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Groundwater Recharge
20 tips to help you choose your rainwater harvesting design from Mihir Maitra
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 11:08 AMFrom collection to storage and recharge, Maitra explains in layman's terms the basics of rainwater harvesting.
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Augmenting groundwater: The basics on how to construct a recharge well
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:10 PM
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Hiware Bazar water balance sheet 2007: From scarcity to surplus
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:03 PMThe work done by the villagers of Hiware Bazaar (Maharashtra) in transforming their village, through soil and water conservation works with Government / Panchayat funds is well known.
Rainwater harvesting basics: All you need to know about recharge pits
Posted on 18 Aug, 2009 04:09 PM1) Overview:
Karnataka's water resources: Excerpts from the Karnataka State of the Environment Report
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 02:48 PMIt deals with the (a) inequities in sectoral distribution and inadequacy in availability of water (b) inefficiency in use of water in domestic and agricultural sector (c) depleting ground water resource (d) inadequate treatment of watersheds (e) deteriorating surface and groundwater quality (f) degradation of traditional and community owned tanks and (g) siltation in river basins and command a
Status of groundwater in Wardha: A report from the Central Ground Water Board
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 10:30 AMThis report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) deals with the status of groundwater in the Wardha district of Maharashtra.
Micro-watershed database for Maharashtra: Compilation by FoRWARD
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 06:02 PMTo download the spreadsheet Click here
Map: Aquifer zones in Chennai, Tamilnadu
Posted on 07 Aug, 2009 12:41 PMInformation may be out of date
Directory of rainwater harvesting structures in Bangalore
Posted on 07 Aug, 2009 12:24 PMA visual directory of some rainwater harvesting installations in Bangalore is attached below. There are links to descriptions and photos of many of the structures. You are welcome to submit more entries to this map, and start similar maps for other cities in the country.
Infiltration wells in the Himalayas - Videos by Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation
Posted on 12 Jun, 2009 09:38 AMThis is a DVD made by a non-profit group that has been uploaded to the web where it could reach many more people and add visibility to your organisation's work. If you would like India Water Portal to do something similiar with your organisation's DVD , please mail us at portal@arghyam.org