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An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure

A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index

Posted on 25 Dec, 2022 06:52 PM

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is currently the largest funded rural development program in India to ensure rural livelihood by providing employment through different activities.

rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)

The threatened traditional tank systems of Madurai

While traditional tanks systems in Madurai continue to fulfill the drinking water and irrigation needs of the rural population, rapid urbanisation is gradually destroying them!

Aman Srivastava

Posted on 16 Mar, 2021 11:47 AM

The tank cascade systems of Madurai

Arid and semi-arid regions of Southern-Indian peninsula are known to experience frequent droughts and the watersheds in these regions are characterised by hot climate, scanty water availability and erratic rainfall.

The dying tanks of Madurai (Image Source: Seetha Goplalakrishnan)

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