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October 22, 2022
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh
MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
July 7, 2022
Slum land rights: A necessity for success of PMAY
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)
May 25, 2022
One water, one data
Enabling a culture of data sharing between programs and reuse of data
Participatory programs such as JJM require a large amount of village-level information on water (Image: Arpit Deomurar, FES)
March 15, 2022
Mumbai sets a mitigation goal to achieve net-zero by 2050
World Resources Institute (WRI) India and the C40 Cities network develop Mumbai’s first-ever Climate Action Plan
The MCAP adopts a scientific evidence-based planning approach to mobilize resources and move from planning to implementation of strategic projects (Image: Deepak Gupta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0)
February 28, 2022
Budgetary trends for drinking water in Gujarat: Special focus on tribal communities
Gujarat aims to achieve 100 per cent saturation in tap water connection for every household by October 2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission
The SCALE project implemented in villages in semi arid regions enabled ultra-poor groups in project villages improve their access to drinking water (Image: European Union, Flickr Commons)
February 10, 2022
Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority
Budget for sanitation sees a decline
Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)
Total Sanitation Campaign: A toilet for every household
The Government of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign is a major effort to address rural sanitation problems, with the final goal being a toilet for every household.
Arun
Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 12:16 PM

Poor sanitation and hygiene is one of the major causes of poor water quality, as  bacterial from human excreta find their way into drinking water or directly into our bodies through unclean hands.

The document was made by the Department of Drinking Water Supply, Government of India.
Government order making rainwater harvesting mandatory in Kanpur (2003)
Find the link to the government order which makes rainwater harvesting mandatory in all new buildings with an area of 1000 sq m or more in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:08 PM

This hindi document from the rainwater harvesting site of the Centre for Science and Envir
Rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in Kerala - Municipality Building (Amendment) Rules (2004)
The Kerala Government's Department of Drinking Water Supply's notification on rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in the state
Department of Drinking Water Supply - Government of Kerala
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:02 PM

This document from the Department of Drinking Water Supply (Government of Kerala) published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 92/2004, dated 12-01-2004 by the Government of Kerala includes a notification on the amendment of rules and includes:
Provision of rainwater harvesting structure - Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003
Link to the Tamilnadu Government's official ordinance which made rainwater harvesting compulsory in the state
Municipal administration and water supply department
Government of Tamilnadu
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:58 PM

Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structure - Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003 - Read more
Map: Location of water resource projects across river basins in India
This map from the National Institute of Hydrology shows the location of the various water resources projects in each river basin in the country.
National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:23 PM

The map indicates that across the main 19 river basins of the country, water resource projects with a total live storage of 174 BCM (Billion Cubic Metres) have been completed, 75 BCM are ongoing, and 132 BCM are being planned.
Total Sanitation Campaign's Eco-san drive
TSC and Ecosan's initiative to ensure sustainable sanitation solutions for India
Urvashi Prasad
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 01:55 PM

TSC and Ecosan's initiative to bring about sustainable sanitation in India based on technologically advanced and eco friendly approaches towards sanitation, involving NGO, Community and Individual participation. Read more
Collection of articles on climate change with special reference to India
The following documents address various issues related to climate change, particularly highlighting the Indian context
India Water Portal
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 12:36 PM

Climage Change, Indias perceptions, positions, policies and possibilities, written by Jyoti K Parikh and Kirit Parikh, Indira Gandhi
Government of India's National Environment Awareness Campaign: Entry forms
Download entry forms to the National Environment Awareness Campaign
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 10:03 PM

The Indian Government conducts a National Environment Awareness Campaign every year.
Karnataka's water resources: Excerpts from the Karnataka State of the Environment Report
The chapter on water resources in the report deals with the environmental problems linked to water resources pertaining to availability, distribution, management, utilization and sustenance
Karnataka State of the Environment Report - 2003
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 02:48 PM

It 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
A complete list of district wise data on irrigation, water supply, hand pumps distribution and progress of Command Area Development programme in the state of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health Department
Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 12:19 PM

District-wise report of habitations covered for water supply, hand pumps, irrigation, flood control and command area development

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