Rohit Kumar Prince
Rohit Kumar Prince
Evolution of state's role in rural drinking water governance in India
Posted on 07 Jan, 2024 07:23 PMA recent paper ‘Changing Role of the State in Rural Drinking Water Governance in India’ by NC Narayanan et al examines the major interventions in post-independent India’s rural drinking water sector—in the context of the ongoing Jal Jeevan Mission—to assess the progress made in the provision of the service as well
![Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2024-01/pure%20water.jpg?itok=tKYJWPKb)
A reflection on multi-faceted droughts in Bundelkhand region
Posted on 01 Jul, 2020 03:10 PMDrought conditions are not new to Bundelkhand. The acute situation now is a convergence of three types of droughts – meteorological, agricultural and hydrological - cumulatively coinciding as witnessed in Nunagar village in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. We saw hundreds of vessels queuing up at the panchayat well.
![Child walks through the parched field for kilometers to fetch water in peak summer in village Banjari (Image: Reshma Sahoo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic1-bundelkhand.jpg?itok=D-pY0wZ3)