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July 2, 2024
From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema
Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
June 13, 2024
Decommissioning of open wells: Is all well in the villages?
The rising trend of abandoning open wells for borewells in Chikkaballapur and Annamayya districts, and the potential negative consequences of this shift.
Borewell proliferation may dry up open wells (Image: FES)
May 19, 2024
How do your everyday choices impact the world's resources?
The surprising connection between Wikipedia, beaches, and your water bottle.
A top down image of a lush green forest in a sacred grove in Meghalaya (Image created by: Sreechand Tavva)
May 15, 2024
बेहिसाब भूजल दोहन भूकंप के खतरे को विनाशकारी बना देगा
बेहिसाब भूजल दोहन भूकंप के खतरे को विनाशकारी बना देगा। हाल फिलहाल के दो अध्ययन हमारे लिए खतरे का संकेत दे रहे हैं। एक अध्ययन पूर्वी हिमालयी क्षेत्र में भूकंप के आवृत्ति और तीब्रता बढ़ने की बात कर रहा है। तो दूसरा भूजल का अत्यधिक दोहन से दिल्ली-NCR क्षेत्र के कुछ भाग भविष्य में धंसने की संभावना की बात कर रहा है। दोनों अध्ययनों को जोड़ कर अगर पढ़ा जाए तस्वीर का एक नया पहलू सामने आता है।
भूजल का अत्यधिक दोहन
May 12, 2024
Atal Bhujal Yojana: Bridging ambition with reality
Rethinking community engagement in the Atal Bhujal Yojana
Towards sustainable groundwater management (Image: IWMI)
May 8, 2024
Ecosystem-based approach to water management: Key to Karnataka’s water future
What is the ecosystem based approach to water management? How can it help in solving the water woes of states in the Deccan Plateau?
An ecosystem based approach to water management (Image Source: India Water Portal)
World's poorest population, Bangladesh, suffers from arsenic poisoning
Arsenic contaminated underground water is one such severe problem which the Bangladesh government has failed to manage properly
SOS-arsenic. net
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:40 PM
Arsenic hazard in Bangladesh villagers now appeared as a ‘real disaster', affecting thousands physically, physiologically, mentally and economically; it is intensifying malnutrition, poverty and destitution among the already poor villagers.
 

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An open well revivial in Padiabadmal village, Orissa
Reviving the well was not a reactive initiative by the villagers. Rather it was a most calculated one planned in advance to create a contingency buffer to mitigate vulnerabilities
MASS- Orissa
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:35 PM

A story from NGO MASS on successfully reviving an open well in Padiabadmal village in Orissa, that had been neglected for two decades. In a tube-well dependent drinking water supply system, an initiative by people of Padiabadmal, a tribal inhabited village in Western Orissa, has come as a refreshing fresh water splash.
Nature of arsenic pollutants in groundwater of Bengal basin – A case study from Baruipur area - West Bengal (India)
Arsenic pollution of groundwater in Bengal basin is a geological problem and it is spreading rapidly, because of emergence of new data, increased awareness and more wells being tested
Pradip Kumar Mukherjee
Subhasish Sengupta
Taraknath Pal
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:29 PM

This article published in Current Science discusses the nature of arsenic pollutants in the groundwater of Bengal basin.
A report on practical methods for arsenic removal from subsurface aquifers and drinking water systems
This report highlights and discusses the practical and proven methods for the removal of arsenic from groundwater aquifiers and drinking water systems
Robert Kenson
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:43 AM

This  report available on the Environmental Expert.com site highlights and discusses the practical and proven methods for the removal of arsenic from groundwater aquifiers and drinking water systems.
Maharashtra's experience on implementation of groundwater act: a presentation
A presentation on issues that led to groundwater act of Maharashtra, experiences and lessons learnt from the implementation
Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency
Posted on 21 May, 2009 10:53 AM

This is a presentation from the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency of Maharashtra on the issues that led to the Groundwater Act of Maharashtra and the experiences and lessons learnt from the  implementation.

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The Bihar groundwater (regulation and control of development and management) act (2006)
The act aims to regulate and control the development and management of groundwater in Bihar
Government of Bihar
Posted on 21 May, 2009 09:55 AM

This document from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) site is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1: Preliminary

  • Short title, extent and commencement
  • Definitions
Master plan for artificial recharge of groundwater in India (2002) and its critical assessment and suggestions for revision
CGWB plans to harness monsoon run-off through artificial recharge techniques, but the critical assessment of the plan show doubts about its implementation
Central Groundwater Board (CGWB)
Dr. Tushaar Shah
Posted on 20 May, 2009 02:44 PM

Master plan for artificial recharge of groundwater in India (2002)
GIS based correlation between groundwater quality parameters and geological units: a research paper
The paper introduces the methodology to correlate groundwater quality parameters and geological units using statistical analysis through GIS
A. K. Keshari
S.D.Dhiman
Posted on 20 May, 2009 01:02 PM

In this paper, on the GIS Development site, a methodology is presented that utilises GIS to quantify the spatial geologic data and statistical analysis to determine the relation be
Fluorosis in Gujarat - a disaster ahead: a study by Carewater
The study aims at understanding the socioeconomic impact of fluoride contamination of groundwater on villagers of North Gujarat
Dr Tushaar Shah
Rajanarayan Indu
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:25 PM

This study by Carewater highlights the problem of increasing cases of Fluorosis through fluoride contaminated groundwater in North Gujarat and its misdiagnosis as Musculo-skeletal disea
The West Bengal groundwater resources (management, control and regulation) act (2005)
The act aims to manage, control and regulate indiscriminate extraction of ground water in West Bengal
Government of West Bengal
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:11 PM

This document from the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site is divided into the following sections:

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