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Karnataka's water resources: Excerpts from the Karnataka State of the Environment Report
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 02:48 PMIt deals with the (a) inequities in sectoral distribution and inadequacy in availability of water (b) inefficiency in use of water in domestic and agricultural sector (c) depleting ground water resource (d) inadequate treatment of watersheds (e) deteriorating surface and groundwater quality (f) degradation of traditional and community owned tanks and (g) siltation in river basins and command a
Economic issues in the management of water resources in the drought prone Pune district of Maharashtra State
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:41 PMThis study by the Subhash B Bhagwat, the Visiting Fulbright Scholar to ACWADAM deals with economic issues in the management of water resources in the drought prone Pune district of Maharashtra. The situation in Pune city is intimately connected to the situation in Pune district. Likewise, the state and national policies and conditions ultimately determine what happens in individual districts or towns. Even then there is plenty of room for cities and districts to influence their own fate with respect to water and the related issues. Therefore, this report focuses on the district of Pune and Pune City but only in the context of and in conjunction with the state of Maharashtra and to some extent India itself.
Taluka wise daily rainfall figures for the latest monsoon from Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:03 PMThe Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority gives taluka wise daily rainfall figures for the previous monsoon (2007 currently) and comparison with the average of last ten years till the same date in the monsoon (June-Sept).
The website of the ENVIS Center for Kerala
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:01 PMThe website of the ENVIS Center for Kerala:
Click here
It has a Status of the Environment report:
Click here
There is also a report on water-related diseases:
The Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 04:17 PMThe Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board, Kerala Region :
The following resources are accessible there:
Website of the Water Resource Departments of the Government of MP
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 03:11 PMWebsite 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
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:31 PMWebsite of Orissa Water Resources Department
The Baitarani river basin project in Orissa: A civil society initiative to explore options for futuristic resources management in the river basin
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:06 PMBaitarani 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)
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 03:55 PMThis 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
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 03:11 PMThe Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site.