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Micro-watershed database for Maharashtra: Compilation by FoRWARD
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 06:02 PMTo download the spreadsheet Click here
Baseline survey and report on health, hygiene and sanitation in urban slums and villages in Delhi – a report by Sulabh International Institute of Health and Hygiene
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:31 PMThis report by Sulabh International Institute of Health and Hygiene presents a baseline survey on health, hygiene and sanitation in urban slums and villages in Delhi. According to the report availability of basic civic facilities, like potable water, water disposal and sanitation, are vital human needs for health and efficiency of human beings. Inability of the city management and city institutions to provide these facilities to the citizens had led to high incidence of diseases and mortality rates. The problems which the women and children face in these conditions are much worse.
Website of the Orissa Water Resources Department
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:31 PMWebsite of Orissa Water Resources Department
The Baitarani river basin project in Orissa: A civil society initiative to explore options for futuristic resources management in the river basin
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:06 PMBaitarani River Basin Project is a civil society initiative to proactively explore options for futuristic resources management in this river basin. It also attempts to blend concerns for environment with livelihood, goals of local with global development, issues of rights with market and focus of sustainability with equity.
The Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 03:11 PMThe Sikkim State of the Environment Report from the ENVIS site.
Chapter on water resources from the Chhattisgarh State of the Environment Report
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 02:14 PMThe chapter on Water Resources from the Chhatisgarh State of the Environment Report, 2004 begins with a discussion of the problems in the State like (a) limited irrigation potential created (b) unbalanced irrigable land to cultivable land ratio in districts (c) low budget for maintenance of created irrigation facilities and (d) over-dependence on paddy cultivation.
System of Rice Intensification in Tamil Nadu: A status report by GEO Foundation and Centre for World Solidarity
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 02:11 PMThis status report analyses the potential opportunities to popularize the same towards effective utilization of water resource, augmenting yield/income for the livelihood upliftment of farming community. The methodology followed in this study is random sampling of farmers of SRI practitioners and non-practitioners in delta and non-delta regions.
Rural water supply: Ensuring access to safe water by the Assam Public Health Engineering Department
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 12:13 PMThe status of access to safe water in rural areas of Assam can be viewed at the Assam Public Health Engineering Department website.
Resources from the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 11:53 AMThe website of the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam, the nodal agency for the rural water supply programmes of the state is available below -
Resources from Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department website
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 10:29 AMThe website of Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department can be viewed below. It contains policy documents, list of inter-state disputes over river water whose basin Uttar Pradesh is a part of, project details, flood works etc.