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Forgotten water bearers of Guwahati
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 06:04 PMGuwahati, one of the fastest growing cities in India, is thousands of years old. Once known as Pragjyotishpura or the city of eastern light, Guwahati has many ancient stories attached to it. This beautiful city finds mention in epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Puranas.
![Jorpukhuri near Ugratara temple.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/29629934472_0a3d8388e8_z.jpg?itok=dO1-JDkk)
Heavy metals and pesticides pollute Ganga: CPCB
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 09:40 AMGanga polluted with heavy metals and pesticides: CPCB
![Ganga near Gadmukteshwar. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_1_0.jpg?itok=7A2j7XFV)
Release 12,000 cusecs of water to TN: SC to Karnataka
Posted on 19 Sep, 2016 09:20 AMCauvery river dispute: Karnataka to share less water, SC raps the two states over protests
![Cauvery river in Karnataka (Source: AmyNorth via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_kaveri_river_karnataka_india_2.jpg?itok=OImBLWSC)
Cauvery row: When source is the cause
Posted on 17 Sep, 2016 09:27 PMEven as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu fight over their rights on Cauvery water, not much thought has gone into the place where the river originates. Kodagu district, earlier known as Coorg, lies on the eastern slope of Western Ghats, a biological hotspot which is home to the Cauvery and is also the primary catchment area of the river.
![Cauvery river at Kodagu. Source: Rameshng/Wikimedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery2.jpg?itok=TYWibfh7)
A river on fire
Posted on 17 Sep, 2016 05:52 PMRiver Cauvery has been in the epicentre of agitation and violence in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu--both fighting over their share of the Cauvery water. Thanks to the deficit monsoon this year, the Cauvery basin reservoirs in both these neighbouring states are only filled half as much as they should be![1].
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery_river_0.jpg?itok=TgxYOAov)
Delhi enters uncharted waters
Posted on 15 Sep, 2016 11:44 AMIf you are a resident of Delhi, it wouldn’t matter if you have a residence proof or not; neither would it matter if your settlement is illegal. You will get individual water connection that will supply enough water for your daily use.
![Residents of Kusumpur Pahari, a slum in south New Delhi, fill containers with water from a DJB tanker Source: Columbia Water Center/flickr](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6896995788_03079153c9_k.jpg?itok=DJ67zhWl)
When Osaka comes to Lucknow
Posted on 14 Sep, 2016 10:14 AMRaghunath Lakhpat is a terrified man. He can only watch warily as the land on either side of his modest home is being dug up by huge earthmovers. “We are stuck in the middle. Sooner or later, we will have to leave. But where will we go? What will we eat?” he asks helplessly.
![Earth movers cluster on the riverbed of the Gomti, engaged in channelizing the river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gomti_cover.jpg?itok=_aWu-JXd)
Relief in the time of flood
Posted on 13 Sep, 2016 10:33 PMBihar is India's most flood-prone state, with 76 percent of the population in north Bihar living under the recurring threat of floods. North Bihar is home to eight major rivers, all of which end up in the Ganges.
![Pahleja Ghat on the Hajipur-Sonepur road submerged in water.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10.png?itok=bTbNg6tc)
When in drought, save the livestock
Posted on 12 Sep, 2016 06:31 PMThe Marathwada and Vidarbha region of Maharashtra have been witnessing drought and drinking water crises for a long time. A drought situation always makes headlines for its impact on human lives, but rarely for the effect it has on the livelihoods of these farmers. Livestock are their lifeline and extreme climatic variations are bound to affect them adversely.
![Sajal Kulkarni](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1458419_10202532688356707_7925793940755526374_n.jpg?itok=DJUZ31rS)
Crores of rupees to be raised for irrigation projects
Posted on 11 Sep, 2016 08:43 PMNABARD to raise Rs 77,000 crore to fund 100 prioritised irrigation projects
![Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam. (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/irrigation_canal_taking_off_from_the_dam_0.jpg?itok=wiRGG06v)