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Gujarat Plains
Case studies on amelioration of water scarcity in rural Gujarat by Sir Ratan Tata Trust and the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust
Posted on 11 Feb, 2013 05:03 PMThis document is by journalist Suhit Kelkar on behalf of Sir Ratan Tata Trust and the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust. It is a collection of case studies on ways to ameliorate water scarcity in rural Gujarat.
Governing the urban poor - Riverfront development, slum resettlement and the politics of inclusion in Ahmedabad - A paper published in EPW
Posted on 08 Feb, 2012 11:58 AMSabarmati Riverfront Development (SRD) project, an urban mega-project in Ahmedabad has been proclaimed as a case based on “flexible governing” of the residents of the riverfront informal settlements.
Development flows from the barrel of a gun – A documentary by AKHRA
Posted on 08 Jul, 2011 10:37 AM
Directed by Biju Toppo and Meghnath, Hindi with English subtitles, 58 mins
Interlinking of water harvesting structures through link water channels - A viable alternative at micro-level by Ambuja Cement Foundation
Posted on 25 May, 2011 07:39 PM
The coastal areas of Gujarat especially the villages lying within 20-25 km from the seashore are suffering from the problem of salinity ingress. Most of the rivulets that drain this region like Goma and Somat are seasonal at best and their water does not last beyond monsoons. The other aquifers like ponds, which get water from these rivers, also dry up as early as October.
Swadhyayee movement captures running away rainwater in Saurashtra
Posted on 14 May, 2009 03:07 PMSaurashtra is the peripheral region along Coastal Gujarat. It is composed of a Central basaltic plateau that rises 100 to 200m above mean sea level with an average annual rainfall of about 600 mm. The rainfall is concentrated in a few days during which the incident rainfall leads to flashfloods draining into the sea.