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Ganga
Rift over Indus Water Treaty continues
Posted on 04 Dec, 2016 08:45 PMConflict between India and Pakistan over Indus Water Treaty continues
![Indus river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9245084431_9e540906f3_z.jpg?itok=q7FwhF27)
Ganga clean-up programme has failed: IIT consortium
Posted on 04 Dec, 2016 08:31 PMGanga clean-up fails, thanks to multiple authorities and no monitoring
![Man searched for coins in polluted water of Ganga river at Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020141_365e706489_z.jpg?itok=_gJaxFvb)
Namami Gange not holding water
Posted on 24 Nov, 2016 10:42 AMAfter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power with Narendra Modi as the prime minister of the country on May 26, 2014, the new government initiated several key programmes with the protection of the environment in mind. One of the major programmes that gained momentum instantly was the Ganga river rejuvenation.
![The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9416529216_7b33145664_z_2_0_0.jpg?itok=MycxWJLr)
SYL crisis: Punjab demands payment for water
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 06:21 AMThree states will have to pay for water: Punjab House
![Yamuna river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/the_holy_yamuna_river.jpg?itok=YC7oGAZb)
Kerala declares its districts drought-hit
Posted on 07 Nov, 2016 09:51 AMAll 14 districts in Kerala have been declared drought-hit
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0.jpg?itok=mJGyq9eV)
Funds sanctioned for irrigation projects
Posted on 24 Oct, 2016 07:00 AMNABARD sanctions loan to NWDA for irrigation projects
![Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/irrigation_canal_taking_off_from_the_dam_0_0.jpg?itok=cwG4w47L)
Heavy metals and pesticides pollute Ganga: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 09:40 AMGanga polluted with heavy metals and pesticides: CPCB
![Ganga near Gadmukteshwar. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_1_0.jpg?itok=7A2j7XFV)
Relief in the time of flood
Posted on 13 Sep, 2016 10:33 PMBihar is India's most flood-prone state, with 76 percent of the population in north Bihar living under the recurring threat of floods. North Bihar is home to eight major rivers, all of which end up in the Ganges.
![Pahleja Ghat on the Hajipur-Sonepur road submerged in water.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10.png?itok=bTbNg6tc)
Farakka faces a barrage of criticism
Posted on 27 Aug, 2016 08:25 AMThe chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, called for the decommissioning of the Farakka barrage recently.
![The lower Ganga, just upstream of Farakka, displays bank-cutting and erosion.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ganga_bank_cutting.jpg?itok=EwgV6iYP)
Encroachment behind Chennai floods: Panel
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 08:36 PMEncroachment of lakes and riverbeds caused Chennai floods: Panel
![Rescue efforts during Chennai's floods. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23431905981_443a72901a_z_1.jpg?itok=FA3_adIr)