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MMM college of architecture, Pune, presents environment rehabilitation around Kasarwadi slum in the city
Posted on 06 Jun, 2009 03:48 PMThis presentation by Zarine Jamshedji and Shivakumar Shrikant Ranbhor from MMM College of Architecture
Symbiosis institute of design, Pune, presents recycling waste water in small scale industries in the city
Posted on 06 Jun, 2009 01:05 PMThe industry that currently does not treat or recycle any water. The treatment tank occupies less than 3 m2 floor area and the entire system costs less than Rs 1,00,000 to implement.
Symbiosis institute of design, Pune, receives first prize for the presentation on water management in low income housing colony in the city
Posted on 04 Jun, 2009 04:19 PMA portable bicycle pump reduces the drudgery of transporting water to these homes. They also plan to implement grey and black water treatment systems with the assistance of industries in the vicinity that can use that water, or use the sewage waste to generate biogas.
Critiques of Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority act 2005
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 12:15 PMMaharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act 2005, a pioneering act of its kind, has no role for the people outside the bureaucracy and the ministries. This shocking revelation was reinforced at a recent meeting in Pune, where the chairman and secretary of Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority also spoke.
National water policy and state water policy of Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 10:33 AMNational water policy, 2002 Read policy
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District human development report card for 10 districts- the PAHELI report
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 03:46 PMThe PAHELI report (Peoples' Audit of Health Education and Livelihoods) is a rapid assessment of the prevailing status of human development in a district and covers four major sectors: life and livelihoods, water and sanitation, mother and child health, and education and literacy. The design and execution of PAHELI was done by Pratham and PAHELI district partners.
Farmers participation in management of irrigation systems act of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Orissa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 03:39 PMTamil Nadu farmers mangement of irrigation systems act, 2000
The act provides for farmer's participation in the management of irrigation systems and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The act provides for the delineation of Water Users Association area on a hydraulic basis, which may be administratively viable. Every Water Users Associations area shall be divided into territorial constituencies, which shall not be less than four, but shall not be more than ten, as may be prescribed.
Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority act (2005) and procedure for regulation and enforcement of entitlements (2007)
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 02:17 PMMaharashtra water resources regulatory authority act (2005):
The act to provide for the establishment of the Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority aims to regulate water resources within the state of Maharashtra, facilitate and ensure judicious, equitable and sustainable management, allocation and utilisation of water resources and fix the rates for use of water for agriculture, industrial, drinking and other purposes.
Maharashtra groundwater (regulation for drinking water purposes) act, 1993
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 02:05 PMThe Maharashtra groundwater (regulation for drinking water purposes) act, 1993, take protection measures for public drinking water sources such as prohibition of construction of wells within certain limits.
Drinking water and sanitation in rural Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra- A review of policy initiatives - Forum for Watershed Research and Policy Dialogue
Posted on 29 May, 2009 11:12 AMThese papers published by FORWARD provides a background on the water crisis in India and describes the water and sanitation situation in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.