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The Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board
The links to the Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board and the 2004 Water Level Monitoring Report are available here. Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 04:17 PM

The Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board, Kerala Region :

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The following resources are accessible there:

Website of the Water Resource Departments of the Government of MP
The link to the website of the Water Resource Departments of the Government of MP containing Ground water assessments, Ground water maps, and ground water availability, policy and acts. Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 03:11 PM

Website of the Water Resource Departments of the Government of MP. Contains Ground water assessments, Ground water maps, and ground water availability, Policy and Acts. Also available in the same site, district wise ground water assessment, ground water map and ground water level data, observation well data and peizometer data.

Website of the Orissa Water Resources Department
Link to the website of the Orissa Water Resources Department Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:31 PM

Website of Orissa Water Resources Department

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The Baitarani river basin project in Orissa: A civil society initiative to explore options for futuristic resources management in the river basin
The project follows a holistic approach and tries to connect basin stakeholders’ across space and time, thereby addressing their livelihood concerns for present and future, across the basin landscape Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:06 PM

Baitarani River Basin Project is a civil society initiative to proactively explore options for futuristic resources management in this river basin. It also attempts to blend concerns for environment with livelihood, goals of local with global development, issues of rights with market and focus of sustainability with equity.

Water section from environment report of Punjab (2007)
The report details the action undertaken by the state for water conservation and quality management in Punjab along with recommendations for the future Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 03:55 PM

This section on water from the Punjab State of the Environment Report has been presented in the attachment. In addition to the actions being taken up by the state for conservation of water resources and preservation of its quality, the following additions are recommended in the report–

Water Conservation

The Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site
The link to the Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site. Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 03:11 PM

The Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site. 

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Chapter on water resources from the Chhattisgarh State of the Environment Report
Details of the status of water resources in 2004 in the state of Chhattisgarh Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 02:14 PM

The chapter on Water Resources from the Chhatisgarh State of the Environment Report, 2004 begins with a discussion of the problems in the State like (a) limited irrigation potential created (b) unbalanced irrigable land to cultivable land ratio in districts (c) low budget for maintenance of created irrigation facilities and (d) over-dependence on paddy cultivation.

Status of groundwater in Charama block of Kanker district, Chattisgarh: Report from Central Ground Water Board
Summary report from Central Groundwater Board on the status of groundwater in Charama block of Kanker district of Chattisgarh Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 01:14 PM

The brochure provides complete information about the block and gives an overview of its geology as well as hydrogeology.

Pre-monsoon and post monsoon levels of water in the block have been mapped along with the hydrogeology of the region.

Download the brochure from link provided below

The status of water resources in West Bengal: A report by Kalyan Rudra
The report by Kalyan Rudra discusses how the management of spatially uneven and temporally skewed rain-water in India is the most serious challenge for the water-managers Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 12:58 PM

The availability of water, water requirement versus supply, water requirements for some major crops, groundwater exploitation, growth of population, and declining per capita water in the state of West Bengal are presented.

Rural water supply: Ensuring access to safe water by the Assam Public Health Engineering Department
Figures of coverage of habitations for drinking water supply and rural school water supply in Assam Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 12:13 PM

The status of access to safe water in rural areas of Assam can be viewed at the Assam Public Health Engineering Department website.

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