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Urban Water
Thousands ignored while Sardar Sarovar dam fills to capacity
Posted on 10 Sep, 2019 02:50 PMSardar Sarovar dam fills up while ignoring thousands in submergence area
![Sardar Sarovar Dam via Wikimedia Commons](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_dam_1.jpg?itok=RHj1SRg1)
Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s water index for second time
Posted on 09 Sep, 2019 08:53 AMNITI Aayog, the Government of India’s policy think tank, recently released the second edition of the Composite Water Management Index to enable effective water management in Indian states. It warns that the country will lose 6% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2050 because of a water crisis.
![With water outages, shortages and availability, one sees these pots in every home, village, by the rainbow-hued hundred in shops, and even in precarious bundles balanced on the bikes of travelling wallah pot-sale vendors in Chennai. (Image: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_pots_lined_up_for_filling_chennai.jpg?itok=vutW2WAO)
Water in Pune’s urban quagmire
Posted on 02 Sep, 2019 12:01 PMDrinking water programs in India treat urban and rural areas separately, generally neglecting the special characteristics of settlements referred to as peri-urban – those on the outskirts or peripheries of urban areas, or “rurban” settlements i.e. rural areas with urban facilities.
![A street in the city of Poonah [Pune] in 1871 (Image: Lester John Frederick, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pune_1871_street_scene_lester_john_frederick_british_library_collection.jpg?itok=ld9lf4TZ)
Vanishing water bodies behind Ahmedabad’s warm climate
Posted on 28 Aug, 2019 10:48 AMA study published in the Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, analyzing the cooling effect of the city of Ahmedabad’s water bodies, has thrown up some interesting findings. The east bank of the Sabarmati river, which flows through Ahmedabad, was found to be significantly cooler than the west bank, witnessing a greater drop in temperature even during summer.
![Silverbill enjoying the cool feeling of breeze on the wet feathers in the scorching heat (Image: Koshy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bird.jpg?itok=V8R-8ZDQ)
Heavy rain and floods hit North India
Posted on 22 Aug, 2019 12:00 PMRains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab
Following the southern states witnessing heavy rainfall and floods this monsoon, the northern parts of India are now also experiencing incessant rains.
![Gori river in Uttarakhand in spate during 2013 floods (Source: Chicu Lokgariwar, India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gori_floods_0_0_0.jpg?itok=AFEoLHDD)
In photos: How temple tanks are helping Chennai conserve rain water
Posted on 21 Aug, 2019 03:05 PMBesides showcasing the architectural expertise and aesthetics of their time, temple tanks also play an extremely important role as water storage systems in Chennai.
![Parthasarathy temple in Triplicane has the biggest tank. Recently, volunteers belonging to the Central Industrial Security Force cleaned the tank. Pic: Laasya Shekhar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dsc_5952-678x381.jpg?itok=Rg_1810Z)
Government set to conserve India's springs
Posted on 14 Aug, 2019 08:32 AMGovernment rolls out plan to revive springs across the country
![Many springs in the Himalayas have reduced discharge. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596570148_da1a006dcd_z_0.jpg?itok=5-u2YzKD)
Government undertakes 3D mapping of aquifers in all villages
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 11:07 PMGovernment to 3D map aquifers in all villages
![Groundwater drops to alarming levels. Illustration credit: KN Balraj. Source: India Water Portal on Flickr](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/untitled_8.png?itok=r1Ev5OeQ)
"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
Posted on 07 Aug, 2019 02:29 PMVishwanath Srikantaiah, popularly known as the 'Rainman', has been in the news recently for his ambitious project to build one million recharge wells in Bengaluru. Given the dire situation we find ourselves in vis-à-vis water, the initiative could not have come at a better time.
![Ramakrishna Bovi is a traditional well-digger in Bengaluru. Image credit: Citizen Matters](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/citizen-live-ramakrishna-bovi-678x381.png?itok=AEp4EdmO)
Is the Jalayukt Shivar Abhiyan just a quick fix to manage droughts?
Posted on 02 Aug, 2019 10:29 AMMaharashtra is reeling under drought this year too, with the situation in Marathwada particularly bad.
![Quick fix solutions to droughts will not work (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/droughts_a_2.jpg?itok=YWWZZ7If)