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Protecting the kidneys of Kolkata – the East Kolkata Wetlands
Posted on 08 Aug, 2019 05:12 PMThe East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) are a truly unique ecosystem, presenting a very different sight from the normal urban landscape in India.
![Fishermen use wastewater of Kolkata to rear fish (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ekw.jpg?itok=wNC65WlX)
Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 11:07 PMGovernment to 3D map aquifers in all villages
![Groundwater drops to alarming levels. Illustration credit: KN Balraj. Source: India Water Portal on Flickr](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/untitled_8.png?itok=r1Ev5OeQ)
Jolted by water shortage, Chitlapakkam RWA takes up roadside rainwater harvesting.
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 05:54 PMChennai had a severely deficient monsoon in 2018 with 40% less rain than normal. Since then, the city has been bracing itself for a water crisis. But clearly not enough had been done and the severe water scarcity this summer has been a wake-up call for people, highlighting the urgency of finding ways to use their water resources better.
![Residents of Muthulakshmi Nagar in Chitlapakkam came together to inaugurate the pilot roadside rainwater harvesting project in their area. Pic : L Sundararaman for Citizen Matters](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20190714_203024-678x381.jpg?itok=yVswGrLZ)
"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 02:29 PMVishwanath Srikantaiah, popularly known as the 'Rainman', has been in the news recently for his ambitious project to build one million recharge wells in Bengaluru. Given the dire situation we find ourselves in vis-à-vis water, the initiative could not have come at a better time.
![Ramakrishna Bovi is a traditional well-digger in Bengaluru. Image credit: Citizen Matters](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/citizen-live-ramakrishna-bovi-678x381.png?itok=AEp4EdmO)
35 years on, government looks away as Bhopal neighbourhood continues to drink chemical-laden water
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 02:09 PMAlia, 15, cannot move or talk. “She is totally dependent on me,” said her father Mohammad Asad, an electrician. “Her mother passed away almost nine years back. I have to remain with her most of the time”.
![Children at the Chingari Trust, Bhopal. Pic: Shuriah Niazi for Citizen Matters](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bhopal-children-chingari-trust-678x381.jpg?itok=qBmDQLAv)
Lok Sabha passes inter-state river disputes bill
Posted on 06 Aug, 2019 02:45 PMLok Sabha passes Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019
![Cauvery river in Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z_0_0.jpg?itok=a5qJaHXF)
Fertiliser sector’s bleak record on water use in India
Posted on 06 Aug, 2019 02:09 PMCentre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi based non-profit has rated the country’s fertilizer sector on several parameters, in a first of its kind study. The rating, done over an 18-month-long process, covered 28 of the 32 functional fertilizer units in the country.
![There is need to improve the environmental performance of the fertiliser sector through multi-directional initiatives (Image: MaDailyGist)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fertiliser-plant_web_3.jpg?itok=nc1eXBHD)
All work and some play
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 12:11 PMIndia is, by far, the world’s largest groundwater economy. India’s annual withdrawal of fresh groundwater (253 Billion Cubic Metres in 2013) amounts to one fourth of the global total and is more than that of China and the US combined. Over 80% of water extracted is used in agriculture. The share of tubewells in net irrigated area rose from a mere 1% in 1960-61 to over 40% in 2013-14.
![Villagers in Magradeh, Madhya Pradesh watching neighbouring farmers play a game. Image credit: Water Practitioners Network](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/0b159c_a33b570c91a94a6f8c731c9d513524f8_mv2.png?itok=gxErJEEQ)
Is the Jalayukt Shivar Abhiyan just a quick fix to manage droughts?
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 10:29 AMMaharashtra is reeling under drought this year too, with the situation in Marathwada particularly bad.
![Quick fix solutions to droughts will not work (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/droughts_a_2.jpg?itok=YWWZZ7If)