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Experiments with 'community wells'
Posted on 10 Sep, 2014 05:13 PMRapid increase in the use of groundwater and its declining availability has threatened the existence of this important resource. A community experiment by Desh Bandhu and Manju Gupta Foundation (DBMG), which involves implementing water resource development and mobilising farmers to use groundwater as a common resource through group wells, is showing good results.
![Community wells: A shared groundwater resource](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/well_maharashtra.png?itok=ZeberyK5)
50% of MGNREGS reserved for water conservation work
Posted on 08 Sep, 2014 10:18 PM50% of MGNREGS work should be for improving water conservation: Government
![Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z.jpg?itok=achaHvMT)
Furious Jhelum claims 160 lives
Posted on 08 Sep, 2014 06:19 PMJ&K reels under the worst flood in 60 years
![Floods wreak havoc in Jammu & Kashmir](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9319712715_526f82ab7f_z.jpg?itok=zlTfG0ML)
A road less travelled: The Waghad project
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 04:18 PMWaghad Dam in Nashik, Maharashtra, constructed in 1984-85, irrigated less than 1% of its total irrigable command area, while farmers in the tail area did not receive any water. Bapu Upadhye of Samaj Parivartan Kendra organised the local farmers, mobilized them to come together and fight for their water quota.
![Waghad Project:Community managed irrigation system](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/waghad_0.png?itok=Xvi1U2xg)
Plastic bags don't just pollute, they kill!
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 10:07 AMIf one takes a walk on the coastal towns of Neelankarai and Marina in Chennai between December and April, distinct tracks in the sand will be visible from the beach till the shore. These are the unmistakeable tracks of the Olive Ridley sea turtles that nest on these beaches.
![Hatchlings ready for safe release into the sea](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ready_for_release_0.jpg?itok=xBwqH9JA)
An oasis of hope in the land of suicides
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 10:05 AMYavatmal, a district in Maharashtra, has gained popularity more for the number of farmer suicides than anything else in recent years. Since 2001, more than 2700 cases of suicide have been registered in this district alone. Poor water availability, low agriculture production and increasing debts are the major causes for suicide.
![A check dam constructed by Dilasa in Dhangarwadi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0020tp.jpg?itok=cuDwWboO)
Coastal coal plants choke Chennai water resource hub
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 01:03 AMChennai's Fort St.George, built in 1644, was the first English fortress to be built in India. It laid the foundation for further settlements around it and the city of Madras gradually expanded around the fort over the years.
![The NTPC Power Plant in Ennore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00090_0.jpg?itok=gIzpPLnC)
Mysore golf course goes green by reusing treated wastewater
Posted on 06 Sep, 2014 04:46 PMExpansive, lush green spaces and golf courses go hand in hand. Quite often, these courses are laid out in pristine surroundings that offer a stunning backdrop. However, the amount of water required to maintain such spaces in such a condition, is no joke.
Use of treated wastewater for landscape irrigation
![The Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar Golf Club, Mysore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/golf_course.jpg?itok=baJD-2mv)
Well revival effort sees many other benefits
Posted on 05 Sep, 2014 12:59 PMThe name of a place can tell one much about its history. Take Mokla talab, a village 62 km southeast of Udaipur for example. Mokla means sufficient in Rajasthani and talab means pond. The village was named after its overflowing talab. But what happens when the talaab is overflowing no more?
![Well lining has improved water availability](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sumitra_0.jpg?itok=6BXa_ZuD)
Sparkle in the mountains: The indigenous 'Hydroger'
Posted on 04 Sep, 2014 10:50 PMIt is a labour of love. For 10 years, the team at Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPeD) held this experiment close to their hearts- a daunting task that is lighting up lives in far-off villages in the mountains of Nagaland today. The hydroger has made way for many to diversify their income through new activities and reduced women’s day-to-day drudgery.
![Hydroger machine at Logwesunyu village, Nagaland](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hydroger_machine.jpg?itok=iMx0H3Fc)