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Longitudinal bacteriological study of drinking water quality in rural western Maharashtra and its effects on changes in local drinking water management practices
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 12:51 PMThis longitudinal study was undertaken by The Foundation for Medical Research and The Foundation for Research in Community Health in the Parinche valley in Purandar block (Pune district) of interior Western Maharashtra with the aim of testing bacteriological quality of rural water supplies.
Status of groundwater in Wardha: A report from the Central Ground Water Board
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 10:30 AMThis report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) deals with the status of groundwater in the Wardha district of Maharashtra.
Taluka-level GIS database for Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 09:47 AMThe taluka-level GIS database for Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, is a CD containing a GIS (Geographical Information System) database of the spread of and expenditure on watershed development programmes in 3 states of India, viz., Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
Micro-watershed database for Maharashtra: Compilation by FoRWARD
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 06:02 PMTo download the spreadsheet Click here
National Water Academy: Short-duration program for NGOs and media, 28 July 2009, Pune
Posted on 03 Jul, 2009 08:53 PMNational Water Academy (Khadakwasla, Pune, India) will conduct a three day “Introductory Program” for NGOs and media persons active in water and environment sector, from 28 to 30 July 2009.
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
National water policy, 1987 Read policy