Bihar

Organising safe drinking water through community participation in flood-affected areas of Bihar - Case studies from the work of the Megh Pyne Abhiyan network
This set of case studies details the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and their network partners in organising safe drinking water in participation with the local village communities, in Bihar. Posted on 22 Mar, 2010 02:08 AM

MPAThis set of case studies (in hindi), details the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and their network partners - Gramyasheel and Samta, in organising safe drinking water in participation with the local village communities, in the flood affected West Champaran, Supaul and Khagaria districts of Bihar.

State Government of Bihar is inviting comments from the public, on the Bihar State Water Policy Draft (2009)
The article is in on the guidelines of the revised National Water Policy (2002) which requires the state of Bihar, to prepare a comprehensive state-level water policy. Posted on 11 Mar, 2010 05:06 AM

In the context of the guidelines of the revised National Water Policy (2002) which require the states to prepare a comprehensive state-level water policy, and also the need to pay special attention towards the construction of new irrigation projects, along with water management, land management, food management, floods management, ecological balance etc, in the context of the various new developments and problems being faced by the state of Bihar over the last decade or so, the Water Resources Department of the State Government of Bihar has prepared a draft State Water Policy (2009) and is inviting comments from the general public.

Kosi Tragedy should be inquired by CBI
This is a petition to National Human Rights Commission in September 2008 demanding an inquiry into the Kosi tragedy. Posted on 22 Jan, 2010 02:05 PM

PMO FORWARDS PETITION ON KOSI TRAGEDY TO HOME MINISTRY FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION

Prof.Suraj Yadav, Assistant Professor in Delhi University reports


 

Kosi breach due to Bihar government's apathy: PAG
Bihar state government indicted for the breach in river Kosi embankment in 2008 by the Principal Accountant General (PAG). Posted on 18 Jan, 2010 05:22 PM

Patna, Jan 15 (PTI) The Principal Accountant General (PAG) of Bihar has indicted the state government for the breach in river Kosi embankment in 2008 that rendered lakhs of people homeless and claimed several lives.

Rs 52 lakh sanctioned for Kosi flood hit area disappears: Cheques go missing in Bihar
Kosi flood relief distribution fraud in Bihar lands government official in trouble Posted on 18 Jan, 2010 03:41 PM

A fraud in Kosi flood relief distribution has landed a government official in trouble in Bihar's Supaul district.

As many as 286 cheques allegedly went missing from the office of the block development officer (BDO) of Chhatapur in the district.

Inviting women researchers, journalists and activists
An invitation for an all-women travel-cum-expedition into the flood plains of north Bihar Posted on 28 Dec, 2009 04:00 PM

Like majority of our rivers, Kosi too is a goddess - the daughter of Lord Shiva. Nicknamed `the sorrow of Bihar' by the male-dominated engineer-contractor -politician lobby, the river has been searching for its identity ever since. Ironically, most of what has been seen and written on the hydrological engineering imposed on the river has been by `men' only.

State of fisheries in the Gangetic basin
A perspective on the state of fisheries in the gangetic basin and the interventions which may help alleviate poverty and hunger in the regions which have a very heavy reliance on fishing these waters Posted on 10 Dec, 2009 03:51 PM

Inland fisheries form an integral part of the vast gangetic basin.

Accessing safe drinking water during floods in North Bihar - Case study from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan
A case study documenting Megh Pyne Abhiyan's work in organising access to safe drinking water for rural communities during the 2006 and 2007 floods in North Bihar Posted on 19 Nov, 2009 03:20 PM

This case study published in Yojana documents Megh Pyne Abhiyan's work in organising access to safe drinking water for rural communities during the 2006 and 2007 floods in North Bihar. As a result of the Abhiyan's work, approximately 13000 and 36000 people accepted and accessed rainwater as a safe drinking water during the North Bihar floods of 2006 and 2007 respectively. Using rain water for drinking led to significant improvement in health indicators and flood-related deaths and sickness, as well as reduction in health expenditure.

Rapid geohydrological appraisal of Purainee and Orlaha villages,Bihar - Drinking water management and alternative sources
A report that gives a good understanding of local conditions as well generates a lot of useful data, that can help in planning groundwater management interventions in a village. Posted on 19 Nov, 2009 02:40 PM

This report by ACWADAM based on a rapid hydro-geological appraisal of 2 villages, in Supaul distict in flood-prone North Bihar, gives a good understanding of local conditions as well generates a lot of useful data, that can help in planning groundwater management interventions in a village. Such information is crucial especially for regions such as North Bihar, where current data about the local conditions are literally absent.

Water conservation in industry - A case study from ITC Limited (Munger)
This presentation describes the work of ITC Limited, Munger, in conserving water in its industrial processes. Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 04:29 PM

Water conservation has been carried out through establishing an overall water balance, reducing at source, reusing in other beneficial applications after treatment (land scaping, toilet flushing, cooling tower applications and civil constructions), and recycling back to process applications after appropriate treatment.