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Deep Aquifers
How industries ruined Ratlam’s groundwater
Posted on 25 Jul, 2018 04:53 PMA resident of Bajankheda village in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, Sitabai Tindor shows her pot full of water to us. A strange red, the water looks unusual. “We have been using this red water for domestic use for the last two decades. Industries in Ratlam has spoilt our land and water. The government has not provided us with any alternatives.
![Women pump contaminated water from the hand pump at Bajankheda. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/42496862284_52a56b20b9_o.jpg?itok=m7bCGha_)
No water security without water quality
Posted on 16 Jul, 2018 10:19 AMGroundwater is a major source of water for a large number of Indians with 66 percent rural households and 27 percent urban households directly depending on it for drinking purposes, as per Census 2011.
![Unsanitary conditions lead to groundwater contamination. (Image: SuSanA Secretariat, Attribution [CC BY 2.0])](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/susana.jpg?itok=ftnfFsai)
“Agriculture alone cannot provide for our teeming millions.”
Posted on 06 Jul, 2018 03:15 PMIn India, although we have approximately four months of monsoon (which is basically 45 days of effective rainfall), in drought prone areas, there are only 10-15 days of harvestable rain in the entire season. If you don't get enough rain during those days, it's a cause for worry.
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The politics of groundwater
Posted on 04 Jul, 2018 12:15 PMA growing demand for water implies the need for an improved understanding of our resources, and the ability to manage that demand in an equitable and sustainable way.
Wells, not dams, have been the temples of modern India
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When solving one health problem triggers another
Posted on 27 Jun, 2018 02:17 PMUp until two decades ago, the main sources of drinking water in Rajasthan included surface water from perennial ponds, reservoirs, lakes, dams, rivers and streams with borewells and tubewells used sparingly and only in remote areas. All this changed when guinea worm infections started appearing in the state.
![A child drinks water from a hand pump. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/handpump_2.jpg?itok=FXOh7kdY)
Alwar homes, farms and factories fight for water
Posted on 07 Jun, 2018 11:46 AMLewari, a village located around 17 km from Alwar in Rajasthan, is the site of a water conflict these days. “The production of Jayanti jaljeera, haazme ka lalantop drink (a digestive drink) has left our village parched,” says Nanak Singh, a resident.
![Operation of sluice outlet of Siliserh lake is marked by chaos and conflict among various interest groups.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/siliserh_lake_0.jpg?itok=tFflJK1S)
Sharing water, reaping benefits
Posted on 14 Apr, 2018 05:06 PMAgriculture is of central importance to India’s economy with more than half of the workforce in the country depending on it for their livelihoods. However, it is increasingly being threatened due to climate-change-induced changing rainfall patterns and water scarcity having a negative impact on production.
![Sprinkler irrigation in Narayanganj block, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: WOTR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sprinkler_irrigation1.jpg?itok=y3R9pBiA)
Exhibition on ‘The River Ganga: India’s Iconic Water Machine’ at New Delhi, April 19-21, 2018 and Roorkee April 25-26, 2018
Posted on 12 Apr, 2018 07:57 AMWhat is the exhibition about
Seven reasons why Bengaluru can still run out of water
Posted on 05 Apr, 2018 03:20 PMA recent BBC report projected that Bengaluru will run out of water soon.
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How Kakaddara village won water cup
Posted on 19 Feb, 2018 06:33 AMEvery year, thousands of villages in Maharashtra get affected by droughts. Experts say that the reasons for recurrent droughts include a lack of policy framework, technical knowledge and community participation as well as poor implementation of government programmes.
![A farm pond in Kakaddara.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0072tps.jpg?itok=pZ5lfMej)