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Jaltarang, a celebration of World Wetlands Day - An update from TERI's wetland management program in Navi Mumbai
The presentation is an update on the Khandeshwar Lake project in Navi Mumbai and includes details from the World Wetlands Day celebration organised on 2 February 2010.
TERI
Posted on 11 Mar, 2010 10:45 PM

Jaltarang_TERI_WorldWetlandsDayThe satellite township of Navi Mumbai, with a total area of 344 km2, was developed in 1972 by CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation) to de-congest the city of Mumbai. Initially a marshy land interspersed with villages, Navi Mumbai has been developed into a planned township, with much of its marshes and freshwater wetlands being converted into urban infrastructure.

Navi Mumbai is a rapidly developing twin city. In the course of development, it was realized that more emphasis needs to be given towards the preservation and sustainable management of the freshwater wetlands it harbours. Given the vulnerability of these wetlands and their resource potential, there is an urgent need to develop a framework for sustainable use of freshwater wetlands. This requires efficient management systems and development of sustainable models, which would help maintain the natural characteristics of wetlands while also exploiting its potential to meet the socio-economic and recreational needs of communities. To tackle this important aspect, TERI conceptualized a pilot project with active support of CIDCO in October 2008. The Khandeshwar Lake was chosen as a model to demonstrate the feasibility as a ‘sustainable wetland’.

The attached presentation is an update on the work taken up and impact achieved since the start of the project, and includes details from the World Wetlands Day celebration organised on 2 February 2010. Details of TERI's wetland management program are here.

World Water Day 2010, Mumbai
Posted on 11 Mar, 2010 10:18 PM

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The Fourth Gender, Water and Equity Training Workshop in South Asia, SaciWATERs, Mumbai
Posted on 09 Mar, 2010 09:40 AM

Venue: Mumbai

Organizer's: TISS, SaciWATERs, SOPPECOM, GWA
Hydrogeological studies for improved groundwater management strategies in the dryland areas underlain by Deccan basalts - ACWADAM
This report by ACWADAM includes a detailed action research study in ten villages of eastern Purandar of Pune district, Maharashtra on the movement of groundwater and the situational base.
Advanced Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM)
Posted on 02 Mar, 2010 05:18 PM
WatershedThis detailed hydro-geological action research study in ten villages of Eastern Purandar taluka in Pune district (which is classified as a dark zone due to excessive groundwater exploitation) gives a good picture of groundwater resources in the area, and complements it with allied information such as weather data, socio-economic details, thematic groundwater maps, aquifer information, groundwater usage and its recharge-discharge relationship in space-time. 
The study was undertaken by ACWADAM and GGP, with a purpose to provide a platform for implementing agencies for on-the-ground action towards better groundwater management practice through community based efforts, as well as to advocate the typology of groundwater problems, that require specific approaches for mitigation. 
The starts with a basic introduction to the study area, objectives and methodology adopted, and is followed by sections on the accumulation and movement of groundwater and the situational base. These two sections have details about the drainage, geology and hydro-geology of the region, groundwater over-exploitation, groundwater salinity, community-based groundwater systems, groundwater characteristics, base flow in streams, water quality, weather, pumping tests, hydro-chemical characteristics, pollution indicators, socio-economic aspects, remote sensing maps and more.
The study recommends that to improve the groundwater situation in the area, new soil/water conservation structures be built in the upper reaches of the watershed, and focus for the existing soil/water conservation structures be on maintenance and repairs. It concludes with a list of specific action-recommendations based on three typologies - groundwater over-exploitation, inland groundwater salinity and community-based groundwater management.This detailed hydro-geological action research study in ten villages of Eastern Purandar taluka in Pune district (which is classified as a dark zone due to excessive groundwater exploitation) by ACWADAM gives a good picture of groundwater resources in the area, and complements it with allied information such as weather data, socio-economic details, thematic groundwater maps, aquifer information, groundwater usage and its recharge-discharge relationship in space-time. 
Gray water recycling
Posted on 28 Jan, 2010 04:08 PM

