Video, Audio and other Multimedia
Hydrology and quality of groundwater in and around Bangalore city - Review and excerpts from the report released in March 2011, by the Department of Mines and Geology (Govt of Karnataka)
Posted on 10 May, 2011 08:34 PMA welcome and important document, it brings up-to-date our understanding of the rapidly changing groundwater situation in Bangalore.
| Month | New borewells added each month | Borewells registered with BWSSB | Monthly % growth |
| Jan-09 | 91018 | ||
| Feb-09 | 924 | 91942 | 1.02 |
| Mar-09 | 705 | 92647 | 0.77 |
| Apr-09 | 965 | 93612 | 1.04 |
| May-09 | 1136 | 94748 | 1.21 |
| Jun-09 | 748 | 95496 | 0.79 |
| Jul-09 | 904 | 96400 | 0.95 |
| Aug-09 | 868 | 97268 | 0.90 |
| Sep-09 | 2062 | 99330 | 2.12 |
| Oct-09 | 838 | 100168 | 0.84 |
| Nov-09 | 875 | 101043 | 0.87 |
| Dec-09 | 2699 | 103742 | 2.67 |
| Jan-10 | 1759 | 105501 | 1.70 |
| Total as on Jan-2010 | 14483 | 105501 | 15.91 |
Growth of bore wells during February 2009 to January 2010 in Bangalore city
"Media getting sensitive towards water and sanitation issues in North Bihar"-Recent updates from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan
Posted on 10 May, 2011 06:41 PM. I had shared how Megh Pyne Abhiyan through its local partner - Samta in Khagaria (supported by Gramyasheel, Kosi Seva Sadan, Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh and Water Action) has been able to collaborate with the district administration to mainstream issues concerning water and sanitation for the flood prone areas.
In Supaul, the district administration requested our local partner, Gramyasheel to write about alternative drinking water practices (appropriate for the district) for a publication - Supaul Zila Ki Smarika, brought out by the district administration. A definite indication of the WATSAN practices being recognized at the local level. Though the collaboration is an ongoing process which would lead to positive results if time, ideas and perseverance are invested appropriately.
Between the city and the salty sea - The wells of Bhuigaon, Thane, Greater Mumbai - Guest post by MS Gopal
Posted on 22 Apr, 2011 05:57 PMAs the concrete jungle of Greater Mumbai reaches Bhuigaon and overuse of groundwater sucks in the sea water, the traditional wells are under threat.
Energy from Water
Posted on 21 Apr, 2011 10:49 AM
An example technology is pico-hydro that uses local streams as a resource.
- The technology is transferred as an asset to households of farmers with access to streams, in the Western Ghats region.
- Most critically, the households decide the allocation of water between electricity generation and irrigation - they manage their demand for electricity based on water availability. The entire system retrofits into their current irrigation infrastructure.
- At the same time, there is an entire value chain of enterprises that develop the technology and deliver it to the farmer's doorstep, integrating access to MNRE subsidies and loans as necessary.
Vedanta’s red mud pond leaks into Vamsadhara river, Lanjigarh, Orissa - A Down To Earth report
Posted on 18 Apr, 2011 05:23 PMThis happened following a thunder burst on April 5.
According to Mahammad Ashlam of KBK Samachar, the local news agency, the downpour lasted 45 minutes and resulted in a huge run-off of the toxic waste into nearby water bodies from a crack in the pond wall of the one-million-tone refinery. Red mud or bauxite residue is a waste product of the alumina manufacturing process.
Dam cost Rs. 1 crore but village in Dantewada, Chattisgarh depends on dying hand pump ! - An audio update from CGNet Swara
Posted on 18 Apr, 2011 01:28 PMHe gives example of a village near Dantewada where Public Health department has made a check dam spending Rs 1 crore.
Bhisti community in Kolkata usurped by taps - A film from Video Volunteers
Posted on 18 Apr, 2011 12:15 PM
"I want my father back" - A 50-min film by Suma Josson on farmers' suicides in Vidarbha
Posted on 15 Apr, 2011 05:23 PM