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Shallow Aquifers
India's dykes on Kaliganga cause misery to Nepal
Posted on 24 Feb, 2014 04:18 PM
India builds dykes on Kaliganga, causes misery to Nepal
![Floods in Darchula in Nepal (Source: Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/darchula_flood_rajendra_03.jpg?itok=C7VoHqj5)
A peak at the future: Simulating Coonoor’s water situation
Posted on 23 Dec, 2013 03:40 PMThe Nilgiris have undergone an incredible amount of change in the last 10 years. Coonoor, an area well endowed with natural resources, is the second largest tourist destination here. However, over the last year (2012-13), the town has been reeling under a water crisis [1].
![Coonoor Land Use Map](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/coonoor_landuse_map.jpg?itok=gQm0BCWV)
Small MP village inspires neighbours
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 08:31 PMThe 200 odd residents of Didakhedi, a sleepy village just 13 kms from Sehore town in Madhya Pradesh, never had adequate water. Two decades ago, most of the farming in the village was done during the monsoons. The village had no electricity and a lone diesel pump operated the shallow dug wells to irrigate some lands during the winter.
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Phailin rain increases Andhra groundwater levels
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 10:21 AMPhailin increases Andhra groundwater levels
![Phailin raises groundwater in Andhra (EU-ECHO)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/phailin.jpg?itok=NTd_u9Gf)
Tug of war on the Gomti
Posted on 29 Aug, 2013 02:44 PMAs temple tanks go, this one is quite beautiful. It is a rectangular masonry-lined tank, about the size of a badminton court. Brick steps lead down to the water. On one of its longer sides is a lovely old temple, shaded by mango trees. Groups of men and women sit and gossip in the coolness. Facing them is an avenue of large trees, below which sit contemplative buffaloes.
![Gomat Taal is reputedly the source of the Gomti](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gomat_tall_lead_image.jpg?itok=_eSQPzWC)
Amritsar - the pond of nectar
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 02:27 PM“PAWAN GURU, pani pita, mata dharti mahat” (air is teacher, water is father and earth our mother) - thus goes the closing line of the Japji Sahib given by the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev. It holds special significance for Amritsar, the holy city, which boasts of the Harmandar Sahib (also known as the Golden Temple).
![The holy sarovar around the Golden Temple](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc01970.jpg?itok=aiqUHjsg)
What's in your drinking water?
Posted on 19 Jul, 2013 03:11 PMBoth rural and urban India are faced with water problems. People do not have access to good quality, safe drinking water. The source for most drinking water is either rivers or underground aquifers (wells). Since water can dissolve just about anything that it comes into contact with long enough, often the groundwater we get isn’t pure.
![Water quality in India Source UNICEF Repository](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/lead_image.jpg?itok=r6vg_C0s)
Sacchidanand Bharti - in his own words
Posted on 15 Jul, 2013 07:12 PMReams have been written about Sacchidanand Bharti, of Ufrenkhal fame and his work on afforestation and water conservation. However, very rarely does he speak about his own efforts and experiences.
![Sacchidanand Bharti in the Ufrenkhal forest](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bhartiji_on_ufrenkhal_road.jpg?itok=Ciwj-d_P)
The Bhilai Steel Plant, a symbol of modern India, is running out of iron ore
Posted on 06 Jul, 2013 09:31 AMFor the last 50 years, the Bhilai Steel Plant, which is India's largest integrated steel plant has got its supply of iron ore from Dalli Rajhara's mines. Dalli Rajhara, a municipality which is also an industrial city is located 90km south of Durg in Chhattisgarh. It is a part of the Rajhara group of mines. Iron ore mined in this area are of two types - hematite and magnetite.
![Dalli Rajhara Mines in Chhattisgarh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ongoing_mining_work_in_dalli_rajarah_mines-small.jpg?itok=oo6kGQ99)