Sachin Tiwale

The conundrum of water quality in urban water supply in India

This article argues for the need to explore an alternative model of decentralised treatment and non-pipe mode of water supply to overcome the issues of water quality in cities in India.

Posted on 13 Jul, 2024 02:36 PM

The recent Pey Jal Survekshan reveals that only 10 percent of cities provide safe drinking water to their citizens.

Piped water, but is it safe water? (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Does micro irrigation really save water?

For achieving real water saving through micro irrigation, a mechanism for water regulation and allocation is essential

Posted on 16 May, 2023 10:37 PM

Since the last few decades, the central government (and also multiple states) has been promoting micro irrigation (drip and sprinkler) under various schemes. These schemes mainly include National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI), On Farm Water Management (OFWM), and now Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).

Use of micro irrigation technology does not automatically result in a reduction in water consumption (Image: Anton: Wikimedia Commons)

Counted, but not served?

Water remains inaccessible to the urban poor in the city of Mumbai as it continues to focus on developing new infrastructure to meet its very high per capita water needs. Why is this so?

Posted on 11 Dec, 2021 04:20 AM

Indian cities are growing, and so is the demand for water in the cities. Large cities like Mumbai have focused on planning, designing, and constructing dams throughout history to meet their increasing water needs.

Thirsty cities and the invisible poor (Image Source: Aathavan Jaffna via Wikimedia Commons)

Haphazard measures to combat drought

The widening and deepening of Manjara river to rejuvenate it has not served its purpose of quenching the thirst of Latur city.

Amit Deshmukh

Posted on 15 Feb, 2018 01:54 PM

The Manjara river rejuvenation work was implemented in Latur, Maharashtra under the leadership of Art of Living and RSS Jankalyan Samiti in the summer of 2016.

The map of Manjara river along with the barrages and the river rejuvenation site. (Source: Authors)

Understanding the floods of Bihar - Book review of "Bagmati Ki Sadgati !"

This article presents a review of the book by Dr Dinesh Mishra that describes the origin and changing course of the river Bagmati and the recurrent problems of floods in the region

Posted on 14 Jul, 2012 10:28 AM

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Tenda, a traditional system to draw water from open wells that is still practiced even today in Chattisgarh and Odisha

This article and video by Sachin Tiwale describes how farmers in Chattisgarh and Odush use the Tenda system to reduce labor and water the fields efficiently

Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 10:00 PM

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