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"Wayside Chapel" or "Water Closet" ? - A funny story
Posted on 27 Nov, 2009 04:37 AMThe special track on Sanitation today was the best part of the whole series of sessions. Insightful and sometimes funny, like this one. Here is a story about the "WC" as meant by a british woman intending to travel to india, and as understood by her probable indian host.
Recommendations of the Working Group meeting on technological issues related to groundwater - Day 2
Posted on 26 Nov, 2009 03:32 AMAttending today's technology sessions, I couldn't help thinking about what Carl Sagan once remarked about science and technology. He noted,
Recommendations of Working Group meeting - Planning and implementation issues related to Rain Water Harvesting(RWH)
Posted on 24 Nov, 2009 04:12 AMThe issues related to planning and implementation were largely concerned with water quality, budgeting and equity.
The group deemed it necessary that the following are addressed on a greater priority:
- Centralized vs. decentralized rainwater harvesting
- Water quality aspects in rainwater harvesting system
- Water quality management through rainwater harvesting
Recommendations of Working Group meeting on policy issues- Water harvesting issues
Posted on 24 Nov, 2009 03:37 AMWorking Group Meetings formed by a panel of experts in the respective field, formed a significant aspect of WHSC Conference. The conference is geared towards effecting a change in the way water resources are governed and managed. Towards this, the working group meeting's recommendations were valuable, and awaited.
Storm water management and artificial recharge - A talk by Dr.S.K.Jain
Posted on 24 Nov, 2009 12:16 AMAll these decades from early twentieth century, storm water and artificial recharge of aquifers have seldom been an area of consideration for planners and policy makers. The country appeared to be oblivious to the fact that these too are integral part of the resources that we need to take care of before it starts hitting back at us in our daily lives!
India threatened by flood-drought syndrome, says Mr M.Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 23 Nov, 2009 02:36 PM
M.Gopalakrishnan speaking on Policy Issues (Photo: Praveena Sridhar)
Images and facts of the ground water situation in India
Posted on 23 Nov, 2009 04:18 AMCredit: Binay, Business Standard
Sanitation during wars and emergencies
Posted on 20 Nov, 2009 09:03 PMDuring conflicts and wars, many die as a consequence of bombings and battles. To the death toll, many more zeroes get added in the days and months to follow! Poor hygiene and sanitation takes several hundred lives in the refugee settlements.
Challenges in integrated management of water resoures - Field report from Mulbagal, Karnataka
Posted on 20 Nov, 2009 06:56 PM
In an earlier post on IUWM and interventions based on hydrological considerations, I had discussed the typologies which could define the way we intervene and address the inconsistencies in the water utility services as well as the net water availability of the region.