Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Water sector and reforms - Report of workshop organised by CASUMM (2007)

This document by CASUMM contains the proceedings of a workshop on water sector and reforms, organised at Mysore, on the 17th of November 2007. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 9 months ago

Water distribution improvement "World Bank style" in K-East Ward Mumbai - A working paper by CASUMM

Privatisation of water supply scheme in K-east Mumbai Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 9 months ago

Water challenges in Greater Bangalore - NIAS-CASUMM workshop note (2007)

Privatisation of water services being funded by international financial institutions in Bangalore. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 9 months ago

Step by step: Achieving sustainable sanitation - Lessons from civil society experiences - A report by Arghyam

This document highlights the outcomes of Arghyam's research and discussions on the experiences of civil society organisations involved in implementing sustainable sanitation campaigns. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 9 months ago

Augmenting groundwater resources by artificial recharge: A case study - Kolwan valley - A report by ACWADAM

Increasing the groundwater levels with artificial recharge in Kolwan, Pune Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 9 months ago

A rapid geohydrological study of microwatersheds from Bolangir district, Orissa state - A report by ACWADAM

Planning water resource management in one of the hottest and most backward regions of India, Bolangir district in Orissa Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

Rajasthan State Water Policy - State Water Resource Planning Department (2010)

The Rajasthan State Water Policy 2010, describes the critical status of water in the state in terms of the mismatch between demand and supply. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

Resources on water quality, public health and water safety from the World Water Day - UN Water website

The documents published on the UN Water website include a range of documents related to water quality, safety and use of waste water. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

Democratisation of water management as a way to reclaiming public water: The Tamil Nadu experience

This document describes the efforts made by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD), to tackle the growing water crisis in the state and describes how it addressed it very differently, unlike the previous reform strategies. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC): Lessons learnt and the way forward - National workshop reports (2010)

Reports of National workshop on Total Sanitation Campaign Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

World Bank Report and AP High Court Writ Petition on Flourosis situation in Nalgonda District

The World Bank (WB) report on the website, highlights the seriousness of the high fluoride content of the water in Nalgonda district, its impact on the health of the population and the attempts that are being made to deal with the situation. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

Impact assessment of Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) awarded panchayats - A report by TARU

The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM), Govt of India was launched to cover all households with water and sanitation facilities and promote hygiene behaviour for overall improvement of health of the rural population. The Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) was introduced as a part of the effort to give innovative financial incentives to encourage positive sanitation and hygiene behaviour changes in rural communities. This work looks at the impact of the NGP in fulfilling its objectives by looking at some of its design aspects Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

Progress on sanitation and drinking water - A report by WHO and UNICEF (2010)

This report by WHO and UNICEF, describes the global status and trends with respect to the use of safe drinking water and basic sanitation, and global progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the context of drinking water and sanitation targets. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 10 months ago

Historical evolution of tank system in Bangalore city - A presentation

The presentation emphasises the important role that the tank system has played in the development of the city of Bangalore along with its working and evolution. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 11 months ago

Chasing a mirage: Water harvesting and artificial recharge in naturally water-scarce regions - An EPW paper

This paper refers to the recent plans by the Government of India to undertake artificial recharge of groundwater in over-exploited areas of the country to meet the demands for water. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 11 months ago

Irrigation management transfer in India: The processes and constraints - Paper by IRAP

The paper discusses the evolution of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in India and the need for better irrigation management to prevent water scarcity in many regions in the country. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 11 months ago

Irrigation water management for food security in India: The forgotten realities - Paper by IRAP

The paper takes a critical look at the recent official assessments of groundwater exploitation in India following the current debate on the water crisis. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 11 months ago

Urban Development Policy 2009 - Department of Urban Development (Government of Karnataka)

Urban Development Policy, Karnataka has been developed, by the Government of Karnataka, as a response to the challenges that are being faced by the state due to rapid urbanisation. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 11 months ago

Water: Private, Limited - Issues in privatisation, corporatisation and commercialisation of water sector in India by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra

This book by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, highlights the emerging issues related to privatisation of water in the context of the recent surge of privatisation-related initiatives in the water sector in India. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 11 months ago

The power of uncertainty: Reflections on the nature of transformational initiatives - Malcolm Adiseshiah Centenary Lecture by Mihir Shah

In this lecture, the connections between the concepts of certainty and uncertainty are compared with the scientific or the positivist approach and the phenomenalist approach. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 11 months ago