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Orissa: SRI learning alliance workshop - Lessons learned
Orissa: SRI learning alliance workshop - Lessons learned Posted on 12 Dec, 2008 11:01 AM

Old wells at the Konark Sun Temple, Orissa
Old wells at the Konark Sun Temple, Orissa Posted on 08 Dec, 2008 09:21 AM

Both Mohenjo daro and Harappa reported wells in every household and also community wells. They are perhaps the oldest in the subcontinent. Here is one open well from the Konark temple in Orissa. These must have been the sole providers of good clean water during that time and one of them continues to provide water for the repair work underway.

"Small Towns in a Booming Economy"
"Small Towns in a Booming Economy" Posted on 08 Oct, 2008 06:35 AM

Sunita Nadhamuni is CEO of Arghyam Trust in Bangalore/Bengaluru, (www.arghyam.org), which is the organisation that manages the India Water Portal.

FLOW, the film
FLOW, the film Posted on 29 Sep, 2008 07:15 PM

These facts may surprise you: 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water.* There are over 116,000 human-made chemicals that are finding their way into public water supply systems.* Water is a $400 billion dollar global industry; the third largest behind electricity and oil.* Flow, a new film about the implications of the world water crisis, can help you wrap your head around those dis

The sanitation crisis - Addressing challenges in India and globally
The sanitation crisis - Addressing challenges in India and globally Posted on 11 Sep, 2008 11:14 PM

One in four girls does not complete primary school - compared to one in seven boys - and the lack of proper sanitation is partially to blame.

Water efficient aerobic rice
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club - Water Efficient Aerobic Rice Posted on 30 Jun, 2008 10:13 AM

The advantage of aerobic rice explained. Arghyam (http://www.arghyam.org) supports this initiative through a student grant support. The project is lead by Prof. Shashidhar Reddy with a grant from the Rockefeller foundation. The student receives a small grant from the Krishi Vidya Nirantara to support his thesis work under Prof Shashidhar Reddy.

"Bittersweet waters: Irrigation practices and modern challenges in South India" - A DVD by French Institute of Pondicherry
"Bittersweet waters: Irrigation practices and modern challenges in South India" - A DVD by French Institute of Pondicherry Posted on 17 Jun, 2008 01:29 AM

The French Institute of Pondicherry has brought out a DVD titled "Bittersweet Waters: Irrigation Practices and Modern Challenges in South India". This trilingual documentary (French, English and Tamil ; 53 minutes) deals with the issues of water management in South India, a subject of underlying anxiety in towns as well as in the countryside.

Dipping water table in Kolar, Karnataka, leaves a Persian wheel forlorn and frustrated
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club Posted on 14 May, 2008 09:45 AM

As ground water levels decline in India, Persian Wheels cannot reach the water to draw them out from open wells. One such Persian wheel stands forlorn and frustrated as the water table has dipped in Kolar, Karnataka India. This wheel has worked for the last 80 years and 2007 was the first time that the water table fell and the wheel could not work for the day.

The daily water Zen : Slow sand filter running out of use
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club Posted on 07 May, 2008 06:20 AM

A slow sand filter built with Japanese aid is running out of use because the community cannot repair the broken pump. Can we help organize the community to take charge of its asset?!

Utility of ecosan in flood-prone rural Bangladesh
Videoblogging from S.Vishwanath of the Rainwater Club Posted on 05 May, 2008 07:48 AM

Subject: Ecosan

Duration: 1:20 mins

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