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Karnataka
Be the Change' Conference on Food, Health and Climate Change, Bhoomi Network, Bangalore
Posted on 29 Oct, 2009 01:13 PMBhoomi Network is organising a 2 day 'Be the Change' Conference on Food, Health and Climate Change at St.John's Auditorium, Kormangala, Bangalore - 35.
Award-winning initiatives taken up by the City Managers' Association Karnataka on urban water management - Case studies
Posted on 28 Oct, 2009 12:36 PMThe following case studies describe the work of the City Managers' Association Karnataka in water management covering rainwater harvesting, watershed development, drinking water and water body restoration initiatives, set in an urban context. These initiatives were implemented in association with urban local bodies - Town Municipal Council Kundapura, Town Municipal Council Hosadurga, City Municipal Council Chitradurga, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC).
Contact information of nodal officers for flood relief in Belgaum, Bijapur and Gadag
Posted on 27 Oct, 2009 05:42 PM
We thank Sevabharati Karnataka, www.sevabharatikarnata.org from where we have picked up these files.
Sevabharati Karnataka - Information on the organisation
Posted on 27 Oct, 2009 05:37 PMSevabharati Karnataka is one of the organisations working on relief work. They are planning to build 2349 homes at a cost of Rs. 1 Lakh each in 19 villages across 7 affected districts. More information is available at their site:
http://www.sevabharatikarnataka.org
Groundwater quality scenario in Karnataka state - District-wise individual reports (2004)
Posted on 27 Oct, 2009 03:36 PMAs part of its committment to provide safe drinking water to its rural communities, the Karnataka State Government as part of its World Bank-assisted Jal Nirmal Yojana program, implemented through the Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, took an initiative to adopt a Geographical Information System (GIS) approach to develop a Spatial Information and Knowledge base on groundwater quality of Karnataka.
Ramky landfill at Mavallipura, Bangalore must be phased out
Posted on 26 Oct, 2009 11:36 AMEnvironment Support Group (ESG), an NGO based in Bangalore draws attention to a landfill at Mavallipura village near Bangalore International airport which is being managed by a private operator.
Photo essay on water loss due to leaks in Mulbagal, Karnataka
Posted on 25 Oct, 2009 07:58 PMAs I had been waking up to the leaky tap in my new house for quite some time; I thought it would be interesting to look at the different ways water gets wasted. In this post I attempt to do a photo blog from my past photo collections on this subject from different parts of the country.
Plastics in Packaging of Drinking Water - CIPET Mysore
Posted on 21 Oct, 2009 04:26 PMThis presentation by Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) Mysore, was made at the Seminar on Packaged Water Industry in India, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on 30th June 2009.
Consultation on sustainable sanitation at Arghyam Trust Bangalore (9th Sept 2009)
Posted on 21 Oct, 2009 12:01 PMA consultation was organised by Arghyam Trust on 9th September 2009 at Bangalore, to share civil society experiences regarding sustainable sanitation with the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission was represented at the event by Dr. Mihir Shah. The focus of the consultation was largely on rural sanitation.