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"Bhakra-Parat Dar Parat Ek Padtal":Hindi version of Shripad Dharmadhikari's book "Unravelling Bhakra"

Hindi version of Shripad Dharmadhikari's book "Unravelling Bhakra" is now available. It is titled Bhakra - Parat Dar Parat Ek Padtal.

Posted on 27 Oct, 2007 03:31 AM

Ordering and other information about the book is here

New website on "rainfed farming" by WASSAN

The website is setup and maintained by WASSAN and focusses on rainfed farming

Posted on 09 Oct, 2007 04:55 AM

Click here to view the website

"Himalayan Water Portal" launched by Himalaya Seva Sangh

The website aims to share the information, analysis and research regarding water and sanitation related issues of the Himalayan region

Posted on 29 Sep, 2007 12:01 AM

Himalaya Seva Sangh, an NGO, has just launched a "Himalayan Water Portal" - www.himalayanwater.org. Quoting from their site:

Groundwater recharge from parking lots by Prof. Prithvi Singh Kandhal

The document is about using porous asphalt in parking lots for harvesting rainwater

Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 01:21 AM

Attached is an interesting document from Prof. Prithvi Kandhal about using porous asphalt in parking lots so that rainwater seeps through it and recharges groundwater.

Dr. Kandhal has published many papers and has significant credentials in his areas of expertise. He resides in Jaipur after 35 years of working in the US.

The World Ocean Observatory

A website dedicated to oceans

Posted on 15 Aug, 2007 11:52 AM

www.thew2o.net

District-wise details on 2007 Bihar floods from local NGOs

The overall situation in north Bihar is grim. In all the five districts where NGOs work, severe flood have been reported

Posted on 06 Aug, 2007 08:30 PM

Notes on flood situation district-wise in Khagaria, Sahasra, Supaul, Madhubani, and West Champaran districts of Bihar.These were compiled by the Megh Pyne Abhiyan, a network of NGOs in North Bihar. (Due to the difficulty of the ground situation some inaccuracies may be present)

"Water Initiatives Orissa", a five-year old campaign to work on water issues in Orissa

Orissa may suffer from severe food insecurity, if desertification is not reversed. Its time to wake up from the deep slumber and to face and mitigate the challenges with firm and committed actions

Posted on 28 Jul, 2007 02:38 AM

"Water Initiatives Orissa is a five-year-old campaign which draws strength from civil society organsations, grassroots communities, academicians and others who are determined to work on water, disasters and climate change issues". Email: waterinitiativesorissa@gmail.com

New book on "Role of civil society in water governance in South Asia" by SaciWATERs released

Proposed reader will bring together researchers and practitioners in the water sector to examine the strategic role of civil society organizations (varying from NGOs/voluntary organisations and social movements) outside the spheres of State and business

Posted on 19 Jul, 2007 08:15 PM

The Crossing Boundaries Project of the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) is currently in the process of preparing a Reader on "Role of Civil Society in Water Governance in South Asia"

Visit to two villages in Chhattisgarh that have been awarded "Nirmal Gram Puraskar"

Efforts of villagers for total sanitation in Tirathgarh village of Bastar district and Dabena village of Bilaspur district bag "Nirmal Gram Puraskar" to the two villages

Posted on 05 Jul, 2007 11:10 PM

Just back from a trip home (Chhattisgarh).

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