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Wastewater
Reinventing waste management during Covid-19
Posted on 11 Jul, 2020 10:19 PMIndia stares at a Covid-19 induced waste management crisis and there is a need to strengthen waste management services. An important sanitary barrier to prevent the dissemination of illnesses and diseases, waste management’s impact on the world’s healthcare systems, and the economy are significant.
![A lab technician discarding disposable gloves (Image: CDC/Kimberly Smith, Christine Ford acquired from Public Health Image Library)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a-lab-technician-discarding-disposable-gloves-pv.jpg?itok=Qlw0ixZI)
India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
Posted on 25 Jun, 2020 07:28 AMIndia's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days
![Country is going to face more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/22887276573_14c1e3d7c6_z_0_0.jpg?itok=itzkkpCh)
Railway stations to be categorised based on wastewater generation
Posted on 11 Jun, 2020 09:08 PMRailway stations to be classified based on wastewater generation
![A wastewater treatment plant in Bengaluru (Image source: Vishwanath Srikantaiah)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2295299069_971a585c2c_e.jpg?itok=h-9xfuti)
Water levels in major reservoirs maximum in last 13 years: CWC
Posted on 13 May, 2020 02:39 PMWater storage level 76 percent more than last year: CWC
![Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14361734417_8d80b2667f_z_1_0_2_0.jpg?itok=ft1GrICA)
Clean drinking water: Still a pipe dream for Maharashtra?
Posted on 30 Mar, 2020 04:34 PMLatur in Maharashtra has been facing acute drinking water scarcity over the last month and has been in news again, and that too, inspite of having piped water connections and a good monsoon this year!
![Har nal me jal, a pipe dream? (Image Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nal_se_jal.jpg?itok=2SGH_lDA)
Tap water to all
Posted on 20 Mar, 2020 01:47 PMEfforts are underway by both state and central governments to improve access to safe and adequate drinking water to people, and nationally, as on 31 December 2018, 79% of rural habitations had been covered at 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) but only 47% at 55 lpcd.
![Child drinks water from a tap (Image: Imal Hashemi/Taimani Films/World Bank, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tap-water_0.jpg?itok=M9PCsVOw)
Jal Jeevan Mission: Will piped water to every household no longer be a pipe dream?
Posted on 14 Mar, 2020 04:26 PMMillions of Indian women can take up to six trips a day to gather and transport water, which takes up a major part of their day. During scorching summers when many sources dry up, their drudgery gets even worse.
![A school boy from Tilonia in semi-arid region of Rajasthan drinks from a tap from a rainwater harvesting tank that provides clean drinking water. (Image: Barefoot photographers of Tilonia)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/tap-water.jpg?itok=fRxWZL1R)
Groundwater in 30 districts in Delhi-NCR contaminated, reveals 2019 data
Posted on 12 Mar, 2020 02:31 PM30 districts in Delhi-NCR had contaminated groundwater in 2019: Water Minister
![A resident in Delhi with her extracted groundwater (Source: IWP FLickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/residents_0.jpg?itok=eXsy8gee)
Community water purification system in a Delhi urban slum
Posted on 22 Feb, 2020 12:38 PMIt’s a dull reality that the state of water in the urban slum of Lalbagh near Azadpur in north Delhi was awful till a few years back. Hoards of people would queue up to get water from the public taps or the tankers along the road. Life was tough here and people got access to piped water supply only recently.
![Once selected for the role, the women entrepreneurs were trained to run the community filtration plant and overlook all operations ranging from the management of customers to the plant finances. (Image: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/asbah_0.jpg?itok=OxbVguSG)
Climatic shocks wreak havoc on the Mahanadi delta
Posted on 24 Jan, 2020 05:06 PMThe Mahanadi delta in Odisha is a composite delta fed by water, sediments and nutrients from a network of three major rivers: Mahanadi, Brahmani and Baitarini. The coastline of the delta is approximately 200 km long, extending from the Chilika lagoon in the south to the Dhamara river in the north.
![The people living in the Mahanadi delta are forced to cope with frequent disasters, but recent progress in warnings, evacuation and shelters seems to have reduced losses. Urban areas in the delta are expanding and there is rural to urban migration which can be expected to continue. These urban areas will have important implications for the future of the delta. (Image: Helmer, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/delta.jpg?itok=c0P4wLKa)