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December 4, 2019
Looking back into history to understand droughts
The 2015­-2018 drought, the longest, but less severe of droughts experienced by India raises alarm on the negative effects of future droughts on water security in the country.
India will see more droughts in the future. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)
October 25, 2019
Mapping Pune’s aquifers
Groundwater use has doubled in Pune. Comprehensive mapping of groundwater resources and better management and governance is the need of the hour.
Groundwater, an exploited resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
October 1, 2019
From droughts to floods: India’s tryst with climate extremes
Deconstructing the traditional narrow engineering based policy discourses around floods and droughts and connecting them to social and cultural realities is the need of the hour in India.
Water talk Series at Mumbai (Image Source:Tata Insitute of Social Sciences)
September 30, 2019
The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all.
Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.
September 28, 2019
Groundwater markets flourish in peri-urban Hyderabad
Groundwater, drawn at rapid rates from peri-urban areas of Hyderabad is now turning into a commodity, controlled and distributed by a few, to meet the needs of the urban elite.
Groundwater in Hyderabad, in peril (Image Source: India Water Portal)
September 25, 2019
India’s deepening water crisis
Making false doomsday claims of a water crisis could support problematic mega solutions, which could lead to more problems.
water crisis india
Evaluation of groundwater table and quality in Krishna delta of Andhra Pradesh – A research report by National Institute of Hydrology
The report attempts to analyze the shallow groundwater table and water quality data for about 20 years pertaining to the Krishna delta.
National Institute of Hydrology (NIH)
Posted on 22 Jul, 2010 07:45 AM

The report attempts to analyze the shallow groundwater table and water quality data for about 20 years pertaining to the Krishna delta. The trend analysis of groundwater level data of shallow wells indicates that in the upper part of the delta, the groundwater table moved up during the period 1979 to 1999. This may be due to the dense canal network in the delta and increase in irrigated area over a period of time.

Groundwater Management - Typology of challenges, approaches and opportunities - Research papers from the conference organised by ACWADAM and Arghyam at Pune (May 2009)
This article is about the workshop on groundwater was organised by ACWADAM and Arghyam Trust in Pune in May 2009.
Avinash Krishnamurthy
Devdutt Upasani
Eklavya Prasad
Harshavardhan Dhawan
Himanshu Kulkarni
Karan Singh
Nathan Stell
Philippe Cullet
PS Vijay Shankar
Rakesh Gupta
Ravi Kanth Ganti
Shubha Ramachandran
Sunderrajan Krishnan
Sunil MS
Tushaar Shah
Uma Badarayani
Vikas Kharage
Vishwanath S.
Yogesh Jadeja
Posted on 17 Mar, 2010 04:40 AM

ACWADAMA workshop on groundwater was organised by ACWADAM and Arghyam Trust in Pune in May 2009, that brought together several experts in the field, and explored diverse topics such as the importance of scale in groundwater resource planning and management, importance of aquifer typologies, participatory processes of groundwater management, groundwater regulation and groundwater linkages with watershed development, markets and policy matters.

The attempt of the workshop and research papers presented, was to highlight contemporary issues in groundwater management, and to look at it through the multiple lenses of hydrogeology, sociology, economics, livelihoods, environment, disasters and so on.

Preparation of guidelines for drinking water protection in Abadasa taluka in Kutch district of Gujarat
This deals with the preparation of guidelines for drinking water protection in Abadasa taluka in Kutch district of Gujarat as a part of a research study (in progress)
Sahajeevan Trust
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 01:07 PM

The report prepared by Arid Communities and Technologies (ACT) Kutch, Gujarat on behalf of Sahajeevan Trust aims to prepare a guideline for groundwater legislation to protect drinking water sources in the taluka.
Status of groundwater in Wardha: A report from the Central Ground Water Board
The report lists out recommendations to utilize groundwater in Wardha, Maharashtra in an effective manner and is complete with data relating to geomorphology and the status of groundwater
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 10:30 AM

This report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) deals with the status of groundwater in the Wardha district of Maharashtra.

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Central Ground Water Board's hydrogeological survey of West Bengal
A map of West Bengal from the CGWB showing groundwater yield prospects
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 01:26 PM

Courtesy: CGWB

West Bengal at a glance
Map: Aquifer zones in Chennai, Tamilnadu
A map of Chennai showing depth of aquifer zones which can be used to find areas favourable for rainwater harvesting
Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)
Posted on 07 Aug, 2009 12:41 PM

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Groundwater in India: Conference on groundwater hosted by ACWADAM
Resources from the conference on groundwater conducted by ACWADAM in Pune
ACWADAM
Posted on 12 Jun, 2009 09:20 AM

A sharing workshop on groundwater organised by ACWADAM (Advanced Center for Water Development and Management) in Pune on 21/22nd May 2009 saw some very good presentations being made. Dr Tushaar's Shah's keynote speech provided an amazing big picture of groundwater use in agriculture. The presentation can be viewed on slideshare and the entire speech is available on YouTube in 4 parts.
Water security for residents of apartments & gated communities in Bangalore - An article by SS Ranganathan
Bangalore has grown phenomenally over the last 25 years and the pleasant ‘rural scenery’of what once were the ‘outskirts’ of Bangalore has given way to forests or jungles of concrete. These are the multi-storeyed apartment complexes which have mushroomed all over, with gated communities making a break in this concrete jungle. One wonders where the residents of these complexes and communities will find the water to live a reasonably normal life.
S.S. Ranganathan
Posted on 29 May, 2009 04:27 PM

Mr. S.S. Ranganathan, author of this guest post, is a retired senior executive of Ion Exchange and currently a consultant based in Bangalore.

He can be reached at: ss.ranganathan@gmail.com , +91-9343734229

WATER SECURITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF APARTMENTS & GATED COMMUNITIES -  S.S.Ranganathan
Groundwater prospects analysis through hydrogeophysical parameters and hydrogeomorphic zonation - a case study in parts of Kewta watershed - upper Barakar basin - Bihar
The study integrates hydrogeomorphic and hydrogeophysical approach for groundwater exploration for Kewta watershed, upper Barakar basin, Bihar
Ashok Kumar
Savita Tomar
L.B. Prasad
Posted on 19 May, 2009 01:43 PM

 In this paper from the GIS Development site present study, hydrogeomorphic zonation has been carried out through remote sensing technique.
Hydrogeomorphological mapping of Panchkula district in northern Haryana- a study in GIS development
The study attempts to delineate groundwater potential zones in Panchkula district, Haryana, using satellite imageries and remote sensing
A C Pandey
M S Nathawat
Posted on 19 May, 2009 12:11 PM

This study from the GIS Development site is an attempt to use remote sensing techniques to prepare hydrogeomorphological maps of the Panchkula district in the northernmost part of Haryana to delineate the
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