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What are the odds of a dam burst?

The recent earthquake in Nepal has pointed fingers yet again at the much neglected area of dam safety. Will that push India to put in place a comprehensive law that addresses this?

Latha Anantha

Posted on 11 Jul, 2015 10:48 AM

One of history’s worst dam bursts took place in Gujarat in 1979 when the four-kilometer long Machhu Dam II on the Machhu River collapsed. This led to a deluge in the industrial city of Morbi located five kilometers downstream as well as surrounding rural areas destroying thousands of homes and lives. While this was a tragedy, it was by no means an isolated one.

Sardar Sarovar Dam (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Groundwater as commons demonstrated in Mahbubnagar, Telangana

Farmers agreed to pool their groundwater to create a water sharing network. Result? Crops were saved, irrigated area was doubled, and grain production increased by 240%!

Amita Bhaduri

Bakka Reddy

Posted on 08 Jul, 2015 05:37 PM

By the year 2000, farmers in Mahbubnagar, Telangana could see how risky their investments on groundwater had become. The area barely received 600 mm of annual rainfall, and just 15 percent of its area was under irrigation.

Collectivising groundwater for protecting rainfed crop; Source: WASSAN

Do not allow dam projects affecting environmental flows of rivers: Water Ministry to CWC

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 10:33 PM

Water Ministry restricts permission to dam projects hindering e-flow of rivers

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Posted on 06 Jul, 2015 08:50 PM

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Who's to blame for Shimla's water shortage?

It isn't just the tourists or its hilly terrain but a 140-year-old leaking water distribution system set up by the British in 1875 which is leading to heavy losses and contamination.

Manu Moudgil

Posted on 30 Jun, 2015 09:03 AM

Most tourists visiting Shimla won’t know that they are walking on a water tank when they wait to get their pictures taken or go horse riding on Ridge road but they will know that the city faces water shortage -- their hotel bathrooms have messages asking them to use water judiciously.

The Ridge houses Shimla's first underground water tank

Surplus yet lacking: Water supply schemes in Punjab

The state is only focused on costly filtration solutions while little is being done to stop contamination at source, which is the cause of physical and mental disabilities especially in children.

Manu Moudgil

Posted on 21 Jun, 2015 10:22 AM

A small river flows past the village of Teja Rohela in Fazilka district, Punjab, crosses the border a couple of kilometres away, and enters Pakistan.

Body of a puppy floating in one of Punjab's public water supply tanks

Centre gives a uniform definition to the term 'Open Defecation Free'

Policy matters this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 16 Jun, 2015 11:23 AM

New criteria for villages and Gram Panchayats to be termed Open Defacation Free

Raising Sardar Sarovar Dam height would be disastrous: Committee

News this week

Swati Bansal

Posted on 16 Jun, 2015 11:16 AM

Committee warns against raising Sardar Sarovar Dam height

Sardar Sarovar Dam (Source: Shahakshay, Wikipedia)

Does 24x7 water supply help reduce water storage or hoarding in urban areas?

A study at Hubli Dharwad found that there could be limits to how formal a city's water supply systems is. These depended on consumer habits, the history of a city’s water supply and infrastructure.

Zachary Burt

Isha Ray

Posted on 27 May, 2015 01:23 PM

Urban water supply can be classified into two categories -- formal and informal. A formal system usually means piped delivery, at least partly treated, and regulated by a utility.

Water, a valuable resource (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Women assert their space under the sun

The face of female labour is changing under MGNREGA, a programme where water conservation is given the highest priority in the choice of work. What are its implications?

Amita Bhaduri

Posted on 05 May, 2015 02:12 PM

When Satya was asked by the Sarpanch to opt for the position of a worksite supervisor as a Mate, she was thrilled at the prospect of a better life. Brought up in Murayur village in Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu, she knew how tough agricultural wage labour work was. While her mother left her with grandparents, her father also took on menial jobs and errands from big farmers.

Satya’s position as a supervisor is valued by all

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हरित छत से पर्यावरण संरक्षण

हरित छतें (ग्रीन रूफ्स) पर्यावरण संरक्षण में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा रही हैं। इस मुद्दे पर डॉ. दीपक कोहली का एक विस्तृत आलेख।

हरित छतों वाली बिल्डिंग (courtesy - needpix.com)