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The lake and the well, part of a water master plan - Article by S. Vishwanath about Jakkur Lake in Bangalore
Posted on 28 Jun, 2011 05:41 PMAuthor: S. Vishwanath
Video courtesy: Zenrainman
When a city adds nearly 3 million people in a span of a decade ensuring water supply to its citizens seems a huge challenge. One critical thing to realize is that the mind-set of ‘providing’ water has to change and become one of ensuring that citizens can access water of requisite quality.
Hi-tech vs low-tech in the water sector in the village of Dandiganahalli near Bangalore - Article by S. Vishwanath
Posted on 28 Jun, 2011 05:40 PMEver since Schumacher wrote his now very, very famous book small is there has in my mind been a question of the appropriateness of the solutions we urban educated types posit for rural ‘problems’.
An openwell as a source of water in Bangalore city
Posted on 27 Jun, 2011 04:48 PMHere is a 7 household apartment in Cooke town, which is east-ish Bangalore and close to the Ulsoor lake. The apartment had a well in its site, but still did not build infrastructure to use the well water.
Ashwas process handbook - A planning and execution guide for participatory surveys of household water and sanitation
Posted on 25 Jun, 2011 04:31 PMThe handbook was created as a result of several organisations expressing their interest in conducting an exercise similar to ASHWAS. The purpose of this handbook is thus to serve as a template for those wishing to carry out a similar effort in the other parts of the country.
Five years of special economic zones in India' - lecture by Dr. Partho Sarothi Ray, National Institute of Advanced Studies, June 27, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 05:11 PM
Organizer: National Institute of Advanced Studies
Venue: Lecture Hall, NIAS, IISc Campus, Bangalore
Description:
Five years have passed since the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government passed the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act in 2005. Altogether there are around 1200 SEZs in different phases of development today. Analyzing the development and distribution of SEZs in different parts of India in the last five years gives us some ideas about the political geography of special economic zones in India.
This talk will draw on this analysis and the personal experience of the speaker in struggles against various SEZs in India including the proposed POSCO SEZ in Orissa which has received a very strong farmers’ resistance.
Soil biotechnology installation and water interventions at ACCEPT Society, Bangalore - Videos by Arghyam
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 12:15 PM
Water interventions in the society
The society is an AIDS care hospice of about 5 acres, on the outskirts of Bangalore.
Student Conference on Conservation Science – Bangalore 2011, September 14 – 16, 2011, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Posted on 23 Jun, 2011 12:13 PM
Organizer: Student Conference on Conservation Science, IISc
Venue: JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Description:
The Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) – Bangalore brings together young researchers in conservation science to facilitate interaction, encourage exchange of research ideas and methods, and help build contacts and capacity. SCCS-Bangalore focuses on attracting students primarily from countries in South and South-east Asia.
Urban floods in Bangalore and Chennai – Risk management challenges and lessons for sustainable urban ecology – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 22 Jun, 2011 10:23 PM
Two important metro cities of India, viz. Bangalore and Chennai are discussed. The aim of the study was to understand the problems of increasing flooding incidences in urban areas and related contexts of urban development and ecological issues. Data of secondary origin have been collected and interpreted in the context of flood risks and urban management. The paper also conveys wider issues and lessons for flood challenges in Indian cities and towns.
A citizen initiative to save Puttenahalli Lake in JP Nagar, Bangalore
Posted on 22 Jun, 2011 11:50 AMResidents of L&T South City and Brigade Millenium in JP Nagar, Bangalore formed a citizen initiative to save the neighbouring Puttenahalli Lake from becoming a dumping ground for construction debris and waste. A team from India Water Portal visited the lake in June 2011 to see the progress and challenges faced by such citizen initiatives.