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Tamil Nadu
Muck tale: How Cooum lost its holy status
Posted on 17 Apr, 2017 08:17 PMOne of the shortest rivers to drain into the Bay of Bengal, the Cooum is now a local synonym for an open sewer and is generally considered to be beyond the realms of redemption.
![The Cooum as it flows through Chennai today.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8582240916_70ed045b7a_z.jpg?itok=p_OBEJDM)
Ryots wronged, take protest to Delhi
Posted on 13 Apr, 2017 05:51 AMA woman stands with a begging bowl and a placard strung around her neck. An old man shuffles along barefoot in the street at Jantar Mantar, the official site of a farmers’ protest in the heart of New Delhi. He finds his way through a group of farmers gathered at the protest site on a hot summer afternoon.
![Tamil Nadu farmers protest for drought relief in Delhi.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agitators-final.jpg?itok=wXCtxpeW)
Farm loan waivers for Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Posted on 10 Apr, 2017 08:32 PMUttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments waive off farm loans
![A farmer on his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14569782042_3a143f7122_z_0.jpg?itok=1M8dJGrd)
Water in TN's reservoirs dips
Posted on 04 Apr, 2017 05:58 AMJust seven to eight percent water left in TN’s reservoirs
![TN farmers in the midst of a crisis. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_7_0_0.jpg?itok=KG-hzAP5)
When wetlands refuse to wilt away
Posted on 19 Mar, 2017 03:58 PMOnce home to over 400 water bodies, Chennai’s development story is similar to most metropolises across India. Urbanising at a hurried pace, the concrete city spilled over its waterways and wetlands, leaving behind a sorry tale of ecological destruction.
![The desilted Narayanapuram wetland.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/33215589452_051a434cba_z.jpg?itok=bK8QVvPZ)
India faces severe water crisis
Posted on 14 Mar, 2017 09:56 AMStorage levels dip in country's major reservoirs: Government
![A reservoir in Coorg, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2351879076_a1c278859e_z.jpg?itok=4byOT_8I)
A sip of seawater
Posted on 11 Mar, 2017 09:15 PMPopulation growth estimates suggest that India will be supporting over 1.5 billion inhabitants by 2050 if the present growth rate of 1.9 percent per year continues.
![A view of the Nemmeli desalination plant in Chennai. (Image courtesy: Business Today)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chennai-waterdesalination505_110513022719.jpg?itok=WTCwkboc)
River loses battle for survival against soft drinks
Posted on 06 Mar, 2017 09:07 PMMadras HC dismisses plea to stop supply of Tamirabarani water to Coca-Cola and Pepsi
![Coca-Cola bottling plant. (Source: S. Subramanium via Hindu)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coca_cola_bottling_1629227g_0_1_0.jpg?itok=S_6bsbdE)
In harm’s way: Pulicat lagoon
Posted on 06 Mar, 2017 03:34 PMAlong the east coast of India, five massive wetlands--starting from Point Calimere (Kodiakarai) and Pulicat in Tamil Nadu, the Krishna-Godavari basin in Andhra, Chilika in Odisha and Sundarbans in West Bengal--provide the necessary moisture for monsoon winds to precipitate.
![Pulicat lagoon is the second largest brackish water body in the country after Odisha's Chilika lake. (Image: Seetha Gopalakrishnan, IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32705284766_e152609f13_z.jpg?itok=UXX8c6Nd)
Beyond drought: Tamil Nadu's chain of misfortunes
Posted on 07 Feb, 2017 10:40 AMThat Tamil Nadu qualifies to be dubbed as a land of climate paradoxes is beyond debate. The massive flood of 2015 was quickly followed by a punishing drought in 2016. Though the state benefited marginally from the south-west monsoon, as is usually the case, the biggest let down was the manner in which the more dominant north-east monsoon had panned out.
![Parched land (Image courtesy: Ink Freezer)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought-hit-land.jpg?itok=6A0oxyZQ)