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Compilation of news- October 2009 (7, 8, 9,16, 24-29,)
Posted on 07 Oct, 2009 06:55 PMRoundup of news - October 7, 2009
The Andhra Pradesh Government on Tuesday assured people that the flood threat, now mostly centered around the Prakasham barrage in Krishna district and Vijayawada, will improve in the next 24 hours.
CWC official pointed at neglect by the Andhra Government of repeated recommendation for flooding of Kurnool town:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5094923.cms
A round-off of the U.S. climate legislation-Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.
Posted on 07 Oct, 2009 12:07 AMAfter months of playing hide and go seek, the world's biggest polluter finally got working to shape up their act with the Clea
News updates on the floods
Posted on 06 Oct, 2009 05:46 PMNews updates from various media sources about the floods. You can also find up-to-date news updates on India Water Portal's news feed:
https://www.indiawaterportal.org/news
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Mumbai Mirror:
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=20091005200910050347421404a8e72fe
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=2009100620091006031259984ba7a4bb6
WQIN - Water Quality Knowledge and Information Network
Posted on 05 Oct, 2009 10:38 PMWQIN is a collaborative community for the purpose of exchanging Water Quality Knowledge.
National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) - request for comments
Posted on 05 Oct, 2009 08:35 PMImage & Content Courtesy: Ministry Of Environment & Forests (MoEF) Government Of India
The challenge of environmental management and regulation is immense in a country as large and diverse as India. Over the years, legislation has evolved. With the enactment of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986, the various rules and notifications, and the National Environment Policy 2006, a credible legislative and policy base has been created. But there are gaps in the institutional mechanisms and implementation has not kept pace with the legislative and policy evolution.
To over come this problem Ministry Of Environment & Forests (MoEF) Government Of India, has put forward few plans to set up a National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA), which will be responsible for the creation of new policies, implementation of regulations and dispensation of justice in the environmental domain in India.
Ministry Of Environment & Forests (MoEF) Government Of India, has invited comments from the States, civil society, and other stakeholders regarding the design of an appropriate institutional structure for best addressing the growing environmental challenges.
State of the environment report - Tikamgarh district - Madhya Pradesh (2009)
Posted on 03 Oct, 2009 10:25 PMThis report on the state of the environment in Tikamgarh district, prepared by Development Alternatives, provides a summary of the environmental attributes and condition of the district and the human impacts on the environment. It also provides a public record of district authority, industry and community activities and achievements in responding to pressures on the environment. The purpose of this report is to bring out an overview of the environmental scenario of the district to serve as a baseline document and assist in logical and information based decision making.
Water resources in Jhansi and Tikamgarh districts (Madhya Pradesh) - A status report (2007)
Posted on 03 Oct, 2009 05:56 PMThis status report prepared by Development Alternatives contains brief background information about the Bundelkhand region, details about the physical profle (topography, drainage and river systems, land usage, climate, rainfall), water resources information (water demand, availability, supply and accessibility) and information on sanitation practices (toilets, personal hygiene, solid waste management, liquid waste disposal, availability of water for sanitation).
Interesting and informative material on water for kids
Posted on 30 Sep, 2009 06:45 PMI was looking for animation to create training material for the community to train them on the water condition of their town. This is for the Integrated Urban Water Management Project , a pilot project in Mulbagal.
Government scheme to repair, renovate and restore 1 Lakh waterbodies
Posted on 30 Sep, 2009 11:07 AM
The following guidelines give information about a new scheme to repair, restore and renovate 1 lakh water -bodies across the country. The outlay is Rs 4000 crore.
Portal visitors might find this of interest.