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A costly 200 km journey from source to tap
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:40 PMIn July 2012, the Government of Karnataka approved the Yettinahole Diversion Project (YDP), which will cost an estimated Rs. 12,912.36 crore. This project is set to divert the head waters of the Gundia River (a tributary of the Kumardhara, which is a tributary of the Netravathi) in the west and transfer it to eastern parts of the state.
![Yettinahole river (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_image_0.jpg?itok=NKtF7nC7)
Cleaning up: From Canada to Kharaudi
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:20 PMIn 2003, President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam visited a small village in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. Kharaudi had done something he thought others could emulate.
![Sewerage work at a project village](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sw_uc1.jpg?itok=8xKQp4tT)
Water scarcity in the 'village of wells'
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:15 PMWhat determines how we use water? Is it proximity to a source or could it be economic factors? A study in Kattanbhavi, a picturesque village in Belgaum, Karnataka, which also borders Maharashtra, gives clear insights into how and why available water sources are used in a particular manner.
![Drinking water well in Kattanbhavi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_in_drinking_water_well_in_summer.jpg?itok=XyDoqQSr)
A village becomes water secure
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:12 PMMewat, a historical region comprising of the present Mewat district of Haryana and parts of Alwar, Bharatpur and Dholpur districts of Rajasthan, lies in a semi-arid belt. It experiences variable rainfall annually and receives, on average, 336 mm to 540 mm, as per the Mewat Development Agency.
![Water scarcity in Mewat](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women.jpg?itok=hCCebv4q)
Submissions invited for 'Compendium on Innovations and Best Practices in Managing Water for Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Services', SuGWM and Vrutti
Posted on 21 Mar, 2014 02:55 PMSustainable Ground Water Management (SuGWM) & Vrutti are inviting 'Innovations and Best practices in Managing Water for Sustainable Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Services'.
Power'house or powerless: A debate on dams in Arunachal Pradesh
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 11:54 PMArunachal Pradesh, a state rich in water resources, has a huge potential for cheap and plentiful power. Isolated and one of the least developed states in the country, today it is viewed as the ‘powerhouse’ of the country.
![Potential powerhouse ( Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ap_0.png?itok=pOeCoXi4)
Sikkim's springs discharge 50% lesser over the last decade
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 11:36 PMThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report predicts large scale changes in temperature and precipitation over the Asian land mass. In the mountains, this translates to less snow, more intense but shorter episodes of rainfall and insufficient groundwater recharge, thereby resulting in the drying up of water sources.
![Rural water security in Sikkim](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sikkim_0.png?itok=8h3up5NA)
Man-made trouble in Bhimtal lake
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 11:01 PMThe Himalayan region is facing an unprecedented onslaught of modernization. Large-scale construction, deforestation and pollution are taking a toll on it's pristine eciology. This includes the beautiful Bhimtal lake in Nainital district, Uttarakhand.
![Bhimtal Lake (Source: Wkipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bheemtal_lake.png?itok=SH5tEGMD)
Water - not a gender-neutral resource
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 10:46 PMWater is not ‘gender-neutral’, especially in India. It is the woman of the house who walks an average of 6 km each day to collect water for household use. In the Kumaon region, a newly married bride visits the family spring to fetch water a day after the wedding, in a symbolic tradition of water responsibility.
![Women & water ( Source: Arghyam)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_water.png?itok=2btpZMbF)