Success Stories and Case Studies

It has achieved this through the use of dry low NOx burners, air cooled condensers, rainwater harvesting through building a pond, improving recovery in its reverse osmosis water treatment process and by increasing the cycle of concentration in its auxiliary cooling tower.

This is a detailed introductory presentation about ground water and hydrogeology, and helps to understand the basics of ground water & aquifers. The branch of geology dealing with surface & subsurface water is known as groundwater. The science of hydrogeology is defined as hydrology with emphasis on geology.

Depending upon how you see it, in the geographical expanse of India a train journey could be anything that one would wish it to be ...

The following case studies describe the work of the City Managers' Association Karnataka in water management covering rainwater harvesting, watershed development, drinking water and water body restoration initiatives, set in an urban context. These initiatives were implemented in association with urban local bodies - Town Municipal Council Kundapura, Town Municipal Council Hosadurga, City Municipal Council Chitradurga, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC).

This site includes some success stories from across Tamil Nadu, documented by the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board. These include:

The KAWAD project has helped Goodamma save money, secure a reliable supply of food, given her access to affordable loans through her SHG, and a site on which she can construct her own house.

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The Chennai Rain Centre, the first of its kind in the country, is a one-stop information and assistance center on rainwater harvesting.

This report published by the Asia Development Bank includes a case study that attempts to understand the potential of watershed development in addressing the issues of poverty alleviation. The important issues in this regard include:

• Assessing the linkages between watershed development and rural livelihoods & poverty,
• Type and nature of benefit flows accruing to various sections of the community
• Challenges in making the watershed programme pro-poor and sustaining it in the long run.

This is a case study from Peoples Learning Center for drinking water and sanitation being run by Utthan in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat

The first project was conducted by the BAIF Development Research Foundation in the Hassan District of Karnataka. They created a linked network of 350 farm ponds covering 700 hectares of the watershed.