India Water Portal

Collection of articles on climate change with special reference to India

The following documents address various issues related to climate change, particularly highlighting the Indian context

Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 12:36 PM

Climage Change, Indias perceptions, positions, policies and possibilities, written by Jyoti K Parikh and Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi

Directory of rainwater harvesting structures in Bangalore

Directory of rainwater harvesting structures and groundwater recharge structures in and around Bangalore

Posted on 07 Aug, 2009 12:24 PM

A visual directory of some rainwater harvesting installations in Bangalore is attached below. There are links to descriptions and photos of many of the structures. You are welcome to submit more entries to this map, and start similar maps for other cities in the country.

Megh Pyne Abhiyan: Popularizing rooftop rainwater harvesting in North Bihar

Details of an Arghyam supported rooftop rainwater harvesting initiative in North Bihar

Posted on 07 Aug, 2009 09:14 AM

Arghyam has supported a Campaign for popularizing Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) in a flood prone region in North Bihar. The second phase of the Abhiyan has been designed based on the experiences from the first phase.

Bagmati river embankment breaches causing floods and widespread destruction

A brief on the flooding due to breach in Bagmati's embankment

Posted on 03 Aug, 2009 09:09 AM

Photograph of flooding due to breach in Bagmati's embankment, taken by NGO: Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh, Madhubani"

Meteorological datasets: Download entire datasets for various meteorological indicators from 1901 to 2002

Resource rich app that allows you to download datasets for various meteorological indicators from 1901 to 2002

Posted on 27 Jul, 2009 10:52 AM

Meteorological data is essential for water resource planning and research. In India, this data is difficult to obtain for the average citizen. In this application, entire datasets for various meteorological indicators from 1901 to 2002, for any part of India, is made available for users, in a simple format.

Monsoon clouds at Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Dr. GD Agarwal's fast to resume

A press release on Dr. GD Agarwal's resuming his fast

Posted on 09 Jul, 2009 01:57 AM

The state government of Uttarakhand promised immediate suspension of all works on the two projects Bhairoghati and Pala-Maneri in its letter of 19th June, 2008 and expressed its full commitment for conservation of River Bhagirathi in its natural form ‘from Gangotri to Uttarakashi’. However construction work on the projects (particularly on Pala Maneri project) leading to destroy Gangaji is going on in full swing. The above makes all assurances to us and to Maa Gangaji look as mere jokes.
The Government of India committed immediate stoppage of all work on its project Loharinag-Pala in its letter on 19th February, 2009. But the construction work on the site has gone on un-stopped and on an accelerated speed. This again is an act of cruel deceipt.

Village level maps of population, cultivation, number of wells and water supply Chamrajanagar taluk, Karnataka, used as basic indicators of Godavari basin

Village level maps of total population, number of agriculture families, total cultivable area, number of wells, water supply and overlay maps of these parameters of Chamrajanagar taluk in Karnataka used to assess the cultivation pattern and water availabilty in Godavari Basin. The overlay map of total number of agricultural families vs total cultivable area in ha shows positive correlation in villages having cultivable area above 1219 ha and below 241 ha but in villages with cultivable area ranging between 241 to 1219 a weak correlation is observed. in overlay map of total population and water supply in litres per capita per day (lpcd) water availability is quite low irrespective of the population in the village except for villages with population over 4000.

Posted on 15 Jun, 2009 03:27 PM

Chamrajnagar Taluk- Total Population

Arghyam and India water portal organizes 'water - safe, sustainable and for all'- a design competition for students of architecture and design

The design competition aims to increase awareness on water as a resource that needs to be conserved and on the role of architects and designers for ensuring the same through their designs

Arghyam

Posted on 09 Jun, 2009 10:37 AM

Designs Arghyam and India Water Portal are promoting this design competition with the objective of increasing awareness on the important issue of water as a resources that needs to be conserved and on the role that architects and designers could play in ensuring the s