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Policies and laws related to water bodies, water pollution and regulation - A collection
Over the years many revisions have been made to the policy of water bodies, their management and regulation. This is a compilation of policies related to conservation of water bodies
Government of India
Posted on 13 Nov, 2010 01:00 AM

India Water Portal has recently uploaded a set of important policies and laws. This collection pertains to water bodies, water pollution and regulation and more.

Policies related to conservation of water bodies
Status of water supply, sanitation and solid waste management in urban areas – A research study by CPHEEO (2005)
The urban water, sanitation and solid waste management assessed for the requirements of funds.
Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD)
National Institute of Urban Affairs
Posted on 11 Nov, 2010 10:16 PM

This study by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) assesses the status of water supply, sanitation and solid waste management in selected 300 cities and towns of India including all metropolitan cities and selected Class I and Class II urban centres. It estimates the requirement of funds for full coverage of population by these services in the urban areas of the country from 1999 to 2022 (at five yearly intervals). Overall, the study confirms the normal notion that the metropolitan cities are better provided for than the other size class of urban centres.

Storage above design full tank level in Pichola-Swaroop Saagar and Fatah Saagar lakes of Udaipur - A threat to safety
The hidden danger in the safety of Udaipur's century-old dams. The old design and construction gives way slowly hinting at the impending doom
Gyan Prakash Soni
Posted on 10 Nov, 2010 10:02 PM

The historical lakes of Udaipur, Rajasthan, namely Pichola - Swaroop Saagar and Fatah Saagar are more than a century old. Filling them above original design full tank level on public demand or over enthusiasm may prove to be a threat to safety.
Water Jobs via DevNetJobsIndia.org dated November 10, 2010
Posted on 10 Nov, 2010 02:08 PM

Content Courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia

  • Water and Habitat Project Manager

International Committee of the Red Cross
Heavy rains, cyclones and floods affect the life of millions; News Roundup (1-7 November 2010)
Cyclone disrupts life and living in three states,
The Statesman
NDTV
The Times of India
Deccan Chronicle
National News Agency of Malaysia newkerela.com
Deccan Herald
Hindustan Times
The Hindu
Rajiv Mani
Dennis Marcus Mathew
The New Indian Express
Jairam Ramesh
The Business Line
Nivedita Khandekar
The Financial Express
Lalmani Verma
India Report
Amitav Ranjan
Mahesh Joshi
Anil Urs
Priiyanka Dube
Posted on 09 Nov, 2010 08:09 PM

Recent news indicates extensive reports on the threat and destruction unleashed by cyclone Jal in the three states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, with the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka being affected the most. Cyclone Jal has led to heavy rainfall in both these states leading to floods and a heavy death toll in the coastal districts of both the states, besides reports of destruction of agricultural produce in the state of Karnataka.

South India

Andhra Pradesh

Open courseware of national programme on technology enhanced learning A summary of civil engineering courses
A step toward enhancement of quality of engineering education in the country with new comprehensive course
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Indian Institute of Science
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Posted on 06 Nov, 2010 07:59 AM

The India Water Portal is pleased to announce to its users, that the Civil Engineering courses from the multi-faceted and multi-modal open courseware of National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) have been put together in the form of a summary. These courses are being carried out by Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore as a collaborative project supported by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India) to enhance the quality of engineering education in the country, by developing curriculum based video and web courses. In these web based lectures, the authors have developed the subject in detail and in stages in a student-friendly manner.

A case study of Dongs – The traditional water management system of the Bodo people
Bodo people have used Doongs to support agriculture for centuries. Understanding these doongs and the people
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT)
Posted on 05 Nov, 2010 05:24 PM

This report by  SDTT presents a case study on the traditional water management system of the bodo people in Assam and North Bengal, the dongs. Dongs are man-made structures akin to canals, to route water from available water sources, which are usually perennial, to the paddy cultivating fields. The water sources are small rivers, perennial swamps, beel, streams, etc. Dong can have a breadth of 7-15 feet on average or even more. The breadth gradually increases over the course of its flow from the source till the end point.

News roundup (22 - 31 October 2010) :" India: Land of many cell phones, but fewer toilets"
Stories that made news in the week
Vineeta Pandey
Ravi Nessman
Tapas Chakraborty
Henry Foy
Ajith Athrady
Mahesh Joshi
Katherine Sola
nitya Rana
Abhijeet Chattejee
Pankaj Sarma
Posted on 03 Nov, 2010 08:50 AM

Wastewater/Sanitation

Water Jobs via DevNetJobsIndia.org dated October 27, 2010
Posted on 27 Oct, 2010 01:37 PM

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  • Short Term Assignment - Social Researcher / Documentation Specialist

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Institute
The Maharashtra groundwater (regulation for drinking water purposes) act - International Environmental Law Research Centre (1993)
The Maharashtra Groundwater Act was framed to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources.
International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC)
Posted on 22 Oct, 2010 05:09 PM

The document describes the Maharashtra Groundwater Act, which is an Act to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources and includes the details of :

Declaration of water scarcity area
Regulation of extraction of water from wells in water scarcity areas
Declaration of over exploited watershed
prohibition of sinking of well in over exploited watershed
Prohibition of extraction of water from an existing well for certain period
Closing down existing well
Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information
Power to stop contravention of the provisions of section 3, 5, 7, 8 or 9
Payment of compensation
Bar to claim compensationThe document describes the Maharashtra Groundwater Act, which is an Act to regulate the exploitation of groundwater for the protection of public drinking water sources and includes the details of :
  • Short title and commencement of the Act
  • Definitions of the terms used in the Act
  • Protection measures for public drinking water sources
    • Prohibition of construction of wells within certain limits
    • Declaration of water scarcity area
    • Regulation of extraction of water from wells in water scarcity areas
    • Declaration of over exploited watershed
    • Prohibition of sinking of well in over exploited watershed
    • Prohibition of extraction of water from an existing well for certain period
    • Closing down existing well
    • Power of entry upon any land for obtaining information
    • Power to stop contravention of the provisions of section 3, 5, 7, 8 or 9
    • Payment of compensation
    • Bar to claim compensation
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