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The status of water resources in West Bengal: A report by Kalyan Rudra
The report by Kalyan Rudra discusses how the management of spatially uneven and temporally skewed rain-water in India is the most serious challenge for the water-managers Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 12:58 PM

The availability of water, water requirement versus supply, water requirements for some major crops, groundwater exploitation, growth of population, and declining per capita water in the state of West Bengal are presented.

Rural water supply: Ensuring access to safe water by the Assam Public Health Engineering Department
Figures of coverage of habitations for drinking water supply and rural school water supply in Assam Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 12:13 PM

The status of access to safe water in rural areas of Assam can be viewed at the Assam Public Health Engineering Department website.

Resources from the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam
The link to the website of the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam, the nodal agency for the rural water supply programmes of the state. Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 11:53 AM

The website of the Public Health Engineering Department of Assam, the nodal agency for the rural water supply programmes of the state is available below -


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Resources from Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department website
The link to the website of Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department. Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 10:29 AM

The website of Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department can be viewed below. It contains policy documents, list of inter-state disputes over river water whose basin Uttar Pradesh is a part of, project details, flood works etc.

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Homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh
The link to the homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh. Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 04:09 PM

The homepage of the Groundwater Directorate of Andhra Pradesh is available below. It contains maps and statistics about well population, groundwater irrigation, categorisation of basins, geology and piezometric network and groundwater levels.

Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment: A report from ENVIS
The report has a number of recommendations regarding environmental care and protection that not only influences governmental policy, but also citizen action Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 04:00 PM

The Andhra Pradesh State of the Environment Report is available at the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) cell of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) here

Groundwater profiles of different states from Central Ground Water Board
The link to the State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site. Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:48 PM

The State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site can be viewed below. It includes a brief summary of groundwater conditions, aquifer types, average specific yield of the aquifers, types of wells dug, their specific capacity and also findings of groundwater exploration.

Groundwater Arsenic Contamination In Middle Ganga Plain
The website of the School of Environmental Studies of Jadavpur University which has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19 years Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:32 PM

The School of Environmental Studies of Jadavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19 years. Their website gives some of the details of their work -

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An overview of the water-related aspects of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
An overview of the water-related aspects of the islands from CGWB Eastern Region
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 12:10 PM

An overview of the water-related aspects of the islands from CGWB Eastern Region

Worldwide coverage of Drinking Water and Sanitation
The map shows that India is on track in achieving its drinking water goals, but is not on track in its progress towards achieving improved sanitation. Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 09:27 AM

Progress towards achieving internationally agreed goals on drinking water and sanitation, shows the progress achieved over 1990-2002, of nations across the world, towards achieving safe drinking water and improved sanitation for its citizens. The map shows that India is on track in achieving its drinking water goals, but is not on track in its progress towards achieving improved sanitation.

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