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Geogenic Contamination
Why did Urmila have to suffer?
Posted on 27 Jul, 2015 08:11 PMUrmila can neither walk upright, nor run about, nor do her chores easily. She is loved in her parents' house and they do not grudge her the extra care she requires. In rural India, this state of affairs does not last long for a girl, especially since she's only six years old.
![Children dance during the inaugration of the safe water supply system in Kalapani, Madhya Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kalapani.jpg?itok=LLTSHHjn)
How Bandu Singh recovered hope
Posted on 08 Jul, 2015 09:27 PMBandu 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).
The area
![Bandu Singh and his family at their home in Kaalapani, Madhya Pradesh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/b.jpg?itok=T00ZoYog)
Stained teeth, weak bones and untimely death -- all caused by contaminated water
Posted on 02 Jul, 2015 01:48 PM"When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a normal person, but when I get up, I realize that I cannot walk properly. I feel like running but I cannot", laments Md. Manik Uddin. This isn't unique to just Manik. Many others of Tapatjuri village in Nagaon, Assam feel the same.
![Children at Tapatjuri affected by skeletal fluorosis](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dscn4817.jpg?itok=2kNZSmli)
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)
Surplus yet lacking: Water supply schemes in Punjab
Posted on 21 Jun, 2015 10:22 AMA 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](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04551.jpg?itok=od2VnEon)
Standing Committee Report: Safe drinking water and sanitation
Posted on 15 May, 2015 08:49 PMThe National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) SBM (G) are the two flagship programmes of the government implemented by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, a nodal Minis
![Safe drinking water, a scarce resource](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/news_this_week_0.jpg?itok=Pme59Cdc)
Water and facilities flow better into cities
Posted on 05 May, 2015 01:35 PMSixty eight percent of India's population lives in rural areas but when it comes to facilities -- including the availability of safe drinking water -- cities and towns corner most of them.
![Rural-Urban Drinking Water Supply Gap, Census 2011](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/census_2011_drinking_water_sources_graph-1a.jpg?itok=qRgz4Zza)
Constructed wetlands as a cost effective cleaning option
Posted on 25 Mar, 2015 01:18 PMHyderabad, which is India's fourth largest city, has a population of almost 7 million. The Musi river, originating from the Anantagiri hills, divides the city into north and south. The River flows through the city and joins the Krishna in Nalgonda.
![Musi river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/musi_river.jpg?itok=6rE7kEvA)
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)