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Groundwater Recharge
The dark life of the Kelo
Posted on 15 Jan, 2015 11:52 PM"The Kelo river has never been like this but in the last two decades, the economic growth in the region has spoiled the purity of the river", says eminent journalist Shiv Rajpoot from Raigarh, who is also known as "Kelo man". He has twice traveled by foot, the 90 km stretch of the Kelo from its origin to its end.
The objectives of his two visits were to study and document:
![Shiv Rajpoot during his Kelo Yatra, 2008](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00474.jpg?itok=Ed-wWzOA)
Porous pavements to save concrete jungles!
Posted on 08 Jan, 2015 10:20 PMDespite its shrinking greens, Delhi has significant tree diversity. Pradip Krishen, a naturalist, author and filmmaker, identifies around 250 tree species in the concrete jungle, in his book titled ‘Trees of Delhi’ published in 2007. But these trees do not have the breathing room they need as the Public Works Department's (PWD) pavement tiling projects enclose trees completely in concrete.
![Porous tiles act as flood absorbers in the city](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00518.jpg?itok=3btDbb3W)
Rajasthan village united by water
Posted on 06 Jan, 2015 10:34 PMBig sandstone hills cover the landscape dotted by little grass, while the land below is covered with Israeli babool (akesia tortlis), an invasive species which does not let any other vegetation grow. Amidst this, Baadi village with its lush green fields full of cabbage, pepper and groundnut seems out of place.
![Baadi's lush fields amidst barren landscape](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04427.jpg?itok=DcOF-mZl)
Rainwater harvesting rescues Bangalore residential community
Posted on 18 Dec, 2014 02:59 PM"Just having the people of Delhi look at their water meters everyday will enable the city to deal with its current water supply", said K.P Singh.
He should know.
![K.P. Singh shows one of the recharge wells](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rainbow_drive.jpg?itok=vbpurtuv)
Droughts in Maharashtra: Lack of management or vagaries of climate change?
Posted on 18 Dec, 2014 08:24 AMRecent news has been flooded with reports of the severe drought situation in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra. Even more shocking are the reports of large-scale suicides by farmers due to crop losses.
![Severe droughts (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought2_1.jpg?itok=eHNKFc2J)
Can we reverse the outcomes of climate change for India?
Posted on 16 Dec, 2014 02:13 PMThe report title 'Turn down the heat: Climate extremes, regional impacts and the case for resilience' published by the World Bank, highlights the risks posed by climate
![Droughts and climate change (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/drought2.jpg?itok=WGQHQ-vL)
Battling water scarcity with borewell recharge
Posted on 03 Dec, 2014 09:27 PMChitradurga district in Karnataka receives the lowest rainfall in the state. According to the Drought Monitoring Board, most borewells are dry and where there is water, its quality is poor. According to Chitradurga-based Devaraja Reddy who is a hydrogeologist,150-200 borewells were drilled in 2013, with an unfortunate success rate of 2%.
![Basavaraj on his field in Chitradurga](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc00647.jpg?itok=MWfBTglX)
Black life: Impact of coal mining in Jharsuguda
Posted on 02 Oct, 2014 04:08 PM"The agricultural production in our region has deteriorated due to pollution. Haphazard mining has lead to serious drinking water problems in the area", says Indar Bilas Shah, a 56- year old resident of Obada village, Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda, Odisha. He's not the only one. Thousands of villagers in Jharsuguda echo these sentiments.
Who's to blame?
![Work in progress in coal mines in Jharsuguda](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0066etp.jpg?itok=t8dBXRUd)
An oasis of hope in the land of suicides
Posted on 07 Sep, 2014 10:05 AMYavatmal, a district in Maharashtra, has gained popularity more for the number of farmer suicides than anything else in recent years. Since 2001, more than 2700 cases of suicide have been registered in this district alone. Poor water availability, low agriculture production and increasing debts are the major causes for suicide.
![A check dam constructed by Dilasa in Dhangarwadi](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_0020tp.jpg?itok=cuDwWboO)
Well revival effort sees many other benefits
Posted on 05 Sep, 2014 12:59 PMThe name of a place can tell one much about its history. Take Mokla talab, a village 62 km southeast of Udaipur for example. Mokla means sufficient in Rajasthani and talab means pond. The village was named after its overflowing talab. But what happens when the talaab is overflowing no more?
![Well lining has improved water availability](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sumitra_0.jpg?itok=6BXa_ZuD)