India Water Portal
"Bhakra-Parat Dar Parat Ek Padtal":Hindi version of Shripad Dharmadhikari's book "Unravelling Bhakra"
Posted on 27 Oct, 2007 03:31 AMOrdering and other information about the book is here
New website on "rainfed farming" by WASSAN
Posted on 09 Oct, 2007 04:55 AMClick here to view the website
"Himalayan Water Portal" launched by Himalaya Seva Sangh
Posted on 29 Sep, 2007 12:01 AMHimalaya Seva Sangh, an NGO, has just launched a "Himalayan Water Portal" - www.himalayanwater.org. Quoting from their site:
Groundwater recharge from parking lots by Prof. Prithvi Singh Kandhal
Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 01:21 AMAttached is an interesting document from Prof. Prithvi Kandhal about using porous asphalt in parking lots so that rainwater seeps through it and recharges groundwater.
Dr. Kandhal has published many papers and has significant credentials in his areas of expertise. He resides in Jaipur after 35 years of working in the US.
District-wise details on 2007 Bihar floods from local NGOs
Posted on 06 Aug, 2007 08:30 PMNotes on flood situation district-wise in Khagaria, Sahasra, Supaul, Madhubani, and West Champaran districts of Bihar.These were compiled by the Megh Pyne Abhiyan, a network of NGOs in North Bihar. (Due to the difficulty of the ground situation some inaccuracies may be present)
"Water Initiatives Orissa", a five-year old campaign to work on water issues in Orissa
Posted on 28 Jul, 2007 02:38 AM"Water Initiatives Orissa is a five-year-old campaign which draws strength from civil society organsations, grassroots communities, academicians and others who are determined to work on water, disasters and climate change issues". Email: waterinitiativesorissa@gmail.com
New book on "Role of civil society in water governance in South Asia" by SaciWATERs released
Posted on 19 Jul, 2007 08:15 PMThe Crossing Boundaries Project of the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) is currently in the process of preparing a Reader on "Role of Civil Society in Water Governance in South Asia"