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Groundwater monitoring network of CGWB for Raipur
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 02:40 PMThe bottom of the page has links to some maps showing groundwater levels and variations in Chhatisgarh state in 2005-2006
Chapter on water resources from the Chhattisgarh State of the Environment Report
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 02:14 PMThe chapter on Water Resources from the Chhatisgarh State of the Environment Report, 2004 begins with a discussion of the problems in the State like (a) limited irrigation potential created (b) unbalanced irrigable land to cultivable land ratio in districts (c) low budget for maintenance of created irrigation facilities and (d) over-dependence on paddy cultivation.
Central Ground Water Board's hydrogeological survey of West Bengal
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 01:26 PMCourtesy: CGWB
Status of groundwater in Charama block of Kanker district, Chattisgarh: Report from Central Ground Water Board
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 01:14 PMThe brochure provides complete information about the block and gives an overview of its geology as well as hydrogeology.
Pre-monsoon and post monsoon levels of water in the block have been mapped along with the hydrogeology of the region.
Download the brochure from link provided below
The status of water resources in West Bengal: A report by Kalyan Rudra
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 12:58 PMThe availability of water, water requirement versus supply, water requirements for some major crops, groundwater exploitation, growth of population, and declining per capita water in the state of West Bengal are presented.
Groundwater information booklet of arsenic affected Murshidabad district of West Bengal
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 11:32 AMThe groundwater related issues and problems the distrcit include:
The Janhit Foundation study of water pollution in the Hindon River of Western Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 10:13 AM"Gasping for Breath" is a study by Janhit Foundation on water pollution in the Hindon river of Western Uttar Pradesh. This substantial scientific report details the gross contamination of the Hindon River with heavy metals and pesticides, and the subsequent contamination of the underlying groundwater water aquifer that his has caused. Consumption of this contaminated groundwater as a drinking water source is shown to be having a devastating effect on the health of the local population.
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination In Middle Ganga Plain
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:32 PMThe School of Environmental Studies of Jadavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19 years. Their website gives some of the details of their work -
Half full, Half empty: A WaterAid publication on the drought and drinking water crisis in Bundelkhand
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 01:44 PMThis paper on Bundelkhand from their Water and Sanitation Perspective series of WaterAid presents how ecological degradation and faulty policies make drinking water scarce and less accessible.
Map: Aquifer zones in Chennai, Tamilnadu
Posted on 07 Aug, 2009 12:41 PMInformation may be out of date