Governance
District level vulnerability to climate change: An IPCC assessment
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 03:26 PMOn a scale of 5, from lowest to highest, this map shows the vulnerability of various districts of the country to climate change. The map shows many of these regions are doubly exposed to the risk of climate change.
Rainwater harvesting basics: All you need to know about recharge pits
Posted on 18 Aug, 2009 04:09 PM1) Overview:
Karnataka's water resources: Excerpts from the Karnataka State of the Environment Report
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 02:48 PMIt deals with the (a) inequities in sectoral distribution and inadequacy in availability of water (b) inefficiency in use of water in domestic and agricultural sector (c) depleting ground water resource (d) inadequate treatment of watersheds (e) deteriorating surface and groundwater quality (f) degradation of traditional and community owned tanks and (g) siltation in river basins and command a
District-wise report of habitations covered in Himachal Pradesh for water supply and irrigation
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 12:19 PMDistrict-wise report of habitations covered for water supply, hand pumps, irrigation, flood control and command area development
Baseline report: Sachetana Drinking Water project of the Government of Karnataka (2006-2011)
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 11:28 AMThe Sachetana Drinking Water project of the Government of Karnataka covers 15 villages in each of the taluks of Bagepalli (Chikkaballapur), Mundargi (Gadag), Sira (Tumkur) and Pavagada (Tumkur).
The baseline survey covers a representative portion of the villages and families of the above and contains the following information:
Policy paper on NREGA by the Centre for Science and Environment
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 06:22 PMThe policy brief has studied the NREGA implementation on its focus on creation of productive assets, the involvement of communities in designing their local development using the NREGA and the stumbling blocks in unlocking the development potential of the Act.
Website of the Kerala Water Authority
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:13 PMWebsite of the Kerala Water Authority:
The Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 04:17 PMThe Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board, Kerala Region :
The following resources are accessible there:
Information about Jalanidhi: A World Bank-assisted Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 04:04 PMJalanidhi is the website of the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency which implements "Jalanidhi", a World Bank-assisted "Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project" for sustained delivery of adequate quantity of water and sanitation services in rural areas in four districts of Kerala.
Water and sanitation in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh - a paper by WaterAid
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 02:30 PMThis paper was done by WaterAid to assess and understand the context of Rural Water and Sanitation programme in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This is a follow up of a desk review and explores the issue of water and sanitation in various dimensions and finds out that the current state of water and sanitation in Madhya Pradesh falls short on equity, inclusion, ensuring water security and sustainability of water sources.