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Irrigation
The Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act 2009
Posted on 25 Apr, 2015 02:16 PMPlease provide us some background on the hydrogeology of Maharashtra and its special features, which make it stand out as compared to the other parts of the country.
![View of an open well](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/open_well_7.jpg?itok=bFeN-YtH)
88% irrigation projects lying unused in Maharashtra
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 09:27 PMNearly 88% irrigation projects lying unused in Maharashtra
![A water-deprived region](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/16593376587_f6e9485f58_z.jpg?itok=KmY5K2OX)
Facing uncertain rains, farmers dig in
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 12:40 PMAmulya Soren couldn’t get stable yields in the kharif (monsoon) paddy in his farm. A member of the Santhal tribe, he was the beneficiary of a surplus land redistribution programme in Hirbandh block of Bankura, West Bengal. The undulating terrain in which his farm lies receives sufficient rainfall of about 1000 mm a year, yet sufficient irrigation was an issue.
![Farmers constructing happa; Image: PRADAN](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/villagers_are_working_in_happa_excavated_under_mgnrega.jpg?itok=654EXtkq)
Probe ordered on cost overruns of Vidarbha dams
Posted on 07 Apr, 2015 09:04 PMMaharashtra Government to probe into cost overruns of Vidarbha dams
![Earthmovers carrying out irrigation project works](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15018836847_df5b74b047_z.jpg?itok=wBm-OhFd)
Kashmir under danger of floods
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:30 AMFear of floods looms over Kashmir again
![Landslide and a flooded river](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/10371783924_886720b442_z.jpg?itok=-Ylq5P_R)
Locals rejoice as coal mining banned in Mahan forest
Posted on 31 Mar, 2015 12:12 AMCoal Ministry bans mining in Mahan forest
![Coal mines in Jharsuguda district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15173738996_cc324f92ce_z.jpg?itok=rlpsn7Yi)
Water, through an artist's lens
Posted on 30 Mar, 2015 08:36 AMHow did your interest in filming water stories come about? Is there any particular issue on water that has interested you? What has guided your selection?
![Search for water (Source: Arjun Swaminathan)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/arjun_photos_0.jpg?itok=t-mZmOGV)
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)
Punjab's groundwater crisis: A bye product of the govt's short sighted policies?
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 05:26 PMPunjab has made great progress in grain production following the technological revolution in agriculture in the 1960s. The state achieved this through subsidised use of high yielding variety seeds, fertilisers and irrigation.
![Farmer in Punjab (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_punjab.jpg?itok=Rr8tAFri)