Chattisgarh
Living in fear of water
Posted on 31 Jul, 2016 11:41 AMFarmer Ravikant Deshmukh (40) is a much worried man. He lives in Kudari Dalli in Balod district in Chhattisgarh, a village that would get affected adversely if Mohar reservoir project takes off. The project, once realised, is estimated to submerge the agricultural land and houses of 1200 villagers in Kudari Dalli.
NGT questions UP on potable water to villages
Posted on 24 Jul, 2016 03:30 PMProvide potable water to villages: NGT asks UP government
State does a Nero while Kharun weeps
Posted on 18 Jul, 2016 09:30 AMAt sunrise, everything is luminous but not clear.
― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
The Dying Springs of Chirimiri'
Posted on 01 Apr, 2016 06:04 PMChirimiri Coalfield is a part of Central India Coalfields, located in Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
World Culture Festival poses threat to the Yamuna
Posted on 07 Mar, 2016 10:11 PMActivists oppose Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's World Culture Festival along the Yamuna flood plains
Ken-Betwa river link project hits a roadblock
Posted on 23 Feb, 2016 12:09 PMNo clearance to Ken-Betwa river link project till wildlife issues are addressed
Ultratech Cement mines limestone (and villagers) in Chhattisgarh
Posted on 13 Dec, 2015 03:38 PMParaswani village in Balodabazar district, Chhattisgarh contains vast reserves of limestone, a sedimentary rock that is a primary ingredient in the cement manufacturing process. Since 1992, Ultratech Cement Ltd. (UTCL) followed by four other similar companies, have begun excavating this rock within a 30 km radius of the village.
Water vending machines: How equitable are they?
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:34 PMA water ATM, as the name implies, is a sort of a water vending machine similar to bank ATMs except that in a water ATM, money goes in to the machine in return for water. These machines, which run on a cash as well as a prepaid card or smart card system are built, owned and operated by private companies that have rights over public resources such as land and water.
Rooftop rainwater harvesting at Chhattisgarh school reduces absenteeism
Posted on 02 Nov, 2015 01:00 PMChhattisgarh ranked number 1 in the country for providing domestic water connections in 2014-15 under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
Quarter million school children in Chhattisgarh lack drinking water
Posted on 29 Oct, 2015 07:21 PMNearly 1,700 public schools--approximately quarter million children in grades 1-12--of Chhattisgarh have no arrangements for drinking water.