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Indigenous knowledge helps fisherfolk cope with floods
Posted on 03 Jan, 2016 05:39 PMDhemaji is one of the most flood-affected districts in Assam. Although the majority of its population depends on agriculture and sericulture, fishing and driftwood businesses are also practised on a smaller scale. People of Dhemaji are intimately associated with fish culture and capture for their livelihoods.
High frequency of floods and its effect on livelihoods
![Fisherfolk, traditional knowledge, and coping with disasters (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/fishing_deepor_beel.jpg?itok=rintJUge)
How did Indian rivers fare in 2015?
Posted on 30 Dec, 2015 12:33 PMGovernment allocated Rs 4,173 crore for Water Resources and of this, Namami Gange received Rs 2,037 crore.
![Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_z_3.jpg?itok=ylP7pjCm)
Lounging by Laknavaram Cheruvu in Telangana
Posted on 24 Dec, 2015 01:21 PMErstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh, like its neighbours Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, is a land of tanks. The ‘Cheruvus’, ‘Eris’ and ‘Keres’, as they are known in the respective regional languages, are irrigation tanks dug centuries ago by kings and philanthropists to feed thousands of acres of thirsty paddy fields.
![Laknavaram Cheruvu in Warangal, Telangana](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23281447282_6103da0757_z_0.jpg?itok=tTpnDic8)
Life and water at Rachenahalli lake
Posted on 22 Dec, 2015 02:04 PMRachenahalli is one of the few living lakes in north Bangalore. It is connected to water bodies upstream and downstream, particularly Jakkur Lake on the north-east. Both these lakes have been rejuvenated at substantial costs by the Bangalore Development Authority over the last decade.
![Rachenahalli Lake (Source: Sumetee Pahwa Gajjar)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0779.jpg?itok=UJuMHPvI)
Irumbuliyur Lake explains sudden floods in Chennai
Posted on 17 Dec, 2015 02:51 PMThe December 2015 rains in Tamil Nadu caused Chennai and its adjoining areas to be suddenly flooded. Huge portions of residential areas and roads were inundated for long periods of time. The rivers too flooded in an unprecedented manner, causing human loss and property damage to individuals, state and corporates.
![Irumbuliyur lake outlet from where entire rain water is expected to be drained (Source: P Sakthivel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/irumbuliyur_lake_outlet_kalingu_0.jpg?itok=CCgtkvcP)
The importance of women in natural resources management
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 12:40 PMAlthough the state of Uttarakhand is rich in water and forest resources, its watersheds are under threat of wasting and erosion due to decreased forest cover, faulty agricultural practices, hydrologic imbalances and natural calamities. The growing population is further increasing the pressure on natural resources.
![Hill women and natural resources management (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/men_women_and_mountains.jpg?itok=77M_gTlx)
No new construction to be taken up on the Ganga: Government
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 11:11 AMGovernment decides not to allow new construction on the Ganga
![Ganga river at Sangam in Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934020083_c28c745673_b_0_0.jpg?itok=Cw6f7xDL)
First water atlas of the Himalayas launched during COP 21
Posted on 16 Dec, 2015 10:21 AMFirst water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris
![View of the Himalayas from Dhulikhel, Nepal (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8495303300_70b23d61f7_z.jpg?itok=vwW6yeao)
A thousand streams spring back
Posted on 15 Dec, 2015 12:58 PMGovind Ram has seen the worst and best that man can do to nature.
![A view of Sahastradhara region from the ropeway (Source: Dr Umesh Behari Mathur/ Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/8541717855_a6f0d5fd51_b.jpg?itok=rqEk-lnS)
Industrial effluents dirty River Brahmani
Posted on 14 Dec, 2015 06:47 PMWater is the most fundamental component of any natural resource, and the crisis of fresh water has posed a formidable challenge worldwide. Among the sources of drinking water rivers play an important role, and in the peninsular river system in India, the River Brahmani plays a pivotal role.
![Effluents from industries & factories contaminate the water source (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/discharge_pipe.jpg?itok=i2hudgyu)