Contamination, Pollution and Quality

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September 5, 2024 The current state of play regarding sewage treatment standards in India
Clogged pipes: India's sewage treatment crisis (Image: Trey Ratcliff, Flickr Commons; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
September 2, 2024 Recommendations made by an expert committee, the NGT's subsequent orders, and a critical analysis of these developments
Drum screens at Bharwara sewage treatment plant (Image: India Water Portal)
August 30, 2024 This article traces the evolution of the legislative framework for water pollution in India and its implications for wastewater treatment standards in the country. 
Open drains in Alwar (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
August 22, 2024 The journey of sewage treatment standards and the challenge of treating India’s growing wastewater
Need to fix wastewater effluent standards (Image: Kristian Bjornard)
August 1, 2024 Recognising the limitations of relying solely on herbicides, a strategic shift towards preventive measures is crucial
Relying solely on chemicals to keep weeds at bay isn't sustainable and can harm the environment. (Image: Needpix)
June 12, 2024 Leveraging research to optimise water programs for improved health outcomes in India
Closing the tap on disease (Image: Marlon Felippe; CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Percentage of coverage of safe drinking water
The map gives a district level picture of the percentage of coverage of habitations having access to safe drinking water within the country. Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 09:51 AM

This map gives a district level picture of the percentage of coverage of habitations having access to safe drinking water within the country. Safe drinking water availability reduces the risk of deaths due to diarrhoea, jaundice and other water borne diseases. In India still a very large proportion of people have no access to safe drinking water.

Rapid assessment of the flood situation at Tilak Tajpur Panchayat in Sitamarhi, Bihar
The Rapid Assessment Report of Tilak Tajpur Panchayat prepared by GPSVS is attached herewith Posted on 04 Aug, 2009 09:30 AM

Queries, request for information & additional clarifications can be sought via the comments section.

Download here: Rapid assessment report - Tilak Tajpur Panchayat

Health and sanitation: Animation video of how Anand and the doctor transform their village
See how Anand and the doctor transform their village in this simple animated feature
Posted on 14 Jul, 2009 02:39 PM

Time: 1:46 minutes

Watch movie here

Workshop on environmental pollutants and control by department of environmental biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy
Posted on 11 Jul, 2009 05:13 AM

Forwarded to the Portal by S. Krishna Kumar, Research Scholar, Bharathidasan University ====== Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, is organising a workshop on Environmental Pollutants and their control. The primary topic is environmental pollutant monitoring/testing   by employing GC-MS (Gas Chromatograph- Spectrophotometer). It is a fully hands-on workshop to be guided by experienced faculty. The workshop is from 27-30 August 2009, with last date for application 10th August 2009.

School of planning and architecture, New Delhi, presents urban design encompassing central ridge in the capital
Dipanjan Das and Shashank Jain, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, presents urban design for central ridge and its integration with the surrounding densely populated areas Posted on 06 Jun, 2009 03:55 PM

This presentation by Dipanjan Das and Shashank Jain, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi deals with their urban design encompassing the Central Ridge in New Delhi and its integration with the surrounding densely populated urban areas.

Symbiosis institute of design, Pune, presents recycling waste water in small scale industries in the city
Aditi Bidkar and Varshapriya Radhakrishnan of Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune design compact wastewater treatment tank for an existing zinc plating unit that uses 1000 litres of water every day Posted on 06 Jun, 2009 01:05 PM

The industry that currently does not treat or recycle any water. The treatment tank occupies less than 3 m2 floor area and the entire system costs less than Rs 1,00,000 to implement.

CET Bhubaneshwar incorporates water management in existing residential and commercial site in Rourkela, Orissa
Debadutta Parida and Shivani Satpathy of CET Bhubaneshwar takes up 8.3 acre existing site in Rourkela to preserve groundwater, increase water table, prevent soil erosion and flooding Posted on 06 Jun, 2009 12:30 PM

In this presentation Debadutta Parida and Shivani Satpathy of CET Bhubaneshwar have taken up a 8.3 acre existing site in Rourkela with housing and residential use and an artificial pond to preserve groundwater, increase the water table level, prevent soil erosion and flooding.

Decentralised wastewater treatment in developing countries - A handbook by BORDA
This handbook published by Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) is an outcome of a project titled “Low Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Systems - LOMWATS; Development of Technologies and Dissemination Strategies.” This book aims at a target group, which is typical for decentralised technology implementation and consists of people whose knowledge is too general on one hand, or too specialised on the other to master very typical problems which go together with decentralisation. Posted on 05 Jun, 2009 12:36 PM

DEWATS handbookThis handbook published by Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) is an outcome of a project titled “Low Maintenance Wastewater Treatment Systems - LOMWATS; Development of  Technologies and Dissemination Strategies.” The project had been financed by the Commission of the European Union, with substantial contribution by the State Office for Development Co-operation of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen from October 1994 until April 1998.

This book aims at a target group, which is typical for decentralised technology implementation and consists of  people who are aware of the general problem and know something about possible solutions. However, their knowledge is too general on one hand, or too specialised on the other to master very typical problems which go together with decentralisation.

Water quality testing kits for field use (part 2 of 3)
Water quality testing kits for field use with manufacturers' details Posted on 03 Jun, 2009 12:41 PM

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Water quality testing kits for field use (part 3 of 3)
Water quality testing kits for field use with manufacturers' details Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 03:43 PM

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