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The coastal district of Puri in Odisha is infested with water hyacinth. In 1982, 10 million people and 3 million hectares of agricultural land was affected by floods causing the water hyacinth to increase to such an extent that it has affected the lives and livelihood of communities for almost three decades.

A unique platform for knowledge sharing and networking with practioners, policy makers, government, academic and researchers. The WEDC Conference attracts up to 600 delegates from an international audience coming together with a shared interest in WASH, Equality and Inclusion, Rural and Urban.

Government comes up with new standards on water quality

Chennai rains claim 450 lives

Speaker: Arthur Lutz (FutureWater & Utrecht University)

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A 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.

2015 the warmest year since 1850: WMO

“Climate Change has taken on political dimensions, that’s odd because I don’t see people choosing sides over E=mc2 or other fundamental facts of science!” - Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist

There was a recent report in the Times of India on how Singapore, listed among the 20 smallest countries in the world, made water management and conservation efforts over the years. What lessons can India, a mammoth country draw from this small but densely populated country?

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