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Hydrofracturing - A new approach to revitalize bore-wells
Posted on 28 Oct, 2009 05:38 PMHydro-fracturing is a new approach to revitalise bore wells to improve its yield, by injecting water at high pressure in the failed bore wells to break up fissures, clean away mud and other impurities, thus bringing it in contact with adjacent water bearing bodies, and thereby yield water.
Floods in AP,India - Concept Note to Enable the Flood Affected Communities in Rehabilitation and Disaster Management
Posted on 27 Oct, 2009 05:58 PM'Alliance for 5 Life Sustaining Elements' ( ALSE), is a group of 6 senior NGOs (list is available in the concept note) who are working in the rural development sector since 2 to 3 decades in Andhra Pradesh, have collective
Contact information of nodal officers for flood relief in Belgaum, Bijapur and Gadag
Posted on 27 Oct, 2009 05:42 PM
We thank Sevabharati Karnataka, www.sevabharatikarnata.org from where we have picked up these files.
Ramky landfill at Mavallipura, Bangalore must be phased out
Posted on 26 Oct, 2009 11:36 AMEnvironment Support Group (ESG), an NGO based in Bangalore draws attention to a landfill at Mavallipura village near Bangalore International airport which is being managed by a private operator.
A leaky tap in a water consultant's bathroom
Posted on 25 Oct, 2009 06:10 PMIts been three weeks since I moved into my new rented apartment. It's a classic situation in which I am caught up in. I am a consultant working on "SUSTAINABLE WATER solutions", but I hardly have control on a leaky tap in my bath room. This leaky tap can fill up a bucket of water in a period of 2 hours. The capacity of my bucket will be around 30 liters.
Why India needs to link rainfall to climate change
Posted on 23 Oct, 2009 07:24 AMClimate Change has already arrived in India. The recent flooding in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka is portentuous of the times to come. As climate change accelerates, so will the unpredictability and intensity of the rainfall, giving rise to s
An update on ecosan work in India
Posted on 19 Oct, 2009 01:55 AMPrakash Kumar, an ecological sanitation consultant with UNICEF/Stockholm Institute provides an update on some recent work on ecological sanitation in India:
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- We are in the process of supporting I I T Delhi for nutrient recovery project for developing complete process for converting liquid urine in to the crystalline form.
- We are in the final stage of supporting SCOPE for demonstration of ecosan toilet in a govt. middle school at Musiri, Trichy.
- Comprehensive evaluation of Tamilnadu ecosan project will be taken up shortly.
- Last batch of training of CCDU officials have been completed . This year total 5 batches got training on ecosan.