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Karnataka
Water plumbing sanitation and health; Issues and Challenges - A trans disciplinary approach, Bangalore University, Bangalore
Posted on 27 Sep, 2010 10:59 AMInternational Conference
Theme: “Water Plumbing sanitation & Health; Issues & Challenges-A trans disciplinary approach”
Case studies on water quality - A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 25 Sep, 2010 10:19 AMThis presentation by ACWADAM deals with monitoring of water quality in a watershed. It describes the process of going about conducting a hydrogeological study of the watershed, right from the study of the basic geology to the importance of the quality of groundwater in the watershed. The main hydrogeological provinces of India are described - (a) Hard rock regimes: Crystalline rocks, Volcanic (Deccan basalt), (b) Alluvial regimes, and (c) Consolidated sedimentary regimes: Soft sedimentary, Hard sedimentary.
Workshop on “Renewable Energy and Potable Water to Remote Areas”, NIE, Mysore
Posted on 23 Sep, 2010 06:07 PM
Organizers :
- NIE-CREST, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
- Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement(SVYM), Sargur, HD Kote Taluk, Mysore Under the banner of FANSA- Karnataka
Notes on rainfall data visualization of Karnataka
Posted on 23 Sep, 2010 10:51 AMAfter watching “developing world” video on TED, I was eager to try out Google visualization API. When I found the rain fall information, I thought its the best suited data to play around. Go check out the Visualization of Rain Fall in Karnataka.
Arghyam is looking for Urban Water Consultant
Posted on 15 Sep, 2010 02:40 PMContent and Image Courtesy: Arghyam
Arghyam is a non-profit foundation, based in Bangalore and focussing on water issues.
We are looking for a consultant who will work with us on creating decision-making tools for practitioners in the field of urban water. We are specifically looking at creating easy-to-use tools that administrators or engineers, especially in towns and smaller cities across the country, will find useful. This is part of our Integrated Urban Water Management project, where we are looking at interrelating the planning and management of all aspects of urban water (surface water, groundwater, wastewater and stormwater management, equity and access for the poor, institutional aspects, governance aspects etc.)
The essential water : An installation by Sridhar Gangolli at the premises of Alliance Francaise de Bangalore
Posted on 09 Sep, 2010 10:32 AMSridhar Gangolli, an artist with the concern about the life and the living, is once again on the pitch of art. In each of his works of art, he tries to be fresh and spontaneous. He bats with the objects and bowls some thoughts, thus he makes his art.
Engineers training on Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS), CDD, Bangalore
Posted on 06 Sep, 2010 01:19 PMOrganizer: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society
Venue: Centre for Advanced Sanitation Solutions (CASS), Bangalore
Description:
The Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society is a not-for-profit organisation working in the field of decentralised basic need services across India. Decentralised solutions for waste water treatment, water and energy supply, solid waste management and urban sanitation planning are successfully promoted for the past ten years.
Seeds of Hope – Agriculture and Food Security - A Lokayan and Planning Commission study
Posted on 05 Sep, 2010 10:37 PMThis set of case studies is a part of a book prepared by Lokayan in collaboration with the Planning Commission titled “Seeds of Hope", covering themes of agriculture, biodiversity, education, forestry, governance, health, movements and water. The case studies related to agriculture and food security are summarised below:
Parichay: Bangalore's tank systems, INTACH, Kudlu, Bangalore
Posted on 03 Sep, 2010 05:07 PMOrganizer: Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)
Venue: Kudlu village
Description:
INTACH Bangalore is pleased to announce our next Parichay, which will be about the tank systems of Bangalore. Our walk leader, Rohan DSouza, a researcher at NIAS, will talk to us about the series of reservoirs that were created to harvest rainwater in Bangalore, using the example of the 1100-year-old settlement and tank at Kudlu village.
Rapid investigations to assess impacts of aquifer recharge - Tumkur district (Karnataka) - A report by ACWADAM and BIRD-K
Posted on 01 Sep, 2010 02:19 PMThis report by ACWADAM is a synopsis of the hydrogeological study carried out for BIRD-K in Pavagada, Sira and Bagepalli areas of Tumkur District, Karnataka. The study aimed at an impact analysis of recharge through borewells as well as suggesting new sites for the same.
The principle objectives of the study were:
- Impact analysis of aquifer recharge through borewells done by BIRD-K in Pavagada and Sira Clusters
- Suggest new sites for aquifer recharge through borewells in Bagepalli cluster.
The methodology used a background study of the area through images from Google Earth. A detailed geological fieldwork in the area was carried out. Various structural and hydrogeological measurements were made to map out the aquifer systems within the area. Water levels in borewells and dug wells were measured. The study area included seven watersheds and falls in two clusters namely Pavagada and Sira. Both these clusters are located in the Tumkur district of Karnataka.