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Groundwater
New norms proposed for hydel clearance
Posted on 23 Oct, 2014 05:41 PMGovernment proposes new set of norms for hydel projects clearance
![Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada, Madhya Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z.jpg?itok=VRpQZwNv)
Black life: Impact of coal mining in Jharsuguda
Posted on 02 Oct, 2014 04:08 PM"The agricultural production in our region has deteriorated due to pollution. Haphazard mining has lead to serious drinking water problems in the area", says Indar Bilas Shah, a 56- year old resident of Obada village, Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda, Odisha. He's not the only one. Thousands of villagers in Jharsuguda echo these sentiments.
Who's to blame?
![Work in progress in coal mines in Jharsuguda](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0066etp.jpg?itok=t8dBXRUd)
3000 MW Dibang mega project approved without public consultation
Posted on 29 Sep, 2014 10:26 PMDibang hydel project gets Centre's nod
![People protesting Dibang Project (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dibang_hearing_boycott_1_march_12th.jpg?itok=82m3msw2)
Uttarakhand submits Rs. 9478 crore Ganga clean-up plan proposal
Posted on 22 Sep, 2014 05:52 PMUttarakhand Government submits to Centre the Rs 9,478 crore Ganga Action Plan
![Ganga river at Gadmukteshwar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_0_0.jpg?itok=ma_83puO)
Gujarat allocates 3 MLD of Narmada water to upcoming Coca Cola plant
Posted on 21 Sep, 2014 10:27 PMGujarat Government allocates Narmada water to Coca Cola plant at Sanand
![Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola_bottling_1629227g_0_0.jpg?itok=q-zOeXk0)
Applications invited for 'Water for All 2015- Global Conclave and Exhibition', Sakal Group, Mumbai
Posted on 19 Sep, 2014 01:53 PMAbout the event:
![Water for All- 2015](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/untitled_2.jpg?itok=Xd_3V84y)
Experiments with 'community wells'
Posted on 10 Sep, 2014 05:13 PMRapid increase in the use of groundwater and its declining availability has threatened the existence of this important resource. A community experiment by Desh Bandhu and Manju Gupta Foundation (DBMG), which involves implementing water resource development and mobilising farmers to use groundwater as a common resource through group wells, is showing good results.
![Community wells: A shared groundwater resource](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/well_maharashtra.png?itok=ZeberyK5)
A road less travelled: The Waghad project
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 04:18 PMWaghad Dam in Nashik, Maharashtra, constructed in 1984-85, irrigated less than 1% of its total irrigable command area, while farmers in the tail area did not receive any water. Bapu Upadhye of Samaj Parivartan Kendra organised the local farmers, mobilized them to come together and fight for their water quota.
![Waghad Project:Community managed irrigation system](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/waghad_0.png?itok=Xvi1U2xg)
An oasis of hope in the land of suicides
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 10:05 AMYavatmal, a district in Maharashtra, has gained popularity more for the number of farmer suicides than anything else in recent years. Since 2001, more than 2700 cases of suicide have been registered in this district alone. Poor water availability, low agriculture production and increasing debts are the major causes for suicide.
![A check dam constructed by Dilasa in Dhangarwadi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0020tp.jpg?itok=cuDwWboO)
Well revival effort sees many other benefits
Posted on 05 Sep, 2014 12:59 PMThe name of a place can tell one much about its history. Take Mokla talab, a village 62 km southeast of Udaipur for example. Mokla means sufficient in Rajasthani and talab means pond. The village was named after its overflowing talab. But what happens when the talaab is overflowing no more?
![Well lining has improved water availability](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sumitra_0.jpg?itok=6BXa_ZuD)