Swati Bansal

TN suffers the worst north-east monsoon in 140 years

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

TN farmers in the midst of a crisis. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Maharashtra gears up for irrigation projects

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

Irrigation canal from the Bhima dam, Maharashtra (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)

States fail to tackle groundwater crisis

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

A water worried year in a nutshell

From river disputes to the failure of the Ganga clean-up plan and the interlinking of rivers, water conflicts dominated most of 2016. Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

The Cauvery river at Hogenakkal, Karnataka

Ecologists challenge Bharti's remark on Ken-Betwa

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

The Ken-Betwa river link shown on a map. (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)

Worst drought in 115 years hits Kerala

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Hyderabad water bodies unfit for even irrigation

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

Himayat Sagar lake in Hyderabad (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

NGT takes note of Chambal river e-flow

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 10 months ago

Chambal river near Kota (Source: Wikimedia commons)

Soon a single tribunal for all inter-state river disputes

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

Cauvery river in Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Gujarat fails to conserve its wetlands

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

Hamirsar Lake, Bhuj, Gujarat (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

NGT cancels illegal salt pans in Sambhar Lake

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

Sambhar Lake, India's largest salt lake. (Source: IWP's Flickr photos)

Cyclone Vardah hits TN

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

Tropical cyclone of 2013. (Source: NASA WorldView)

Rift over Indus Water Treaty continues

Policy this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

Indus river (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Ganga clean-up programme has failed: IIT consortium

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

Man searched for coins in polluted water of Ganga river at Allahabad (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Tiger authority to monitor Ken-Betwa river link

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

Ken-Betwa river link shown on a map. (Source: Shannon via Wikipedia)

Flood risk to Himalayan hydropower projects: Study

News this week Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

A glacier-fed stream in Himachal Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Namami Gange not holding water

The Ganga clean-up drive may go on but won’t yield result without better planning, execution and coordination between Centre, states and stakeholders. Swati Bansal posted 7 years 11 months ago

The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

Kerala declares its districts drought-hit

News this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years ago

Parched land during drought in India. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

MGNREGA facing fund crunch

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years ago

Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Yettinahole project clearance hits a roadblock

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 8 years ago

River Nethravathi (Source: Parineeta Dandekar via SANDRP)

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