GRAY WATER (Bathroom water) recycling project

General
Water expo 2010, Mumbai
Posted on 21 Jan, 2010 12:23 PM

Water expo 2010

The fourth mega water event, Water Expo 2010 is scheduled at

Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre
Save water from being flushed down-Thane Municipal Corporation adopts new method
Thane resident invents method to save 25 to 30 litres of water a day by using rubber bands, pins, bottle cap
Sudhir Gawand
Posted on 17 Jan, 2010 08:19 PM
To adopt method invented by a Thane resident, who used rubber bands, pins, bottle cap to save 25 to 30 litres of water a day 
    Every time you flush, six litres of processed water goes down the toilet. Even though it may not be required. Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) intends to arrest this wastage of water by suggesting a small modification in the flush tank. It costs less than Rs 5, but could save 25 to 30 litres of water for every household. 
    The modification was invented by 59-year-old Thane resident Sudhir Gawand, director of Thane Janta Sahakari Bank and former production manager with Sandoz India Ltd. Gawand said, “Ever since water scarcity became such a critical issue in the state I started thinking about ways in which we could save water. I realised we waste too much water with every flush and have little control over it.” 
    Gawand first modified his own flush tank with the help of a few rubber bands, pins and the lid of a plastic bottle. “Every time we push down the handle, the waterway opens up and the water gushes down the bowl till the stick inside the flush reaches its bottom. I have simply arrested this process and now the water flows only when we lift the tap,” Gawand explains his modifications. 
    After successfully modifying flushes at his house, he replicated his experiment at a nearby police station and his bank. When TMC learned about the concept, Chief Engineer K D Lala, visited Gawand’s house along with his team. 
    Impressed with the concept, TMC has now planned to conduct a demonstration of Gawand’s experiments at all their ward offices on Sundays. “Also we can plan to give a demonstration to individual societies if Gawand finds time. If all of the one lakh homes in Thane city adopt this technique, we will save more than 20 MLD water for the city,” said Lala. 
HOW TO MODIFY YOUR FLUSH TANK 
• Make a hole in any small plastic pet bottle lid and pass any electric wire through it which should be tied at the top end 
• Tie other end of the bottle to the stick inside the toilet. Ensure that you have inserted flush tank lid through this wire 
• To arrest the movement of the stick inside the flush tie it up with the rubber bands
The inside of a flush tank (above) and the knob (left) that Sudhir Gawand (far left) modified to help save water

Every time you flush, six litres of processed water goes down the toilet. Even though it may not be required. Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) intends to arrest this wastage of water by suggesting a small modification in the flush tank. It costs less than Rs 5, but could save 25 to 30 litres of water for every household. 

Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd. (AFCL) is looking for Consultants in Water Resources Projects
Posted on 10 Dec, 2009 02:05 PM

 Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd. (AFCL) is looking for Consultants for various areas of expertise in Water Resources  Projects 

 Location: Maharashtra 

 Last Date: December 15, 2009

(Reference: DevNetJobsIndia.org)
Speakers and presentations of the WHSC 2009 Day 2 : Rajendra Singh emphasises the need for decentralized water management
A compilation of presentations during the WHSC 2009
Praveena Sridhar
Posted on 24 Nov, 2009 05:11 AM

Rajendra Singh

 

 
Water management by industry - A case study of Reliance Energy - Dahanu
A presentation on water management initiatives taken up by Reliance Energy in Dahanu
Reliance Energy
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 06:03 PM

This presentation describes the work of Reliance Energy, in taking up water management initiatives with the local community around their plant in Dahanu. The work taken up includes constructing check dams, weirs and installing hand pumps for providing drinking water to the community. As a result of this, people in approximately 17 villages were benefitted as the availability of potable water improved and ground water levels increased resulting in higher incomes for the villagers. 

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