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Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Sarakki lake in Bangalore is almost dead and needs quick action to be revived
Posted on 07 Jun, 2012 04:39 PMSarakki Lake, also known as Jagaranahalli Lake located in South Bangalore is one of the oldest lakes in Bangalore, and once upon a time one of the most glorious. It has now become a reservoir for untreated sewage and a dumping yard for the surrounding neighbourhoods. This lake was a source of water for four villages up until just a few years ago.
Himmothan Pariyojana's drinking water and sanitation (WATSAN) interventions in Uttarakhand
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 10:32 PMIn 2001, the Himmothan Pariyojana (HMP) programme was initiated to work on rural development issues in collaboration with the Government of Uttarakhand, as formalised by a 10-year MoU between the two in 2004.
Two talukas, Jat & Atpadi, in Sangli district of Maharashtra face worst drought despite river Krishna flowing just 100 kms away
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 02:09 PM
Water quality index of surface water bodies of Gujarat, India - Paper published in the Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences
Posted on 25 May, 2012 10:51 PMThis paper from the journal Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences presents the findings of a study that attempted to assess the physicochemical parameters of surface water in Gujarat state to explore the suitability of water
A student uses India Water Portal on Twitter (@indiawater) for research
Posted on 12 Apr, 2012 04:10 PMShe found Twitter to be a useful place to conduct her research on issues of governance and institutions in watershed management programs in India and the U.S., because it enabled her to pick the resources she found useful without having to go through lots of articles and research papers.
Central Water Commission and ISRO launch Water Resources Information System (WRIS), a comprehensive solution for accessing data on water in India
Posted on 11 Apr, 2012 02:36 PMDear India Water Portal readers,
Maps, lakes and citizens: The use of surveys in lake conservation - An article in the Seminar magazine
Posted on 19 Mar, 2012 11:44 AMThis lake system is now decaying with lakes either taken over for urban uses, or choking due to neglect. ATREE and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have been engaged in attempting to understand how to restore these lakes for urban use, while maintaining their ecological importance. This article in Seminar describes this attempt.
GIS mapping of wetlands: Strengthening indigenous peoples response to multiple-use water services (MUS)
Posted on 05 Mar, 2012 11:04 AMArticle Courtesy : Resources Centre for Sustainable Development
The interactive GIS mapping of wetlands and MUS intervention sites is one of the outputs of the project.
Interactive layers are present on the left panel of the pdf file.
Once upon a lake: A report on the current status of the lakes of Mahadevpura constituency, Bengaluru with recommendations for restoration
Posted on 23 Feb, 2012 05:55 PMMap of the lakes in Bengaluru, source: ATREE