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Flood Relief Camp - Cheers to their Spirits!
Posted on 15 Oct, 2009 04:16 PMFriends,
This being a water related portal, most of you reading this will be aware of how important is water to one. In recent days, you all might be seeing that there has been devastating floods and huge amount of destruction caused by Rain. It was really very painful for all of us to see the situation over in northern karnataka wherein people have lost almost everything - Houses and crops. For a farmer, water is everything. Without this, he cant even imagine his life.
Just imagine a farmer for whom water is something like a GOD suddenly becoming destructive. This is what has happened in many villages of northern Karnataka. Whole of Onion, sugarcane crops is completely blown away due to heavy rains.
We, a team of Volunteers from Aastha went to Ramdurga Taluk of Belgaum district to do our bit to all those who have been hit by heavy rains and floods. With the support of our Keane colleagues, we were able to collect huge amount of old clothes and donation. With the donation we received, we purachased, sarees, utensils, dhothi, towels, blankets, biscuits and with the assistance of Taluk tahsildar and local Village heads, we were able to support more than 200 families.
But, there were so many children crying out of hunger which made our hearts heavier than ever.
In the name of floods and heavy rain, it has made so many people homeless!!
Sanitation in the flood affected areas - Biome Solutions
Posted on 15 Oct, 2009 02:16 PMBiome Solutions, a Bangalore-based company working on sustainable architecture and buildings visited some flood affected areas in Guntur to observe the situation and see the suitability of applying "Ecological Sanitation", a new approach to sanitation. (Search on India Water Portal for "Ecological sanitation" for more information on this). Their report after their travels can be seen below.
A point of interest is the picture of a flooded toilet. Pit toilets which are the norm in rural areas have the disadvantage that during floods the pit below the toilet (where the human waste accumulates over time) gets flooded and the toilet becomes unusable. The faecal matter can come out of the toilet pan and create a real mess which needs to be cleaned up.
Read their report at:
http://biomesolutions.blogspot.com/2009/10/visit-to-flood-affected-areas-in-guntur.html
News updates - 15th October, 2009
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 02:23 PMPicture from https://www.thehindu.com : (https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/14/images/2009101451490301.jpg) , drinking water being supplied by tanker in Bellary district
No fresh flood threat:
https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/13/stories/2009101353490400.htm
Several articles cover the post-mortem of the floods, triggered by CWC statements that their warning to the government of AP was ignored
PIL filed alleging negligence on the part of AP government
Rosaiah reacts:
https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/14/stories/2009101450460100.htm
https://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/13/stories/2009101359070300.htm
Explore opportunities with India Water Portal to serve the people affected in the floods
Posted on 14 Oct, 2009 02:13 PMThe recent floods in North Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have caused widespread devastation.Government and civil society organisations have responded quickly and relief work is going on on a wide scale. There will be a high degree of activity in relief and rehabilitation for the next 6 months for sure.
Proceedings of the consultation on Emerging Water Regulatory Frameworks and Related Reforms in Water Governance in Karnataka
Posted on 13 Oct, 2009 11:56 AMThe proceedings of the Consultation on “Emerging Water Regulatory Frameworks and Related Reforms in Water Governance in Karnataka” that was held on 02 September 2009 at Bangalore. Please do send us your comments.
In continuation with our efforts within Karnataka we have taken up two initiatives:
- Review of the ongoing reform processes in Urban Water Governance, with a special focus on the establishment of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Council.
- Preparation of a general reader on water governance in the form of a booklet with a special focus on regulatory reforms in Karnataka, available both in Karnataka and Kannada (targeted at non-academic audiences such as NGO's and CSO's).
Water Literacy Foundation looking for a Program Co-Ordinator
Posted on 12 Oct, 2009 09:39 AMBackground: Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) is a Citizen Sector Organization is carrying out pioneering work in Rain Water Harvesting in Urban,Industrial,Rural area and is recognized widely in Social networks. WLF is actively participating in governmental and private projects that harvest water for rural and urban needs.
National Conference on urban water management : Challenges and options, 13 Feb. 2009, Bangalore
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 06:21 PMNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT: CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS
13-15th December 2009, Bangalore, India
A National Conference on Urban Water Management: Challenges and Option is being organised on 13-15th December, 2009 in Bangalore.
How to conduct survey of water and sanitation: A reference toolkit by Arghyam
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 02:03 PMIn 2008-2009 Arghyam conducted an extensive household survey of water and sanitation in rural Karnataka, covering 17,200 households and 172 Gram Panchayats.
Information from ReliefWeb
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 12:45 AMA map of the affected areas can be seen at this URL
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/(db900SID)/LPAA-7WKB6S/picture/0.84?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif
and is also attached to this blog entry
The below is a brief summary of the events:
OVERALL SITUATION
Heavy rains due to depression in the Bay of Bengal and low pressure from the Arabian Sea from Sep tember 29 to October 2 have caused flash floods in north Karnataka and the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, affecting nearly two million people and claiming 210 lives. In Karnataka, 15 districts are affected and 161 people have nearly tw millionperished. In Andhra Pradesh, five districts were hit by the flash flood and 49 people have lost their lives. However, of the two million, 1.4 million people affected are from Andhra Pradesh.
ACT International, Goonj, Oxfam India gear up for relief work; warn about water and sanitation risks in flood affected areas
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 12:26 AMOxfam India has sent teams to survey and gauge the situation in flood affected areas. They point out that as these are mostly arid areas, they are particularly ill-prepared to deal with floods.
Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/OME0a