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July 28, 2024
Tap into the numbers: Budget insights on WASH
The budget allocation for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation reflects a steady upward trajectory, underscoring the importance of scaling financial commitments to meet the growing demands of the WASH sector.
Child drinking water from handpump in Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)
June 30, 2024
How Burhanpur became India's first Har Ghar Jal District
SHGs empower women, ensure sustainability: A model for water tax collection in Burhanpur
Rural water security (Image: Shawn, Save the Children USA; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
June 12, 2024
The ripple effect of safe drinking water on health under Jal Jeevan Mission
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)
March 25, 2024
Managing our domestic water demand
Best practices and tips to reduce water consumption from Bangalore.
Saving every drop counts (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
January 7, 2024
Evolution of state's role in rural drinking water governance in India
Need to nudge state governments to evolve a detailed roadmap (planning, implementation and operations related strategies)—immediate, medium and long-term—for ensuring drinking water security.
Demand-responsive approach became the mainstay of the project with the initiation of sectoral reforms (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
December 19, 2023
Employment potential of India's Jal Jeevan Mission
This IIM Bangalore study highlights the spillover effects of public investments in rural water supply systems in the form of employment generation.
The employment structure under Jal Jeevan Mission encompasses both direct and indirect employment during construction and O&M phases. (Image: Wallpaperflare)
How Bandu Singh recovered hope
Endemic fluorosis exists in 31 villages of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. This is the story of how one village is reclaiming its health and dignity.
Anita Sharma
Anil Gautam
Amrita
Dalpat
Heena
Puja Singh
Posted on 08 Jul, 2015 09:27 PM

Bandu Singh, a lean old man aged around 60, has spent his entire life living in a small mud house in Kaalapani, a small village located in Manawar block of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. Kaalapani has a population of 849 people of which 99.41% (as per Census 2011) are listed as belonging to Schedule Tribes (ST).  

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Bandu Singh and his family at their home in Kaalapani, Madhya Pradesh
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Why use a refrigerator to store water when you can use a clay pot?
Decreasing demand in India for earthen pots to store drinking water has affected thousands of potters' livelihoods. The film 'Vanishing Potters' provides a closer look.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 04 Jul, 2015 10:06 PM

What's not to like about clay pots? "They cool water naturally due to the tiny air pores present in them, are affordable, save energy and are eco-friendly when compared to refrigerators", says Gautam Bandhopadhaya, a water expert in Chhattisgarh.
A potter making a clay pot in Jevra Sirsa village in Durg district
Training Course on Solar Powered Pumping Systems Sustainable Solution for Public Drinking Water Supply, WatsanCAD, Bhopal
The training will focus on planning, design, smart remote management & monitoring, on-site quality control and installation practices of solar powered pumping systems.
Posted on 28 Jun, 2015 07:14 PM

The proposed training is intend to develop capacity of the institutions / organizations / individuals through knowledge sharing on the application of solar energy for pumping and water treatment system appropriate for drinking water sector i.e. rural & urban water supply in India.
Training course on Solar Drinking Water Pumping System
Udaipur's water threatened by India's largest reserve of phosphate
Pollution from the Jhamarkotra mines poses a threat to waters near and far, and also causes severe health issues in the miners. Why is there no post facto environment impact assessment?
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 22 Jun, 2015 10:01 AM

Huddled 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
Surplus yet lacking: Water supply schemes in Punjab
The state is only focused on costly filtration solutions while little is being done to stop contamination at source, which is the cause of physical and mental disabilities especially in children.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 21 Jun, 2015 10:22 AM

A small river flows past the village of Teja Rohela in Fazilka district, Punjab, crosses the border a couple of kilometres away, and enters Pakistan.
Body of a puppy floating in one of Punjab's public water supply tanks
WASH Educators Training (WET) 2015 at VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
VIKSAT announces the next batch of the WASH Educators Training (WET 2015), especially for women, working on issues related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
Posted on 01 Jun, 2015 04:00 PM

Dehydration: How to recognize, prevent and treat it.
Symptoms of water dehydration and its complications: heat exhaustion and stroke, hypovolemic shock and kidney stones. First aid and prevention.
Jan Modric
Posted on 30 May, 2015 08:19 PM

Diarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.
A dehydrated adult getting treatment
Dehydration: How to recognize, prevent and treat it.
Symptoms of water dehydration and its complications: heat exhaustion and stroke, hypovolemic shock and kidney stones. First aid and prevention.
Jan Modric
Posted on 30 May, 2015 08:19 PM

Diarrhoeal diseases are the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age, and are responsible for killing around 7,60,000 children every year all over the world.
A dehydrated adult getting treatment
How has water privatisation affected Chattisgarh?
The Mahanadi's longest tributary, the Shivnath, has borne the brunt of urbanisation and industrialisation but the impact has been felt the most by residents. We capture their story in pictures.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 27 May, 2015 04:37 PM

The Shivnath River is the longest tributary of the Mahanadi River.
Shivnath river near Mahamara Barrage, Durg
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