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Ecology and Environment
A better, bluer Bangalore
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 10:26 PMIn honour of World Water Day 2014, the theme at the Green Bazaar, a community event run by The Alternative, was water. India Water Portal collaborated to add some 'blue' to the 'green'.
![Green Bazaar in Bangalore](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/green_blue_day.png?itok=Dz9h6r-B)
The importance of transparency and data management
Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 10:17 PMOn 22nd March 2014, Raipur celebrated World Water Day with senior government officials and officials from NGOs and other organisations presenting on the importance of NGOs in disseminating information to the people. They also highlighted the discrepancies in data collected between organisations and the need to improve on this if they were to make a difference to society.
![World Water Day at Raipur](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc06764tp.jpg?itok=CUogky_V)
Deepor beel: Entangled in a net of dangers
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:52 PM“Posua botah”, he said. “The wind is blowing from the west now so we cannot take you to the beel to show you how we catch fish. This wind cleans the water and we won’t get fish. 'Bhatial botah', when the wind blows from the east, the water turns muddy and the fish come up to the surface to breathe. That’s the best time to fish”, he explained.
![Deepor Beel awaits a fresh gush of life](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/deepor_beel_0.jpg?itok=j4wKWkws)
Their land lost to a dam, 2,000 farmers take to fishing -- in cages
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:28 PMThe Chandil dam reservoir is located 30 kms from Jamshedpur on the Subernarekha river in Jharkhand. While this dam is a 'tourist hotspot', its construction has resulted in the displacement of more than 20,000 families from 116 surrounding villages. “We lost our farmlands because of the project and now, to support our families, we have to take any job available", says Narayan Gope.
![Modular cages used for cage culture in Chandil](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc05976tp.jpg?itok=9eLwk-lG)
Fatehabad - Another Fukushima?
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:14 PMNational Highway 10 passes through Badophal, a village in Fatehabad district of Haryana. The highway is lined by a tiny market and a point where several jeeps start and terminate. These jeeps are headed to Gorakhpur village, some 15 kms away via Kajal Heri, another village en route.
![Gorakhpur nuclear power plant site](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/board.jpg?itok=LKIeQso9)
Floods despite dams
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:42 PMFloods in Bihar have acquired menacing proportions following the embanking of its rivers, which has led to severe dislocations in the society. Estimates suggest that 70% of the population in north Bihar lives under the recurring threat of flood devastation (1). The 2013 floods affected more than 5.9 million people in 3768 villages (2).
![Floods disrupt life in Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/floods_3.jpg?itok=h2zrKr12)
A costly 200 km journey from source to tap
Posted on 23 Mar, 2014 10:40 PMIn July 2012, the Government of Karnataka approved the Yettinahole Diversion Project (YDP), which will cost an estimated Rs. 12,912.36 crore. This project is set to divert the head waters of the Gundia River (a tributary of the Kumardhara, which is a tributary of the Netravathi) in the west and transfer it to eastern parts of the state.
![Yettinahole river (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_image_0.jpg?itok=NKtF7nC7)
Sikkim's springs discharge 50% lesser over the last decade
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 11:36 PMThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report predicts large scale changes in temperature and precipitation over the Asian land mass. In the mountains, this translates to less snow, more intense but shorter episodes of rainfall and insufficient groundwater recharge, thereby resulting in the drying up of water sources.
![Rural water security in Sikkim](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sikkim_0.png?itok=8h3up5NA)
Man-made trouble in Bhimtal lake
Posted on 19 Mar, 2014 11:01 PMThe Himalayan region is facing an unprecedented onslaught of modernization. Large-scale construction, deforestation and pollution are taking a toll on it's pristine eciology. This includes the beautiful Bhimtal lake in Nainital district, Uttarakhand.
![Bhimtal Lake (Source: Wkipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bheemtal_lake.png?itok=SH5tEGMD)