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Deep Aquifers
Udaipur's water threatened by India's largest reserve of phosphate
Posted on 22 Jun, 2015 10:01 AMHuddled in the Aravali range in the southern part of Rajasthan about 26 km from Udaipur, is the largest reserve of phosphate in India.
![Piles of overburden (waste) dumped near the mine pits of Jhamarkotra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jhamarkotra-mines.jpg?itok=du5hYN1A)
Yet another expert body formed to review Uttarakhand hydel project
Posted on 08 Jun, 2015 08:30 PMCentre constitutes third expert body to review Uttarakhand dams
![River Ganga at Kaudiyala, Uttarakhand](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_2.jpg?itok=4dDAo2VH)
Groundwater resources race against time
Posted on 21 Feb, 2015 12:36 PMThe Himalayas, an important part of the geography of India, extend along the entire Northern and North-Eastern boundary of the country. It spans six Indian States namely, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal, Sikkim and a major part of Arunachal Pradesh from west to east.
![A view of the majestic Himalayas](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas.jpg?itok=YhLuPQSs)
Mazhapolima: Recharging open wells in Kerala
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 10:10 PMMazhapolima is an open well recharge programme based on rainwater harvesting in Kerala.
![Mazhapolima Wells (Source:IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11304851934_ea3d73b3c8_z.jpg?itok=EJDRM8Vh)
Kerala's groundwater contamination source revealed
Posted on 16 Feb, 2015 09:41 PMOpen wells are one of the most important sources of drinking water, especially in Kerala’s coastal belt. Sadly, recent studies show that as much as 70% of these have been declared unfit due to faecal contamination.
Groundwater quality in Kodiyathur village, Kerala
![A view of an open well](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_0836.jpg?itok=42vHXlgl)
The dark life of the Kelo
Posted on 15 Jan, 2015 11:52 PM"The Kelo river has never been like this but in the last two decades, the economic growth in the region has spoiled the purity of the river", says eminent journalist Shiv Rajpoot from Raigarh, who is also known as "Kelo man". He has twice traveled by foot, the 90 km stretch of the Kelo from its origin to its end.
The objectives of his two visits were to study and document:
![Shiv Rajpoot during his Kelo Yatra, 2008](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00474.jpg?itok=Ed-wWzOA)
Droughts in Maharashtra: Lack of management or vagaries of climate change?
Posted on 18 Dec, 2014 08:24 AMRecent news has been flooded with reports of the severe drought situation in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra. Even more shocking are the reports of large-scale suicides by farmers due to crop losses.
![Severe droughts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought2_1.jpg?itok=eHNKFc2J)
Poisonous encounters in Maharashtra
Posted on 23 Nov, 2014 03:32 PMA decade ago, Jamwadi village in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, was a famous tourist attraction due to its beautiful lake. Now, there is no lake to speak of thanks to the Raymond factory in Yavatmal. Wastewaster from the factory flows untreated into the lake, which is located 15 kms away.
![Contaminated water from the Raymond factory](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15230540627_18b0e3b27c_z2.jpg?itok=FnhvchWH)
Black life: Impact of coal mining in Jharsuguda
Posted on 02 Oct, 2014 04:08 PM"The agricultural production in our region has deteriorated due to pollution. Haphazard mining has lead to serious drinking water problems in the area", says Indar Bilas Shah, a 56- year old resident of Obada village, Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda, Odisha. He's not the only one. Thousands of villagers in Jharsuguda echo these sentiments.
Who's to blame?
![Work in progress in coal mines in Jharsuguda](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0066etp.jpg?itok=t8dBXRUd)
A road less travelled: The Waghad project
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 04:18 PMWaghad Dam in Nashik, Maharashtra, constructed in 1984-85, irrigated less than 1% of its total irrigable command area, while farmers in the tail area did not receive any water. Bapu Upadhye of Samaj Parivartan Kendra organised the local farmers, mobilized them to come together and fight for their water quota.
![Waghad Project:Community managed irrigation system](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/waghad_0.png?itok=Xvi1U2xg)