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January 2, 2023
अब उन खरे तालाबों की खोज कौन करेगा? 
अनुपम मिश्र या हम सबके प्रिय पमपम पर पाँच साल पहले लिखा गया श्रवण गर्ग का यहआलेख है। अनुपम भी उनके द्वारा तलाशे गए तालाबों की तरह से ही खरे थे। अनुपम ने तो तालाबों को उनके दूर होते हुए भी खोज लिया । हम उन्हें अपने इतने नज़दीक होते हुए भी खोज नहीं पाए। 19 दिसम्बर को अनुपम की पुण्यतिथि थी।
अनुपम मिश्र, गांधी शांति प्रतिष्ठान में। फोटो - सिविल सोसाइटी, लक्ष्मण आनंद
January 1, 2023
Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development
Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous
Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)
December 25, 2022
An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure
A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index
rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)
October 6, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
August 9, 2022
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
November 8, 2020
Breaking down data silos in the water sector
The National Hydrology Project has created a national platform for water data and is working to enhance the technical capacities of agencies dealing with water resources management.
Breakthrough cloud computing facilities and remote sensing applications have helped showthe filling pattern of a water body (tank or reservoir) through freely available satellite imagery at an interval of five days. (Image: Maithan dam, Wikimedia Commons)
Land, water and local people - A case study of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor - A Masters' dissertation - Tata Institute of Social Sciences
This study traces the impact of the Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project on the lakes in the villages around the project area
Atul Vikas Kulkarni
Posted on 15 Jun, 2012 07:28 PM

LakeThis thesis/report presents the findings of a study that was conducted for the fulfillment of the Masters degree at the School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Sarakki lake in Bangalore is almost dead and needs quick action to be revived
This article by Sucheta Ramprakash describes the gradual deterioration of the Sarakki lake in Bangalore, which has now become a reservoir for untreated sewage
Sucheta Ramprakash
Posted on 07 Jun, 2012 04:39 PM

Sarakki 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
Rural development issues in Uttarakhand
Vinod Kothari
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 10:32 PM

In 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
Drought has again hit large parts of Maharashtra this year. But the worst affected are two talukas in Sangli district
Ashwin Aghor
Posted on 05 Jun, 2012 02:09 PM

 
Bihar floods - Causes and preventive measures
This article describes the causes and means to tackle the floods in Bihar
Arjun Agrawal
Posted on 01 Jun, 2012 12:21 PM

Bihar is surrounded by Nepal in the north, West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh in the west and  Jharkhand towards the south. There are several rivers that run through the state: Ganga, Sone, Punpun, Falgu, Karmanasa, Durgavati, Kosi, Gandak and the Ghaghara, to name a few. Nearly 85% of the state’s land is under cultivation.
Water quality index of surface water bodies of Gujarat, India - Paper published in the Asian Journal of Experimental Sciences
This paper discusses the findings of a study that assessed the physicochemical water quality parameters of surface water in Gujarat
M M Indurkar
N C Kankal
S K Gudadhe
S R Wate
Posted on 25 May, 2012 10:51 PM

This 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

Workshop on environmental flows, Himmotthan Society and International Rivers, June 8, 2012, Dehradun
Posted on 23 May, 2012 04:12 PM

Organisers: Himmotthan Society and International Rivers

Venue: Hotel Madhuban,
            Rajpur Road,
            Dehradun

Himmotthan SocietyInternational Rivers

 

"The Himmotthan Society works in the field of rural development in the Central Himalayan regions of Northern India. The various programmes of the Society reach approximately 900 villages across the northern states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, directly involving over 50,000 families.

Since 1985, International Rivers has been at the heart of the global struggle to protect rivers and the rights of communities that depend on them. We work with an international network of dam-affected people, grassroots organizations, environmentalists, human rights advocates and others who are committed to stopping destructive river projects and promoting better options.

Water quality of the Bhagirathi, Ganga in the Himalayan region: A study by NEERI
This study of the water quality of the Ganga was commissioned after the construction of the Tehri Dam. It acknowledges that most people in India have a belief that water from the Ganga has bactericidal properties and this might be affected by the dam. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) was retained by the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited (THDC) to investigate any impact that the Tehri Dam might have on the water quality of the Ganga. This report presents the results of that investigation.
Atomic Minerals Directorate Nagpur
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Posted on 19 May, 2012 05:00 PM


View of the Bhagirathi near Dharali, seen as a valley bound by snowy peaksThe Bhagirathi in its upper reaches, here seen near Dharali (Photo: Chicu Lokgariwar)

Integrated hydrological data book (non-classified river basins) by Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources
This book is a compendium of hydrogeological data related to major river basins in India
Central Water Commission (CWC)
Posted on 15 May, 2012 08:37 AM

This data book published by Central Water Commission (CWC) is a compendium of impor
Privatisation of urban water supply in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh - An update from Manthan Adyayan Kendra
Khandwa is a medium-sized town located in western Madhya Pradesh. The 'Khandwa water supply augmentation project' has been awarded to Vishwa Utilities Pvt. Ltd., a Hyderabad based company under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis for water supply augmentation to the town, for the next 25 years. The project has been under execution since October 2009. The private party would supply water to the town @ Rs 11.95 per KL. The raw water for this would be pumped from a reservoir 51 km, away from the town. This report by Gaurav Dwivedi and Rehmat, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra deals with the privatisation of urban water supply in the town.
Gaurav Dwivedi
Rehmat
Posted on 09 May, 2012 09:53 AM

Startling conditionalities
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