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Resources from the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 11:53 AMThe website of the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam, the nodal agency for the rural water supply programmes of the state is available below -
Resources from Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department website
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 10:29 AMThe website of Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department can be viewed below. It contains policy documents, list of inter-state disputes over river water whose basin Uttar Pradesh is a part of, project details, flood works etc.
Homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 04:09 PMThe homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh is available below. It contains maps and statistics about well population, groundwater irrigation, categorisation of basins, geology and piezometric network and groundwater levels.
Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment: A report from ENVIS
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 04:00 PMThe Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment Report is available at the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) cell of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) here.
Groundwater profiles of different states from Central Ground Water Board
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:48 PMThe State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site can be viewed below. It includes a brief summary of groundwater conditions, aquifer types, average specific yield of the aquifers, types of wells dug, their specific capacity and also findings of groundwater exploration.
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination In Middle Ganga Plain
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:32 PMThe School of Environmental Studies of Jadavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19 years. Their website gives some of the details of their work -
An overview of the water-related aspects of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 12:10 PMAn overview of the water-related aspects of the islands from CGWB Eastern Region
Worldwide coverage of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 09:27 AMProgress towards achieving internationally agreed goals on drinking water and sanitation, shows the progress achieved over 1990-2002, of nations across the world, towards achieving safe drinking water and improved sanitation for its citizens. The map shows that India is on track in achieving its drinking water goals, but is not on track in its progress towards achieving improved sanitation.
Groundwater prospects map of Delhi
Posted on 07 Aug, 2009 12:51 PMThe http://rainwaterharvesting.org site has a map of Delhi showing geology, water level, water quality and giving recommendations for rainwater harvesting in different areas.
View the map here: http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/index_files/intro_map.htm
The information may be out of date.
Image source: http://rainwaterharvesting.org