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Tamil Nadu
Chennai's water quality mapped
Posted on 06 Apr, 2014 11:39 AMObjective
To visualize the water quality of Chennai over its existing water supply infrastructure map.
Roadblocks
![Chennai city base map](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chennai_tfc_09102013-01.png?itok=A5aLHB2h)
Ancient engineering marvels of Tamil Nadu
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 02:06 PMSouth India has a rich tradition of tanks with the three southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh contributing to close to 92% of the total irrigation by tanks in the 1970s. Two decades later, this number dwindled to close to 53%. A decade after that, in 2001, the total contribution of tank irrigation in all of India was estimated to be just around 5.18%.
![Small tank near Thalambedu in Kanchipuram](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_3089.jpg?itok=X7wSgRFV)
Maharashtra reels under hail storms and unseasonal rainfall
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 11:23 PMMaharashtra reels under hail storms
![Unseasonal rainfall in Mumbai (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mumbai_india_monsoon_clouds.jpg?itok=VCfmAvle)
Catch water when it falls
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![A temple tank in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0936_0.jpg?itok=zLttzTup)
It takes more than money to make a difference
Posted on 16 Mar, 2014 10:28 PMTamilnadu has a rich tradition of tank management at the village level. Every village had one or more irrigation tanks, locally known as ‘kanmais’ or ‘eris’, and a drinking water tank called ‘ooranis’. This system worked for centuries with the support of residents and the local administration.
![View of a 'Kanmai' in Madurai](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_2752_0.jpg?itok=Uytq3U6N)
Scrap 15 out of 40 dams across Siang in Arunachal: CWC
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:17 PMCWC recommends scrapping of 15 dams planned across Siang
![A river in East Siang (Source: Wikimedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-river_in_east_siang_district_arunachal_pradesh.jpg?itok=Lo3ylKys)
New crop insurance scheme for Pudukottai, TN
Posted on 10 Feb, 2014 07:06 PMPudukottai gets crop insurance scheme to mitigate nature's fury
![Villagers planting paddy crops (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/agriculture_1.jpg?itok=v-LwElwD)
Red Hills reservoir leaks Chennai's water supply!
Posted on 10 Feb, 2014 04:49 PMChennai's drinking water seeps down the drain
![A reservoir in Tamil Nadu (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/480px-amaravathi_reservoir_dam.jpg?itok=qjxvdkCj)
Invite to 'Aimbootham Vizha – a Celebration of Five Elements of Nature', Poovulagin Nanbargal, Chennai
Posted on 30 Jan, 2014 01:25 PMAimbootham Vizha – a celebration of Five elements of Nature.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/poovulagin_nanb.jpg?itok=6pNaH6Te)