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The challenges of ecological sanitation in coastal south India - A case study of Kovalam town - South Chennai (Tamil Nadu) - A presentation
Posted on 11 Aug, 2011 05:48 PMThis presentation by Sekhar Raghavan, Director, Rain Centre, Chennai, India highlights the experiences and the challenges faced by Rain Centre in introducing ecological sanitation in the coastal town of Kovalam near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India along with Coastal and Rural development Trust (CRDT), a small non profit centre based in Kovalam .
The coastal town of Kovalam was selected as a case because of its peculiar situation with its location in a fast developing peri-urban area in proximity to Chennai city characterised by good groundwater situation, adequate land and housing facilities, but with a glaring and urgent need and demand for toilets.
World Water Week training courses on water management, Cap-Net/UNDP – Stockholm International Water Institute, August 19-20, 2011, Stockholm
Posted on 11 Aug, 2011 10:32 AM
Organizer: Cap-Net/UNDP and Stockholm International Water Institute
Venue: Stockholm International Water Institute, Drottninggatan, 33, 111 51 Stockholm, Sweden
Draft guidelines for taking up works relating to access to sanitation facilities by Ministry of Rural Development - Request for comments by August 15, 2011
Posted on 09 Aug, 2011 11:15 PMThe Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has developed draft guidelines expanding the scope of works under schedule 1 Para 1 (ix) of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to include access to sanitation facilities. This has been prompted by demands from several States/quarters for ensuring sanitation facilities in rural areas with the main goal of ensuring a clean environment, thereby bringing about an improvement in the general quality of life and strengthening the livelihood base.
Fine-scale responses of phytoplankton to freshwater influx in a tropical monsoonal estuary following the onset of southwest monsoon – A paper in Journal of Earth System Science
Posted on 09 Aug, 2011 09:53 PMThis paper in the Journal of Earth System Science deals with a study by National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa to investigate the influence of monsoonal rainfall on hydrographic conditions in the Mandovi River of India. The study was undertaken at a location approximately 2 km upstream of the mouth of the estuary.
Rainfed agriculture - Meeting the challenges of food security in India – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 08 Aug, 2011 06:40 PMThe paper notes that there are large opportunities for gains from adaptation and new investments in water management for meeting the targets under the proposed National Food Security Act.
Dynamic groundwater resources of Maharashtra – A report by CGWB and GSDA (2004)
Posted on 08 Aug, 2011 04:35 PMThis report on “Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Maharashtra (2004)” presents the groundwater estimates for the State of Maharashtra as computed by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA) based on the guidelines given by the Groundwater Estimation Committee (GEC-1997) constituted by Ministry of Water Resources (Government of India).
Suppressed surface heating over north-western parts of the country and the ensuing monsoon rainfall - A report by India Meteorological Department
Posted on 08 Aug, 2011 07:38 AMDuring the year 2011, the temperatures have been below normal over north and northwestern parts of India due to the enhanced activity of western disturbances. These conditions had raised many apprehensions about the possible impact on the subsequent monsoon, if any.
Urbanization and intersectoral competition for water – A report by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Posted on 07 Aug, 2011 07:24 PMThe report by Paul P Appasamy and Ruth Meinzen Dick deals with urbanization and intersectoral competition for water founded on the view that stereotypical images of “thirsty cities” that equate urban demand with “drinking water” or factories, and rural water supply with irrigation do not adequately portray the water uses in each area.
Rural drinking water supply and sanitation - Standard operating procedure for responding to natural disasters - Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Posted on 05 Aug, 2011 08:37 PMThis standard operating procedure developed by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation includes all functions pertaining to disaster prevention, institutional mechanism, preparedness, early warning, relief, recovery and rehabilitation. It will apply to RWSS Department/ PHED/ PRED/ Sanitation Departments/ Board dealing with rural water supply and sanitation for natural disasters that the State is prone to. The standard operating procedure will not be applicable to nuclear, biological and chemical disasters.
Establishment of missing stream link between the Markanda river and the Vedic Saraswati river in Haryana – A paper in Current Science
Posted on 05 Aug, 2011 04:11 PMThis paper in Current Science attempts to establish a missing stream link between the Markanda river and the Vedic Saraswati river in the plains of northern Haryana based on geoelectrical resistivity surveys. Resistivity surveys in the Gangetic Plains around Pehowa region in Haryana, have revealed different subsurface geological formations composed of fine, medium and coarse sand with gravel. Resistivity section between the lower part of the Markanda basin and the Saraswati river around Pehowa region indicates the presence of buried sand bodies connecting the two rivers.