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Urban Water
Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for the Ganga
Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 02:39 PMNMCG approves 12 projects worth Rs 929 crore under Namami Gange
![A ghat at the Ganga riverbank (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2934888516_4937aa2aaf_z_1.jpg?itok=6JJkwjXf)
NRDWP: Poor show by Odisha
Posted on 25 Oct, 2018 11:01 AMOn March 16, 2017, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India began a performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by discussing with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation the scope and methodology of the performance audit.
![The implementation of the rural drinking water programme in Odisha has many deficiencies. (Photo: IWP flickr photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/20324006969_0ece5bfd24_z_1.jpg?itok=qeEmk4bW)
Green Climate Fund aid for coastal communities
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 10:47 AMFund approved to boost climate resilience among coastal communities
![Coastal communities in India (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9506793909_a745ace209.jpg?itok=pkm1eSIW)
State of drinking water supply schemes in Rajasthan
Posted on 11 Oct, 2018 11:24 AMOn March 16, 2017, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India began a performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by discussing with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation the scope and methodology of the performance audit. Records relating to the implementation of the programme in 27 states for the five-year period (2012 to 2017) were examined.
![Water schemes are not planned properly affecting their performance in Rajasthan. (Photo: IWP flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2553625235_27035761ed_o_0.jpg?itok=vbKHKpC6)
Centre approves projects near turtle nesting sites
Posted on 10 Oct, 2018 12:09 PMNew coastal projects to ignore Olive Ridley turtles
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Swachh Bharat Mission: It’s all about numbers
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 11:06 PMWe have just a year to go for Swachh Bharat Mission’s (SBM) deadline of making India open-defecation free (ODF). In the last four years, the government has built 86.08 million toilets (as on September 26, 2018) throughout the country as a part of this flagship programme on providing safe sanitation to all by October 2019.
![Sanitation is not just about constructing toilets. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilet1_2_0.jpg?itok=KLv3wh45)
Kerala floods and after
Posted on 27 Sep, 2018 05:11 PMEvery time there is a huge flood in India with massive loss of lives and extensive physical damage, there is a hue and cry. Especially, if this takes place in an area not normally prone to such floods. Assam and Bihar, for instance, are regularly laid waste by floods and so, there is not much agitation over that anymore.
![The floods in Kerala have taken nearly 400 lives and have displaced around 1.2 million people. (Image: Ranjith Siji via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-kerala_flood_2018_-_angamaly-_img_20180818_084500_0.jpg?itok=-ARq7XxK)
Jaundice grips Raipur
Posted on 20 Sep, 2018 04:09 PMThe family of Somesh Manikpuri of Amasivani colony in Raipur is still in shock of his sudden demise from jaundice in May this year. Six similar deaths have been reported from Raipur since April 2018. Memsingh Chandrakar, a resident of Naharpara, another locality in Raipur, was also affected by jaundice in May.
![A view of the Shakti Nagar slum area in Raipur. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/13892294904_3c6caa28c1_z.jpg?itok=-KvA0O71)
Lake congestion worsened Kerala floods: CWC
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 08:05 AMClean chit to dam management, CWC says congested Vembanad lake worsened floods in Kerala
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Kerala, TN fight over Mullaperiyar dam water release
Posted on 29 Aug, 2018 11:45 AMKerala blames Tamil Nadu for massive floods in the state
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