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Contamination, Pollution and Quality
Activists demand Environmental Impact Assessment for Yettinahole project
Posted on 29 Sep, 2015 05:05 PMSocial Impact Assessment alone not enough for Yettinahole, say activists
![River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc03688_0.jpg?itok=HcQH-EF9)
Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PMDelhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution
![Garbage piled high near the Yamuna river (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935427348_b6fdcf3d09_z_1.jpg?itok=_Jp9xSsN)
Community involvement key to successful water quality interventions
Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 10:07 PMRecent evidence shows that as high as 95% of diarrheal deaths among children under the age of 5 can be prevented by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related interventions that include handwashing, proper excreta disposal and most importantly improved water quality.
![Water quality and health impacts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_2.jpg?itok=M4OO95jB)
Piped water scheme changes the lives of Odisha villagers
Posted on 19 Sep, 2015 05:55 PMIn India, about Rs.70,000 crore
![Anup Munda showing his functional toilet at Bandha Bhuin](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0155es.jpg?itok=66FjeYB7)
National Seminar on "Fluorosis in Developing Countries: Early Detection, Prevention and Mitigating Measures"
Posted on 11 Sep, 2015 09:29 AMThe Department of Civil Engineering of Sri Krishna College of Technology, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore is organizing a one day National Seminar on “FLUOROSIS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION AND MITIGATING MEASURES” on September 14th 2015. The seminar is sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
2015 is India's driest year since 2009
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM40% of India still rain deficit
![Parched area near Jodhpur (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11187099345_653d8def04_z_0.jpg?itok=uhBbuz4E)
No more dam approvals until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 09:35 PMNo approval of dams until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry to CWC
![Kelo dam near Raigarh (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15432119794_53071d03a0_z.jpg?itok=lFT-4-E5)
Groundwater: A few ignored issues
Posted on 29 Aug, 2015 06:25 PMGroundwater in our country is rapidly depleting. Inspite of the vision of water managers in planning and investing in the water sector, there are a few issues in the field of groundwater that seem to be partly responsible for this deteriorating groundwater scenario in the country, and these are largely ignored. Where does the problem lie?
![Contaminated water in Bhalaswa resettlement colony (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/contaminated-water-in-bhalaswa-resettlemnet-colony1_0.jpg?itok=X5jkxbsE)
Water problems with quality and access plague Sambalpur, Odisha
Posted on 27 Aug, 2015 04:00 PMIt's been more than 15 days and the drinking water crisis in Talabeda village in Sambalpur, Odisha is yet to be addressed. The water supply system of the village collapsed due to a fault in the transformer located within the premises of the Talabeda pump house, and no one has the time to fix this and restart the water supply system.
![The colour of the tiles around the public stand-post at Talabeda, Odisha have changed from white to red due to iron contamination.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0058tps.jpg?itok=UFjfZ0lZ)