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Ganges, the purifying waters for the Hindus of India
The name of the Ganges is known all throughout the land of India. This river is life, purity, and a goddess to the people of India. Posted on 22 May, 2011 06:09 PM

The Ganges

Inclusion of a component relating to rural drinking water in the special package for drought mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh - PIB release
The Union Cabinet approved an Additional Central Assistance of Rs.200 crore to provide drinking water in Bundelkhand during 2011-12. Posted on 22 May, 2011 05:09 PM

 This would be in addition to the other measures approved by the Cabinet on 19th November, 2009 under the special package for implementing drought mitigation strategies in Bundelkhand.

Monsoon 2011 - Get ready - Article by Vishwanath Srikantaiah
It is time to get prepared for the 100 hours of rain which is what will need to be stored to last the whole of the year till the next arrival. Posted on 21 May, 2011 09:53 AM

It’s May already and the advent of one of India’s most awaited natural event the monsoon is nigh. This year according to early reports it may be in the Andaman’s by the 12th of May itself and may arrive in Kerala earlier than June 1st its usual arrival date.

While the city is getting ready cleaning up its storm-water drains and sewerage networks other measures are equally crucial. The de-silting of the various tanks in the city is a must as well as the cleaning up of the channels leading up to them. The overflow weirs and the ‘Rajakaluves’ the channels linking one tank to the other, need to be dredged and de-silted too.

Monsoon blues - Don't take the Met Department's "almost normal" monsoon prediction for 2011 for granted - Article by Devinder Sharma
In 2009 when India was faced with one of its worst droughts, the monsoon forecast was for an 'almost normal' rainfall season. Posted on 21 May, 2011 09:51 AM

You must have heard of the meteorological department’s monsoon forecast. It promises to be a near normal monsoon season from June-September with rains expected to be 98 per cent of the long period average with a 5 per cent variation. Sounds good.

The Goa sewerage system and sanitation services management act - Government of Goa
This document describes the details of the Goa Sewerage System and Sanitation Services Management Act. Posted on 20 May, 2011 04:26 PM

This document describes the Goa Sewerage System and Sanitation Services Management Act and includes:

Short title, extent and commencement
Definitions of the terms used in the Act
Management of sewerage system and sanitation services
Prohibition of nuisance
Exemptions
Taking over sewerage systems and sanitation facilities developed by other
Dispute Redressal Authority
Appeal
Offences and penalties
Act to have effect in addition to other Acts
Protection of action taken in good faith
Power to make rules

New research centre for applied groundwater research at the University of Guelph in Ontario Canada, dives into uncharted waters
Ninety-six per cent of the world’s fresh water is groundwater yet, despite hundreds of years of scientific study, mysteries remain. Posted on 19 May, 2011 10:42 PM

How exactly do contaminants spread underground? How much urban stress can an aquifer withstand?

With the need for clean fresh water growing daily, finding answers to those questions is a top priority for researchers at G360, the new Centre for Applied Groundwater Research at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

Bellandur lake, Bangalore - Landfill activity and hinterland development - Updates from Praja
Massive land fill operation seems to be on in the Bellandur Lake bed area. Posted on 19 May, 2011 07:09 PM

 Marking the exact location on the map.  It’s not really the lake itself, but the lake bed area on the right side of the bund/road adjoining the lake.

The agricultural land below the lake abutment forming the Bellandur Lake is being developed for residential / commercial use as the case may be. It is the present owners’ choice to convert agricultural land into residential / commercial purposes as it has now come within BBMP area. Some who may not like to convert have that choice too.

Bellandur lake, Bangalore - Landfill activity and hinterland development - Updates from Praja

Water scarcity in adivasi villages in Dungarpur, Rajasthan - Audio updates from CGNet Swara
Abu Taleb Khan and Aneesh Ahmed are working in Srishti Sewa Samiti in Dungarpur. They are visiting some adivasi villages in this district in South Rajasthan and are reporting from a village. Posted on 19 May, 2011 11:18 AM


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My experiment with SRI
My journey of experiments with nature started seriously 2 years back. Posted on 18 May, 2011 06:28 PM

 Due to my childhood acquaintance with paddy cultivation, I used to be curious to understand global processes and methodologies around this cultivation and to do better to help my local community benefit.

Varunyantra to tap skywater: A Bhagirath effort
Skywater is the water in form of water vapor and droplets floating in the atmosphere in form of clouds. Posted on 17 May, 2011 03:51 PM



Although there is enough water in the world, it is rarely in the right place at the right time in the right quantity and quality.

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