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Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Fishing village goes plastic free
Posted on 08 May, 2017 11:24 AMA voyage in a traditional canoe or a houseboat through the picturesque Vembanad lake is enough to understand why the south Indian state of Kerala is called the “God’s own country’.
![Plastic collected from the Vembanad lake.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/muhamma.jpg?itok=TjQ2Hxan)
Now a human, Ganga receives its first legal notice
Posted on 02 May, 2017 08:42 AMAfter becoming a human entity, Ganga river receives first legal notice
![Ganga near Gadmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6171494645_920f644b53_z_1_0_0.jpg?itok=BP0273zh)
2017 will have normal rains: IMD
Posted on 25 Apr, 2017 01:29 AMNormal monsoon expected this year: IMD
![Rainfall in India (Source: India Water Portal via Varun Duta Gupta)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5074883626_33da0b2985_z_0.jpg?itok=NoTXmgh8)
NGT strict over Bellandur lake rejuvenation
Posted on 25 Apr, 2017 12:02 AMShut down industries around Bellandur lake: NGT to Karnataka govt
![Bellandur lake on fire. (Source: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bluru-fire_650x400_61487319177_0.jpg?itok=8dpE1gEe)
Problems of mine: When coal threatens Raigarh
Posted on 30 Mar, 2017 05:50 PMIt was in the late 90s that Raigarh emerged as the hub for power, coal mining and sponge iron in Chhattisgarh. The coalfield in Mand Raigarh is spread over an area of more than 1,12,000 hectares with an estimated 21,117 metric tonnes of coal.
![A villager looks at the changing landscape due to coal mines at Kosampalli village in Raigarh.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0033tps.jpg?itok=_fYpaUPR)
Ganga, Yamuna now living entities
Posted on 28 Mar, 2017 06:31 AMGanga, Yamuna have been recognised as living entities
![Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172025486_d2b794f518_z_1.jpg?itok=mtVc0-54)
Can Sewri get back in the pink?
Posted on 24 Mar, 2017 09:59 AMMangroves form an integral part of the landscape of Mumbai and are essential in maintaining the stability of the coastline.
![The pink guests of Sewri. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/flamingoesi.jpg?itok=APg8k9EF)
When wetlands refuse to wilt away
Posted on 19 Mar, 2017 03:58 PMOnce home to over 400 water bodies, Chennai’s development story is similar to most metropolises across India. Urbanising at a hurried pace, the concrete city spilled over its waterways and wetlands, leaving behind a sorry tale of ecological destruction.
![The desilted Narayanapuram wetland.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/33215589452_051a434cba_z.jpg?itok=bK8QVvPZ)
Water worried no more
Posted on 10 Mar, 2017 01:44 PMLocated 10 km from the Yavatmal city in Maharashtra, the Nilona reservoir has been the primary drinking water source for its residents since 1972. As in many other parts of the country, the 1990s saw the city growing and the population increasing. The Yavatmal residents, who had not experienced water shortage till then, started facing acute drinking water shortage.
![Nilona dam, Yavatmal](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/32903532661_9a565ef048_o.jpg?itok=Obb-O92W)
Severe water crisis grips southern India
Posted on 07 Mar, 2017 01:47 PMSouthern India reels under drought-like conditions
![Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3204443460_8d38ce367a_z_0_0_0.jpg?itok=Eu-M31VU)