Bilaspur District

Stories of change: Becoming water abundant by harvesting rainwater
India Water Portal presents you with some inspiring stories of individuals and organisations in India that have adopted exemplary ways to combat water scarcity through harvesting rainwater.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 12 Jul, 2021 10:20 AM

We often take for granted those things that come easy to us. Rain is one such resource that we always enjoy, but never capture for the future.
Catch the rain where it falls (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Green nod to Odisha's coal washery project cancelled
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 20 Jun, 2017 11:10 AM

Government cancels green nod to Odisha's coal washery project
Coal mines in Jharsuguda. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Rooftop rainwater harvesting at Chhattisgarh school reduces absenteeism
The film “Rainwater Harvesting: From books to fields”, showcases how rooftop rainwater harvesting can also bring about social and economic change.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 02 Nov, 2015 01:00 PM

Chhattisgarh ranked number 1 in the country for providing domestic water connections in 2014-15 under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
Rainwater harvesting tank at Madiya Kachar village school
Why use a refrigerator to store water when you can use a clay pot?
Decreasing demand in India for earthen pots to store drinking water has affected thousands of potters' livelihoods. The film 'Vanishing Potters' provides a closer look.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 04 Jul, 2015 10:06 PM

What's not to like about clay pots? "They cool water naturally due to the tiny air pores present in them, are affordable, save energy and are eco-friendly when compared to refrigerators", says Gautam Bandhopadhaya, a water expert in Chhattisgarh.
A potter making a clay pot in Jevra Sirsa village in Durg district
Digging them into a hole
20 years ago, Amatikra village in Chhattisgarh wasn't full of fluorosis-affected residents. Today, they walk with bent backs and have severe dental issues. What has caused this situation?
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 08 Dec, 2013 10:00 PM

45 year old Ved Prasad, a farmer in Amatikra village in Korba district, Chhattisgarh, didn't always have a bent back. 20 years ago, he walked in an upright manner but over the last five years, he's had severe back pain, which has affected his gait. 50 year old Bhola Singh from the same village has an identical story to tell.
Amatikra residents with skeletal fluorosis
Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
Policy Matters this week - Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine eco zone, Environment Ministry wants cess for shale gas exploration and NGT directs waste-to-energy plant to control emissions.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 16 Sep, 2013 01:36 AM

Gulf of Kutch will be India's first marine eco-sensitive zone
No more effluent in the Gulf of Kutch (Wikipedia)
Request for proposal for provision of pure drinking water in Ayurvedgrams in Chhattisgarh-Apply by May 26, 2013
Directorate of AYUSH, Government of Chhattisgarh plans to undertake a pilot project on providing safe drinking water to all the families in a sample of Ayurvedgrams.
Posted on 26 Apr, 2013 01:27 PM

Background
Visit to two villages in Chhattisgarh that have been awarded "Nirmal Gram Puraskar"
Efforts of villagers for total sanitation in Tirathgarh village of Bastar district and Dabena village of Bilaspur district bag "Nirmal Gram Puraskar" to the two villages
India Water Portal
Posted on 05 Jul, 2007 11:10 PM

Just back from a trip home (Chhattisgarh).
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