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September 2, 2024
NGT’s uniform standards: A controversial approach to sewage management
Recommendations made by an expert committee, the NGT's subsequent orders, and a critical analysis of these developments
Drum screens at Bharwara sewage treatment plant (Image: India Water Portal)
September 2, 2024
The promise and pitfalls of India’s BioE3 Policy
The strategic objectives and challenges of India's BioE3 Policy
The transition to a bio-based economy could affect various stakeholders (Image: GetArchive; CC0 1.0)
August 2, 2024
Wayanad landslide tragedy: Balancing nature and development
There is a need for a multi-faceted approach to disaster management, combining advanced monitoring, early warning systems, community preparedness, and sustainable land use practices to mitigate future risks.
Aftermath of a 2022 landslide on Nedumpoil ghat road (Image: Vinayaraj, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)
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)
July 2, 2024
From scarcity to sharing: How farmers are managing groundwater in Rayalaseema
Community governance for groundwater management
Jasmine on the fields as part of the groundwater collectivisation agreement at Kummara Vandla Palli village, Sri Satya Sai District. (Images: WASSAN/Swaran)
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)
District-wise report of habitations covered in Himachal Pradesh for water supply and irrigation
A complete list of district wise data on irrigation, water supply, hand pumps distribution and progress of Command Area Development programme in the state of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health Department
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 12:19 PM

District-wise report of habitations covered for water supply, hand pumps, irrigation, flood control and command area development

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Baseline report: Sachetana Drinking Water project of the Government of Karnataka (2006-2011)
The project envisions a set of interventions including household rainwater harvesting for clusters of villages in Karnataka that are particularly severely affected by fluoride
Rama Mani
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 11:28 AM

The Sachetana Drinking Water project of the Government of Karnataka covers 15 villages in each of the taluks of Bagepalli (Chikkaballapur), Mundargi (Gadag), Sira (Tumkur) and Pavagada (Tumkur).

The baseline survey covers a representative portion of the villages and families of the above and contains the following information:
Policy paper on NREGA by the Centre for Science and Environment
The policy paper by Centre for Science and Environment tries to unearth the development potential of a public wage programme like the NREGA
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 06:22 PM

The policy brief has studied the NREGA implementation on its focus on creation of productive assets, the involvement of communities in designing their local development using the NREGA and the stumbling blocks in unlocking the development potential of the Act. 
Website of the Kerala Water Authority
Presentation regarding the website of the Kerala Water Authority.
Kerala Water Authority
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:13 PM

Website of the Kerala Water Authority:

Click here
The Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board
The links to the Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board and the 2004 Water Level Monitoring Report are available here.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 04:17 PM

The Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board, Kerala Region :

Click here

The following resources are accessible there:
Information about Jalanidhi: A World Bank-assisted Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Link to Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project - Jalnidhi's - website
Jalanidhi - Govt. of Kerala
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 04:04 PM

Jalanidhi is the website of the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency which implements "Jalanidhi", a World Bank-assisted "Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project" for sustained delivery of adequate quantity of water and sanitation services in rural areas in four districts of Kerala.
Water and sanitation in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh - a paper by WaterAid
The paper concludes that the current state of water and sanitation in Madhya Pradesh falls short on equity, inclusion, water security and sustainability of water sources
Amod Khanna
Chitra Khanna
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 02:30 PM

This paper was done by WaterAid to assess and understand the context of Rural Water and Sanitation programme in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This is a follow up of a desk review and explores the issue of water and sanitation in various dimensions and finds out that the current state of water and sanitation in Madhya Pradesh falls short on equity, inclusion, ensuring water security and sustainability of water sources.

Taluk level rainfall data and analysis for all the districts in Maharashtra from the state government's agricultural department
Rainfall information for all districts upto the taluka level for the whole of Maharashtra
chekeronutristejos
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 12:57 PM

This page from the Maharashtra government's agricultural department site gives rainfall information upto taluka level (with data gaps for some periods) for the last 10 years

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Longitudinal bacteriological study of drinking water quality in rural western Maharashtra and its effects on changes in local drinking water management practices
The study was conducted with an aim to check bacteriological quality of rural water supply in western Maharashtra
The Foundation for Medical Research and The Foundation for Research in Community Health
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 12:51 PM

This longitudinal study was undertaken by The Foundation for Medical Research and The Foundation for Research in Community Health in the Parinche valley in Purandar block (Pune district) of interior Western Maharashtra with the aim of testing bacteriological quality of rural water supplies.
Taluka-level GIS database for Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
A database of the spread of and expenditure on watershed development programmes in 3 states of India, enables easy visualisation of the regional variation in the data.
Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development(CISED)
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 09:47 AM

The taluka-level GIS database for Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, is a CD containing a GIS (Geographical Information System) database of the spread of and expenditure on watershed development programmes in 3 states of India, viz., Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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