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July 7, 2022 PMAY needs policy commitment to rehabilitate slums in small and medium cities of Gujarat
Need for legal framework for land rights in small and medium cities of Gujarat under PMAY (Image: Homes in the City)
December 6, 2019 A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river.
Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
November 21, 2019 A report by NIUA brings to light the chinks in Jaipur's sewage system and suggests some solutions.
Routine check done by the sewage treatment plant staff in Delawas, Jaipur. The plant is part of the ADB best practices projects list. (Image: Asian Development Bank, Flickr Commons)
November 18, 2019 Bangalore's water utility is understaffed, under financed and unable to service the city's water needs.
Image credit: Citizen Matters
November 15, 2019 On World Toilet Day, we bring to light the labour of India’s sewer workers - those who do the unclean work that a Clean India relies on.
Photo credit: Sharada Prasad
Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management (Cap-Net) - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
This article features the various resources on water management issues on the Cap-Net website, which is a network for capacity building in IWRM. Posted on 30 Apr, 2010 11:47 AM

Cap-NetCap-Net is an international network for capacity building in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). It includes a partnership of autonomous international, regional and national institutions and networks committed to capacity building in the water sector.

The Cap-Net website has a number of resources on water management issues and includes:

Jal Chetna Yatra Report by Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
The report features the Jal Chetna Yatra organised by the IRRAD from three blocks of Mewat, Haryana, on 19 March, sensitizing the community towards water issues. Posted on 09 Apr, 2010 03:26 PM

Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) organised "Jal Chetna Yatra" where three groups started the yatra from three different blocks of Mewat on 19th March, sensitizing the community towards water issues and collect at the district headquarters on 22nd March, World Water Day.

Click on the attachment to read the entire report.

When Pigs Fly: Rainbow Drive Layout's efforts towards water sustainability - Citizens at the centre of Integrated Urban Water Management
The Rainbow Drive Layout community in Bangalore represent impressive achievements for an urban community in managing its water in a more sustainable and integrated manner. Posted on 08 Apr, 2010 09:45 PM

Donations invited for projects supported by Water Pressures
Posted on 05 Apr, 2010 09:43 AM

Guest post by Ann Feldman

Greetings everyone!

I have so much wonderful news to share with you that I don't know where to begin!  In some way, over the past 20 years, you have been involved with nonprofit artistic circles and our social media projects.  Our current project is the Water Pressures video documentary and educational exchange between India and the U.S.

Supreme Court's order on children falling in abandoned tube wells dated 11.02.2010
An order by the Supreme Court that gives certain safety measures/ guidelines to all States & UTs in the country regarding measures to prevent fatal accidents involving children in abandoned borewells Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 12:13 PM

Message from Mr.Rama Mohan Centre for World Solidarity



In response to my letter petition filed as PIL in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as WP(C) 36/2009 on 13.02.2009 requesting measures to prevent fatal accidents involving children falling in abandoned bore wells, the court has given certain safety measures / guidelines to all the States and UTs in India on 11.02.2010.

VIVIDH - VIDEO VOLUNTEERS NEW INITIATIVE ON COMMUNITY JOURNALISM
Posted on 31 Dec, 2009 10:12 AM

Imagine a journalist, activist or government official receiving a press release and a video in her inbox and it reads, “The practice of Untouchability in schools in India is a problem many people assume no longer happens. Well, last month, 60 community journalists investigated the issue in every state in India, and found troubling visual evidence of the practice across the country. These activist-journalists are rallying their communities to address this issue. Will you join them in speaking out? See the proof, realize the scale of the problem and take action!”
 
Clicking on the link leads you to a video gallery with 60 short videos, each from a different region/state, demonstrating the widespread nature of this issue and other problems. The main video provides a journalistic roundup of the overall problem.  Other links lead viewers to take concrete action to combat the issue.

Right to water and sanitation : Water Drops, the Water Aid newsletter
"Water Drops", the WaterAid newsletter focuses on the right to water and sanitation in their recent issue. Posted on 16 Dec, 2009 03:21 PM

The newsletter explores the ways in which national laws, court pronouncements and judgements and international commitments can be interpreted to imply a right to water and sanitation.

Specific articles cover:

-Individual court cases and Supreme Court pronouncements

Sign letter demanding release of NBA activists
Posted on 02 Nov, 2009 04:51 PM

Dear friends,

The Madhya Pradesh government has brutally lathi-charged and arrested Narmada Bachao Andolan activists, tribals and farmers.  Please read below for more information and click the link to sign the online letter to Chief Minister.

Traditional rainwater harvesting structures of Karnataka - A Kannada book from CDL
Download the Kannada book brought out by Communication for Development and Learning, Bangalore on the traditional rainwater harvesting structures of Karnataka Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 11:29 AM

A book by Communication for Development and Learning, Bangalore about the traditional rainwater harvesting structures that have been in use in Karnataka.

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