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Rural Water
Flawed embankment strategy converts Bihar into a watery grave
Posted on 27 Jul, 2015 02:31 PMDr. Dinesh Kumar Mishra of Barh Mukti Abhiyaan, an authority on the river network of North Bihar speaks to India Water Portal about the flood problems, the skewed flood control policy of the Government, the Kosi breach of 2008 and the gargantuan interlinking of rivers project.
![Floods in Bihar (Source: Usha Dewani, IWP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/floods-bihar_1.jpg?itok=_xEsB1C0)
90% of malarial deaths happen in rural India
Posted on 24 Jul, 2015 07:07 AMStagnant puddles, which are a breeding ground for mosquitoes, follow the rains every year causing an increase in the incidence of water-borne diseases. Malaria is the third most common of these diseases in India after diarrhoea and typhoid.
![An Anopheles stephensi mosquito feasting (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200px-anopheles_stephensi.jpeg?itok=Uj6bpt-L)
Hindon clean-up, a prerequisite to cleaning the Ganga
Posted on 22 Jul, 2015 11:17 AMCome monsoon and the situation in the Hindon river is truly troubling. Large stretches of the river continue to suffer toxic contamination.
![The polluted Hindon (Source: Hindi Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/hindon_river_1.jpg?itok=AtvPniBy)
Heavy rains disrupt life in North India
Posted on 14 Jul, 2015 09:49 AMMonsoons in the North affect people and wildlife
![Monsoon affects life in North India](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc04141.jpg?itok=FCk8M0vv)
Groundwater as commons demonstrated in Mahbubnagar, Telangana
Posted on 08 Jul, 2015 05:37 PMBy 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](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/12a_1.jpg?itok=-Gly_c97)
Do not allow dam projects affecting environmental flows of rivers: Water Ministry to CWC
Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 10:33 PMWater Ministry restricts permission to dam projects hindering e-flow of rivers
![Ganga river at Kaudiyala](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172023818_988b81c090_b_3.jpg?itok=RLYpuHkY)
Why use a refrigerator to store water when you can use a clay pot?
Posted on 04 Jul, 2015 10:06 PMWhat's not to like about clay pots? "They cool water naturally due to the tiny air pores present in them, are affordable, save energy and are eco-friendly when compared to refrigerators", says Gautam Bandhopadhaya, a water expert in Chhattisgarh.
![A potter making a clay pot in Jevra Sirsa village in Durg district](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0738tps.jpg?itok=8522vshh)
Stained teeth, weak bones and untimely death -- all caused by contaminated water
Posted on 02 Jul, 2015 01:48 PM"When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a normal person, but when I get up, I realize that I cannot walk properly. I feel like running but I cannot", laments Md. Manik Uddin. This isn't unique to just Manik. Many others of Tapatjuri village in Nagaon, Assam feel the same.
![Children at Tapatjuri affected by skeletal fluorosis](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dscn4817.jpg?itok=2kNZSmli)
Udaipur's water threatened by India's largest reserve of phosphate
Posted on 22 Jun, 2015 10:01 AMHuddled in the Aravali range in the southern part of Rajasthan about 26 km from Udaipur, is the largest reserve of phosphate in India.
![Piles of overburden (waste) dumped near the mine pits of Jhamarkotra](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jhamarkotra-mines.jpg?itok=du5hYN1A)