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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)
The Tamil Nadu groundwater (development and management) act (2003)
The act aims to protect groundwater resources from over exploitation and to ensure its planned development and proper management in Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:05 PM

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

Groundwater and well-water quality in the alluvial aquifer of central Gujarat - a paper by Carewater
The paper recommends urgent requirement of increased aquifer monitoring in central Gujarat, spreading awareness and using proper water treatment procedures to combat groundwater pollution
Doeke Kampman
Sanjiv Kumar
Sunderrajan Krishnan
Suresh Nagar
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:02 PM

This paper by Carewater highlights the emerging groundwater pollution problems and the increasing incidences of aquifer contamination in the state of Gujarat and describes the drinking water problems arising because of the conta
Impacts of groundwater contamination with fluoride and arsenic - Affliction severity, medical cost and wage loss in Indian villages
The study found that fluoride and arsenic contamination had high cost on society and concluded that government agencies and individuals need to get more attentive to address the issue
Rajnarayan Indu
Sunderrajan Krishnan
Tushaar Shah
Posted on 20 May, 2009 11:56 AM

This document on the study conducted by IWMI on the Carewater site aimed at understanding the economic and social burden experienced by people afflicted with contamination of water due to higher percentages
Kerala ground water (control and regulation) act, 2002
The act provides for conservation, regulation and control of extraction and use of groundwater in Kerala
Government of Kerala
Posted on 20 May, 2009 11:55 AM

The Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Act (2002) As per this Act, the Government may, if satisfied on the recommendation of the Authority, that it is necessary in the public interest to regulate the extraction of use of groundwater of any area, declare by notification, such area as notified.

 
Rethinking the approach to groundwater and food security to understanding the dynamics of groundwater resources- by Food and Agriculture Organization (2003)
Complex flow within aquifers require relatively simple data for careful analysis and interpretation of groundwater dynamics
Jacob Burke
Marcus Moench
Yarrow Moench
Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:37 AM

This chapter from the book 'Rethinking the approach to groundwater and food security' by

Analysis of the implementation process of Maharashtra groundwater legislation
The paper analyses documents pertaining to acts and rules of Maharashtra groundwater and discusses and interviews concerned government agencies and gram panchayat to effectively address the issue
Sanjiv Phansalkar
Vivek Kher
Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:26 AM

This paper published in the Law, Environment and Development Journal aims at understanding the experience of implementation of the groundwater legislation act in the state of Maharashtra, which is among the few state
Geographic information system (GIS) and groundwater for windows (GWW) helps in creating interactive groundwater information system (GWIS) of Barakar basin in Bihar
The paper discusses the approach adopted for establishing groundwater information system (GWIS) where data from various sources can be stored and analysed in time and space
Ashok Kumar
B. B. Prasad
L. B. Prasad
Nisha Mendiratta
Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:21 AM

This paper on the GIS Development site discusses the approach adopted for establishing ground water information system (GWIS) of the Upper Barakar Basin using geographic informati
Groundwater modeling of unconfined aquifer system of crystalline area - a case study in Lapsiya watershed (Hazaribagh)
The paper concludes that the success of unconfined aquifer system in a hard rock area depend upon the thickness of the aquifer material
Ashok Kumar
Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:18 AM

This paper on the GIS Development site discusses the findings of a  modeling exercise that was attempted in Lapasiya watershed, Hazaribagh, India.
Towards a more effective operational response - arsenic contamination of groundwater in south and east asian countries: a policy report by World Bank
The policy report states that arsenic mitigation needs to be integrated with broader water supply sector policies and approaches rather than treating it as an isolated issue
World Bank (WB)
Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:16 AM

This policy report on arsenic contamination of groundwater resources by the World Bank presents the findings of a study undertaken by the World Bank in 2005, t
To adapt or not to adapt - the dilemma between long term resource management and short term livelihoods
The chapter explores the multifaceted social, physical, cultural, policy and economic dimensions of declining groundwater by studying farmer's response to drought in three districts of Gujarat
Srinivas Mudrakartha
Posted on 20 May, 2009 10:15 AM

This chapter from the book 'The Agricultural Groundwater Revolution: opportunities a
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