Karnataka
Water-efficient sugarcane farming in Belgaum, Karnataka
Posted on 17 Feb, 2010 04:28 PMSuresh Desai is a founding member of an Organic Farmers Club in Belgaum District of Karnataka, India. It has 400 members, some of whom are already growing crops organically, while others are in the process of shifting to organic farming.
Since completing his matriculation, Suresh has been caring for the family property of 4.5 hectares, in an area where today sugar cane is primarily grown. For nearly a decade Suresh, as the manager of the farm, followed conventional practices relying on external inputs in the form of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Just like most of the other farmers near Belgaum, he grew sugar cane, a high water-demanding cash crop, and tobacco.
Government data on the losses in the floods and other related information in north Karnataka
Posted on 09 Feb, 2010 07:36 PMAttached here are a series of reports from the Government of Karnataka, providing details of the status and relief activities in the immediate aftermath of the floods in N.Karnataka. The reports contain the following information and more:
Detailed rainfall information for the time period of interest
Loss of human life and livestock,
Damage to houses,
Invitation to a film screening - "Water and a City", 13 February, 2010
Posted on 09 Feb, 2010 03:31 PMWater and a City - A documentary film about Bangalore’s relationship with water
Date : Feb 13th 2010
Time : 6.30 pm
Venue:
Centre for Film and Drama
5th floor Sona Towers, 71 Millers Road
Bangalore 500052
Phone: 22356263
Film Screening - Water and a City, Bangalore
Posted on 09 Feb, 2010 12:56 PMWater and a City - A documentary film about Bangalore’s relationship with water
Venue:
Centre for Film and Drama
5th floor Sona Towers, 71 Millers Road
Bangalore 500052
Phone: 22356263
Preservation restoration or otherwise of the existing tanks in Bangalore metropolitan area - Report of the Lakshman Rau expert committee (1986)
Posted on 05 Feb, 2010 10:00 PMThis report of the Lakshman Rau Expert Committee released in 1986, provides detailed notes about all the tanks in Bangalore's metropolitan area, provides general proposals for their preservation including specific recommendations in regard to some important tanks, and concludes with suggestions relating to implementation of the recommendations.
The lost lakes of Bangalore - A documentation contest for schools and colleges
Posted on 04 Feb, 2010 01:25 PM
The Lost Lakes of Bangalore is a project to document Bengaluru’s many tanks and lakes which have vanished with urbanization and growth. As part of this project India Water Portal is organizing a contest for schools and colleges to document this aspect of Bengaluru's history.
A mid-term assessment - Sachetana drinking water plus project - Fluorosis Mitigation - BIRD-K - Mundargi taluk - Gadag district (Karnataka)
Posted on 29 Jan, 2010 06:02 PMThe Sachetana Drinking Water Plus project implemented by the BAIF Institute of Rural Development (BIRD-K), in three districts of Karnataka, aims to solve the problem of endemic fluorosis in the region, by providing an alternate source of water and by improving the quality of groundwater.
This report is a mid-term assessment of the project in Mundargi taluk of Gadag district of Karnataka, undertaken to understand and document the decentralized fluoride mitigation strategy adopted in the project villages and to analyze the impact on the groundwater levels and water quality as a result of the project's efforts.
"India: Water Need to be Double the Supply in 20 Years" : Droplets, e-newsletter, Jan 2010
Posted on 27 Jan, 2010 12:33 PM
CDD Society looking for an Executive Coordinator
Posted on 19 Jan, 2010 02:49 PMPosition: Executive Coordinator
CDD Society –Organisational Profile: The Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) based in Bangalore, operating through 2 Regional Coordination Offices at Chennai and Nagpur respectively and a network of about 25 NGO Partners in 8 States across in India.