Urban Water

Nearly 30 percent of springs in the Himalayas are drying up: Niti Ayog

As per the regional plan 2021 chalked out by the national capital regional planning board in 2005, Bahadurgarh, a small town in Haryana is a part of the Delhi metropolitan area. The town, located in Jhajjar district, is growing at a fast pace.

The interstate dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the Mahanadi's water is an ongoing one and it looks like both the state governments have no interest in finding a long-term solution.

NGT slams NMCG and DJB over pollution in Ganga and Yamuna rivers

A resident of Bajankheda village in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, Sitabai Tindor shows her pot full of water to us. A strange red, the water looks unusual. “We have been using this red water for domestic use for the last two decades. Industries in Ratlam has spoilt our land and water. The government has not provided us with any alternatives.

CAG blames TN government for Chennai floods in 2015

Karnataka budget focuses on big water projects, misses out on sustainability

In India, although we have approximately four months of monsoon (which is basically 45 days of effective rainfall), in drought prone areas, there are only 10-15 days of harvestable rain in the entire season. If you don't get enough rain during those days, it's a cause for worry.

Urbanization has posed challenge on water resources in cities. Both the water quantity shortage and deteriorated water quality are the prevailing issues in the cities. Physical losses and non-revenue water are the major concerns of water supply systems in cities.

Long before piped water supply became the norm, groundwater got extracted for use and rivers neglected, stepwells served as a major source of water for people.