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A turning point in water saving technologies in north Gujarat’s groundwater socio-ecology – a report by Carewater INREM foundation
Posted on 08 Aug, 2010 10:13 PMThe study analyses the changes in farming system and socio-economic impacts at the household level through “before-and-after” (longitudinal) comparison of adopters an
Ingress of saline water in coastal aquifers of Junagadh – A report by CAREWATER
Posted on 08 Aug, 2010 12:02 AMSalinity in coastal groundwater is a widespread problem and may be caused by individual or combined effects of inherent salinity, tidal effect, irrigation by saltwater and by seawater intrusion due to extensive pumping.
Inland fishery in a traditionally vegetarian state: A Gujarat story by CAREWATER
Posted on 07 Aug, 2010 08:12 PMGroundwater contamination and rural water treatment in Gujarat - a discussion paper by Carewater INREM foundation
Posted on 07 Aug, 2010 06:09 PMThe state is characterized by varied hydrogeology and vast areas are faced with typical groundwater quality problems like fluoride.
Fluorosis in Gujarat: A disaster ahead – A report by CAREWATER
Posted on 07 Aug, 2010 08:53 AMStatus of urban water supply, sanitation and solid waste management - CPHEEO data (2005)
Posted on 06 Aug, 2010 11:11 AMThis link on the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) website, presents data related to the status of the urban water, sanitation and solid waste management in India. The data includes information on:
- Status of water supply (physical)
- Status of urban water supply (financial)
- Status of urban sewerage/sanitation system
- Status of low cost sanitation
- Status of solid waste management
Data is included from different states in India namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Pondicherry, Sikkim and Tamilnadu respectively.
Piramal Water Private Limited (Sarvajal) is looking for Chief Sustainability Officer
Posted on 06 Aug, 2010 10:27 AMContent and Image Courtesy: Piramal Fellowship
Impacts of groundwater contamination with Fluoride and Arsenic: A report by CAREWATER
Posted on 04 Aug, 2010 10:25 AMThe field research study conducted by Carewater INREM Foundation attempts to establish the impacts of groundwater contamination with fluoride and arsenic in India. It maps the affliction severity, the medical cost and wage loss through a multi-location study in some villages in the States of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal.
Reverse Osmosis plants for rural water treatment in Gujarat - A study by CAREWATER
Posted on 03 Aug, 2010 10:21 PMThe report by Carewater INREM Foundation deals with Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology, which is emerging as an important solution for drinking water treatment in rural Gujarat. RO plants with capacity ranging from 10 litres per hour (lph) to 6000 lph are now supplying drinking water in several hundred villages of the State. Small sized plants with capacity < 20 lph are used by individual families whereas medium to large sized plants (>100 lph) are being used for public consumption.
Groundwater and well water quality in alluvial aquifer of Central Gujarat - A paper by CAREWATER
Posted on 03 Aug, 2010 08:58 PMThe report by Carewater INREM Foundation deals with groundwater and well water quality in the alluvial aquifers of Central Gujarat. Gujarat has a hydrogeology representative of almost all aquifer types and depositional & formation eras. Contamination of aquifers along with scarcity of groundwater resources due to increase in water demand and reduction in recharge of groundwater from changing landuse, is a problem in Central Gujarat.