate change on precipitation patterns in India
A Down To Earth research study on how climate change is leading to a rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall, which is making usable water scarce in India
Augmenting groundwater: The basics on how to construct a recharge well
Recharge wells are one of the best options for augmenting underground water holding. This article explains the site specifications and techniques used in the construction of these wells
Recharge well with gravel and sand bed to filter rainwater. Image courtesy India Water Portal
Hiware Bazar water balance sheet 2007: From scarcity to surplus
The story of how villagers of Hiware Bazaar in Maharashtra turned the water situation around in their villages from 'scarcity to surplus'
Paper and pulp mills pollute Uttarakhand hills
An article from Down to Earth on the pollution caused due to the paper and pulp units in several villages across Uttarakhand
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