Uttar Pradesh
Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga-Padma-Meghna-Brahmaputra Plain of India and Bangladesh
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:20 PMGroundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga-Padma-Meghna-Brahmaputra Plain of India and Bangladesh.This report from the Jadhavpur University highlights the intensity and magnitude of the arsenic contamination in the Ganga-Meghna-Bramhaputra plain which includes states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam covering an area of 569,749 sq km.
The Uttar Pradesh water management and regulatory commission bill (2008)
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 03:52 PMThe Uttar Pradesh Water Management and Regulatory Commission Bill, 2008 aims to provide for the establishment of the Uttar Pradesh Water Management and Regulatory Commission to regulate water resources within the State, facilitate and ensure judicious, equitable and sustainable management, allocation and optimal utilization of water resources for environmentally, economically sustainable development of the State, fix the rates for water use for agriculture, industrial, drinking, power and other purposes and cess on lands benefited by flood protection and drainage works from the owners of lands benefited through appropriate regulatory instruments according to State Water Policy.
Tata Chemicals, Babrala plant in Uttar Pradesh practices efficient water management as a corporate initiative (2007)
Posted on 26 May, 2009 03:17 PMThis presentation provides the details of the efforts made by Tata Chemicals, Babrala, Uttar Pradesh plant at water conservation.
Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh make efforts to conserve water as a corporate initiative (2007)
Posted on 25 May, 2009 05:09 PMThis presentation provides information on the efforts made by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, Varanasi at water management.
Hindalco Industries, Renukoot, Uttar Pradesh, undertakes watershed management project (2007) that aims to benefit farmers of 30 villages
Posted on 25 May, 2009 02:01 PMThis presentation describes Hindalco's Renukoot operations, which included a watershed management project aimed at benefiting farmers of 30 villages in this hilly area where around 65% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Determination of toxicity of paper mill effluents - Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) - A study by People's Science Institute
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:37 AMThis paper describes the study conducted by People's Science Institute that aimed at determining the threshold level of toxicity of a paper mill effluent, and the level of toxic
Fluoride testing and fluorosis mitigation in Sonabhadra district of Uttar Pradesh - A study by People's Science Institute
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:20 AMThis paper presents the findings of a study conducted by Peoples’
An integrated approach of remote sensing, geophysics and GIS to evaluation of groundwater potentiality of Ojhala subwatershed, Mirzapur district, U.P.
Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:51 AMThis paper uses an integrated approach of Remote Sensing, Geophysics and GIS to evaluate groundwater potentiality of Ojhala subwatershed in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Groundwater potential modelling in Chandraprabha subwatershed, Uttar Pradesh- a case study in GIS development
Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:36 AMThis study on the GIS Development site attempts to select suitable locations for groundwater exploration in hard rock areas using an integrated approach of remote sensing, geoelect
Groundwater markets in Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra basin: theory and evidence - a review
Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:37 PMThis paper published in Economic and Political Weekly reviews 13 papers (from 1974 to 2003) on groundwater markets in the region, in order to understand the role of groundwater