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Cost recovery in urban water services: Select experiences in Indian cities- A report by Water and Sanitation Program
This report by Water and Sanitation Program states that while tariff reforms in urban service delivery are still in progress, service providers could improve cost recovery considerably by introducing more efficient operational practices. Posted on 18 Jan, 2013 09:05 PM

The report draws on the report by Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) study from 2008 which made a comparative analysis of 23 urban local bodies (ULBs)—looking at seven cities in detail and another 16 based on secondary data to understand the factors affecting cost recovery.

Wandering waters: A breathtaking photo essay on the rivers of India
A breathtaking photo essay to show different shades of Indian rivers by Ayan Ghosh Posted on 18 Jan, 2013 08:24 PM

The Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh

Water resources in India under changed climate scenario- A paper in International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications
This paper in International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, tries to assess the impacts of climate change on water resources of the river basins of India, which are of great significance for domestic, industrial agricultural and hydropower scenario of the country. Posted on 18 Jan, 2013 07:41 PM

The paper in its introduction states that the shortage for fresh water is becoming a limiting factor for the socio-economic development of many countries.

Draft report on the exploratory study on wastewater irrigation in Gujarat by People in Centre Consulting- e-disha newsletter for January 2013 from Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society (CDD)
Fact sheet on Community Based Sanitation DEWATS in Salokha Park, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, and basic concept of processing of organic solid waste through composting. Posted on 18 Jan, 2013 02:52 PM

Article and Image Courtesy:  Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society

 Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society (CDD)

A brief note on bio-sand water filters - An adaptation of the traditional slow sand filter
Biosand filter (BSF) is an adaptation of the traditional slow sand filter, which has been used for community drinking water treatment for 200 years. Posted on 17 Jan, 2013 11:20 PM

Pragathi was founded in 1987, it is a non-government, non-profit and non-religious organization that works for the welfare and development of the tribal and marginalized sections of society, particularly targeting women and children. Pragathi is working in Mysore and Chamarajngar District, covering more than 100 tribal villages with approximately 9600 families.

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and National Remote Sensing Centre release groundwater prospects maps for 14 states of India
Groundwater is our main source of water for domestic, agriculture and industrial use today and through base flows, it also maintains the flow in many of our rivers Posted on 17 Jan, 2013 05:29 PM

It is therefore crucial that we look after this resource and ensure that it is managed properly.Over reliance on groundwater for both domestic and commercial purposes has led to over-exploitation and contamination of groundwater. In order to make groundwater sustainable, there is a need to understand the aquifer characteristics as well as its overall geological setting.

Understanding and conserving urban lakes and wetlands: Report on a course conducted by INTACH at New Delhi, in January 2013
What are wetlands? How do they contribute to the ecological well being of a city? Do they need to be conserved? And if yes, what are the issues and problems involved? This 3 day course by INTACH aimed at clarifying these basic questions, citing a few case studies and cinching it with an informative site visit. Posted on 17 Jan, 2013 12:12 PM

Day 1: Introduction to wetlands, their functions, values & importance

The forgotten and fading Mithi river of Mumbai: A comic strip depicting its state
The story of Mumbai’s haphazard, clustered growth and expansion that has taken place at the expense of river Mithi is illustrated in this comic strip by Dhwani Shah Posted on 17 Jan, 2013 09:25 AM

Mithi river_Comic strip

Maps on groundwater quality-Tamil Nadu- A collection by Environmental Information System Centre, Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu
This collection of district level maps by Environmental Information System Centre, Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu shows the details of fluoride, chloride, iron, nitrate and salinity present in groundwater in Tamil Nadu. Posted on 16 Jan, 2013 06:33 PM

The Environmental Information System Centre, Department of Environment has prepared groundwater quality maps of Tamil Nadu. Water is considered to be hard when it contains high level of dissolved minerals. This may be of natural occurrence or due to human activities such as industrialisation leading to water pollution.

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