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Irrigation, power and energy resources development in India
Posted on 19 Sep, 2009 03:17 PMAll the above papers and more resources on this subject, are available at this link: http://groups.google.co.in/group/irrigation-power-energy/files?hl=en
Are Pumped Storage Schemes Beneficial For Harnessing The Krishna River Water Further (1995)
Reverse Osmosis Plants For Rural Water Treatment In Gujarat
Posted on 19 Sep, 2009 01:58 PMSundrerajan Krishnan,et al, study the recent spread of reverse osmosis technology for treating domestic water in Gujarat and analyse various economical, social and cultural factors associated with it. They express concern over safe disposal of the effluent water generated by these RO plants.
A document in Gujarati describing the situation of the Hamirsar Lake
Posted on 19 Sep, 2009 12:26 PMA document in Gujarati describing the situation of the Hamirsar Lake in Bhuj, Katch and the work being done by some community organisations towards improving the lake's condition.
Rain water harvesting to recharge bore wells?
Posted on 18 Sep, 2009 04:43 PMWE have a farm in Bangalore North, Hennur Road, with a number of borewells that have been unsuccesful or dried up. About 5 years back we built a dam across a Nalla (Natural erosion)in the farm, to collect rain water. The size of the Nalla is 300x20 ft approx with a water depth of over 7ft in good rainfall time. This year for the first time, thank God, it has not dried up.
Background on the Meteorological Datasets
Posted on 18 Sep, 2009 11:27 AMWe foresee that this data can be useful in making rainwater harvesting and water balance estimates, in various research areas, climate change adaptation studies and more. We also believe in the democratising effect of having this kind of data freely available to the general public.
Using GIS in Water Quality
Posted on 18 Sep, 2009 10:34 AMUsing GIS in Water Quality: The website contains several research papers on using GIS in Water Quality.
Some success stories from across Tamil Nadu - Rainwater harvesting - TWAD
Posted on 18 Sep, 2009 10:24 AMThis site includes some success stories from across Tamil Nadu, documented by the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board. These include:
Public-private partnerships and lessons from Tiruppur Water Supply and Sewerage Project
Posted on 17 Sep, 2009 04:00 PMThis paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra presented at The Third International Conference on Public Policy and Management, Indian
How the Karnataka Watershed Development Project helped Goodamma become self reliant
Posted on 17 Sep, 2009 02:42 PMThe KAWAD project has helped Goodamma save money, secure a reliable supply of food, given her access to affordable loans through her SHG, and a site on which she can construct her own house.