Governance
The best part of the story - A case study on drinking water management from the work of Samerth Trust in Kutch, Gujarat
Posted on 07 Mar, 2010 02:18 AMThis case study is about Samerth's efforts to achieve drinking water security, in participation with local village communities in Rapar, Kachchh (Gujarat). Arghyam has been collaborating with Samerth on this effort since 2007.
The Best Part of the Story: Guest post by Keya Acharya
The landscape is barren in parts with just high heat and sun-bleached sand, the hallmarks of wastelands; in other parts there is some semblance of agriculture, with jowar, bajra and sometimes castor growing in small patches of mild green, without the lushness that good watering provides.
And in the middle of this landscape there appears, like an oasis without the accompanying palms, the ‘Tinnavahd talab’, a drinking water pond constructed by the community at Rabarkar vand, near Lakhagarh village in Rapar taluk of Kutch district. Inside the pond there is a dugwell, constructed on the pond bed.
Entry 56 of List I and Entry 17 under list II of seventh schedule - Ministry of Water Resources (2010)
Posted on 04 Mar, 2010 02:22 PMEntry 56 of List I of Seventh Schedule provides that "Regulation and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys to the extent to which such regulation and development under the control of the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest".
Original document can be viewed here on the Ministry of Water Resources website
National Seminar on “Water Governance in India: Challenges and Strategies”, Thodupuzha, Kerala
Posted on 01 Mar, 2010 05:14 PMDescription:
Wetland mapping and conservation: Use of GIS
Posted on 01 Mar, 2010 04:35 PMGuest post by Sangeeta Deogawanka
February 2nd, designated as World Wetlands Day, has quietly slipped by with isolated events that speak of the lackadaisical attitude towards this rich ecosystem.
With 67,429 wetlands covering an area of about 5.5 million hectares, [Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), 1990], the wetland systems in India are diverse, found in high altitude cold zones, the hot and humid coastal areas or occurring as scattered inland wetland systems.
Pollution of River Ganga, its control and preservation
Posted on 01 Mar, 2010 03:54 PMI recall the day two months before, when I had the opportunity to attend a seminar at the outskirt of Delhi. The hot topics, to be bothered and discussed in the gathering was: “Pollution of River Ganga & its Control and Preservation” (i.e. Ganga ka Pradushan … Ganga Bachao”).
And so, so early reached at the venue ignoring the shivering cold weather. However, it happened so, probably due to the chilly cold situations, that VIPs- honourable guests and invited respected audience reached one by one…. at last to conclude it to be ‘a late affair’!
Community-led total sanitation newsletter for February 2010
Posted on 26 Feb, 2010 05:43 PMCommunity Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative methodology for mobilising communities to completely eliminate open defecation (OD).
Communities are facilitated to conduct their own appraisal and analysis of open defecation (OD) and take their own action to become ODF (open defecation free).
21st South Asian International Fund Raising Workshop, SAFRG, Agra
Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 04:26 PM21st South Asian International Fund Raising Workshop
Theme: "Interact, Inspire, Innovate"
Organizer: South Asian Fund Raising Group (SAFRG)
Venue: Jaypee Palace Hotel and Convention Center, Agra, India
Description:
A "must attend" Event for Fundraising Professionals
Strong speaker line up will feature over 30 of the world's leading fundraising experts, including internationally recognized fundraisers, representatives from funding agencies, foundations and corporates involved in social initiatives, as well as the South Asian NGO leaders.
Supreme Court's order on children falling in abandoned tube wells dated 11.02.2010
Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 12:13 PMMessage 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.
Food Distribution in Aila Affected K-plot
Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 10:39 AMFood Distribution in K-Plot on Feb 17th
In face of the dire situation in Aila Affected areas, AID EB approved Rs. 1,50,000 for distribution of food in the remote island of K-plot and Nagenabad area of Moipith island. AID has been working with Baikanthapur Tarun Sangh (BTS) since Aila, on relief/rehabilitation and the revival of agriculture in the area.
Policy brief for the water sector regarding the privatisation & reform processes in India- Manthan Adhyayan Kendra (2009)
Posted on 12 Feb, 2010 05:04 PMThis policy brief, prepared by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, provides a bird’s eye view of the privatisation and reforms processes in the country.