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Presentation on rainwater harvesting by BWSSB at Kormangala
Posted on 07 May, 2010 11:29 AMOrganizer: Environmental Synergies in Development
Venue: Mantri Classic Hall. ST Bed
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Ensuring safe drinking water through innovative technologies to eradicate fluorosis - Sachetana Project - Information manual by BIRDK and Govt of Karnataka
Posted on 05 May, 2010 05:31 PMThis manual produced by BIRD-K and DRDPR (GoK) provides the details of the Sachetana project that aims to provide safe drinking water to fluorosis affected populations through the adoption of innovative technologies for rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge.
The project is being implemented through the Gram Panchayats of 60 villages from 4 taluks among three districts of Karnataka state over a period of five years (2006-11).
The objectives of the project include:
- Provision of safe drinking water through innovative rain harvesting structures
- Recharge of groundwater through excavation of percolation ponds
- Recharge of existing bore wells and direct recharge of aquifers
- Awareness generation activities to promote sustainable management and management of water resources and water harvesting structures.
International Conference on Water, Plumbing Sanitation & Health : Issues & Challenges, Bangalore University, Bangalore
Posted on 30 Apr, 2010 11:27 PMThemes: Water Plumbing Sanitation & Health-Issues & Challenges
Film festival - Food sovereignty, Bangalore Film Society, Bangalore
Posted on 30 Apr, 2010 04:12 PMOrganizer: The Bangalore Film Society
Venue: Visthar, Bangalore
Deascription: The Bangalore Film Society presents a 1-day film festival on Food Sovereignty and Food Security on May 1st at the Festival of Just Peace, Visthar Bangalore.
More rain water needed for the east flowing rivers of South India
Posted on 25 Apr, 2010 01:58 PMSIMPLE & EFFECTIVE Method to increase WATER to east flowing RIVERS of SOUTH INDIA.
WESTERN GHATS are the mighty walls created by the nature.
A study on Bellandur tank and changes due to urbanisation - A report by CASUMM
Posted on 21 Apr, 2010 05:08 PMThis article by Collaborative for the Advancement of the Study of Urbanism through Mixed Media (CASUMM) presents the case of Bellandur Tank in Bangalore city and highlights how rapid unplanned urbanisation has led to the destruction of one of the biggest water bodies in Bangalore Urban district.
The tank provided sustenance for people who lived in the areas surrounding it and provided water for irrigation, household purposes such as drinking, washing and cleaning, besides providing ample supply of fish. The tank was thus an integral part of the society and had a relationship with the communities residing around the tank.
Public screening of the documentary "Water and a City", CiSTUP, Bangalore
Posted on 20 Apr, 2010 04:31 PMOrganizer: CiSTUP and a few folks at praja.in
Venue: Golden Jubilee Seminar Hall, Civil Engineering Dept, IISc, Bangalore
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion. The panelist who have confirmed are:
Press release : UL certifies Kimberlite Chemicals for health effects in drinking water
Posted on 20 Apr, 2010 11:25 AMFor Immediate Release
Underwriters Laboratories Certifies Kimberlite Chemicals for Health Effects in Drinking water
Kimberlite Chemicals Becomes First Indian Company to Earn UL
Certification for Antiscalant Water Treatment Chemicals
Bangalore, India, April 14 2010 – Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in drinking water quality and safety, today announced that Kimberlite Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd., received UL certification for its antiscalant water treatment chemicals. Kimberlite’s antiscalant water treatment chemicals will now bear the UL Classified Water Quality Mark, indicating certification to ANSI/NSF Standard 60 for health effects.
UL launched its drinking water product certification program in India in 2009 and has been working with a number of Indian companies on a broad range of products including disinfection and oxidation chemicals, coagulants, drinking water treatment units, gaskets, butterfly valves, sediment filter cartridges and activated carbon. Kimberlite, a renowned company known for its world-class technology product and service in the field of specialty chemicals and coatings, is the first Indian manufacturer to be certified through UL’s water program for antiscalant water treatment chemicals.
UL’s certification of Kimberlite’s antiscalant chemicals provides verification that these chemicals have been independently tested and validated to meet both industry standards for health effects in drinking water as well as UL’s rigorous certification requirements. Antiscalant chemicals are used to protect reverse osmosis (RO) membrane life and are used in industrial RO purifiers.
Best practices for water management at a household and residential layout-level in Bangalore - A note by Biome
Posted on 09 Apr, 2010 02:07 AMThese two documents enlist best practices in urban water management, based on the experiences of Biome Solutions, and are relevant for households in a gated layout/group housing complex, where the water sourcing, supply and management is in the hands of the layout and there is no connection to the the local water supply authority.