Water Management

Orissa was hit by two spates of flood in September 2011, the first one being caused by heavy rains in the Mahanadi catchment and release of huge discharges from Hirakud dam. The second one was caused by heavy rains and flooding of Brahmani, Baitarani and Budhabalanga rivers. These floods point to the loopholes in river basin planning and management and calls for urgent attention of planners and policy makers. 

This brief report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) presents an analysis of the monitoring of the water quality in India under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The water quality data for the years 2002-2008 has been analysed and monitoring locations exceeding the water quality criteria have been identified as polluted locations with respect to risk.

This guide manual on water and wastewater analysis prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), caters to the need of evolving a simplified code of practice for the lab

WaterAid is an international nongovernmental organisation whose mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities.

A look at the news in the month of September 2011, indicates that the month has experienced a range of events such as heavy floods in different parts of the country with Orissa being the worst affected state, a major earthquake in the North East with Sikkim being the most affected, reports of flash floods and landslides in various parts of the country as well as  reports of heavy rainfall in different parts of the country with indications that the rainfall may further subside in the coming week.

Imagine H2O is a not-for-profit company with a mission to inspire & empower people to solve water problems. Its vision is to turn water challenges into opportunities.

Organization: Krishnaa Human Initiatives 

Venue: Kolkata 

Krishnaa Human Initiatives is a citizen sector organization registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961 and enlisted with the NGO partnership system of Planning Commission, Government of India.