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A pond comes to life
Posted on 22 Sep, 2015 10:42 AMIt had not rained for awhile and the tiny cracks in the earth in Bapugaon were opening up. This little village in Chaksu tehsil of Jaipur was yet again faced with a drought in the mid 1980s. The situation was aggravated in 1986 when the river Dhund, an important water source for Bapugaon, went dry. Since then, both the quantity and quality of water started deteriorating.
![More than just physical rehabilitation of a water body, says Kalyan ji of Bapugaon](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/kalyan-ji-vdc-president-bapugaon1_1.jpg?itok=nFlR4AiS)
Strict action against polluters throwing puja waste in the Yamuna
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:19 PMDelhi Government gets strict towards Yamuna pollution
![Garbage piled high near the Yamuna river (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2935427348_b6fdcf3d09_z_1.jpg?itok=_Jp9xSsN)
Centre approves 50 more days of work under MGNREGA to tackle drought
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 10:14 PM50 more days of work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
![Labourers building check dams under MGNREGS (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/5498477595_b432f838e5_z_0.jpg?itok=0EvU_0c5)
Polavaram--solution or problem?
Posted on 21 Sep, 2015 11:13 AMPapi kondalu, a scenic gorge located on the lower stretches of the Godavari, will soon be engulfed within the controversial Polavaram Dam. The river serves as a visitor’s delight as it winds through the hills--the same hills that are home to primitive tribal groups such as the Kondareddys.
![Papi kondalu gorge on Godavari (Source: Pranay Raj, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/papikondalu_view_10.jpg?itok=BIkyi9bt)
Godavari, Krishna rivers are interlinked
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 10:21 PMGodavari, Krishna rivers interlinked
![Prakasam Barrage across Krishna river (Source: Subhash Chandra via Wikipedia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/krishna_river_vijayawada.jpg?itok=MeIMk3Dm)
Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 08:26 PMTeesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal
![The meandering Teesta river (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596568222_1a2bd53ba1_z_0.jpg?itok=mWr795hq)
Bisalpur revisited--10 years after protesters were shot, killing 5
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 01:20 PMTen years ago five farmers were shot protesting the diversion of waters from Bisalpur dam to Jaipur city, located about 130 kms away.
![Kisan Sewa Samiti, Chaksu struggling for drinking water allocation from Bisalpur dam (Source: CECODECON)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dehlala1.jpg?itok=T9gR4dE3)
2015 is India's driest year since 2009
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM40% of India still rain deficit
![Parched area near Jodhpur (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/11187099345_653d8def04_z_0.jpg?itok=uhBbuz4E)
No more dam approvals until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 09:35 PMNo approval of dams until e-flow report is out: Water Ministry to CWC
![Kelo dam near Raigarh (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/15432119794_53071d03a0_z.jpg?itok=lFT-4-E5)
Access to water data: Implications for transboundary relations in the Ganges river basin
Posted on 05 Sep, 2015 12:21 PMCitizens right to access information on water, climate and environmental issues
![A view of the Sharada river at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sharada_river_up_0.jpg?itok=B3RgdKdB)