Groundwater
Tips for using bunds in cultivated Land
Posted on 15 Sep, 2009 12:06 PMBunds have many benefits, including marking the boundaries of farm-holdings, slowing the movement of soil and water, and providing a place for integrating trees into agricultural systems. Here are some tips for using bunds within farmland:
- Cattle should be kept away from the area while establishing saplings, by using livehedge fencing. Cactus, Euphorbia spp, and Agave are useful for a livehedge fence.
- Larger trees can be planted on boundary bunds, and smaller trees which will be harvested more frequently can be planted on internal bunds, which divide one holding into separate sections.
How to catch rainwater where it falls - An intoduction
Posted on 14 Sep, 2009 04:39 PMPerhaps you are a farmer and you want to practice good water and soil management for your crops and trees, or you own some land and you want to manage it carefully to recharge the groundwater. You may be focusing on what you can do with your own land, or wondering what your community can do, or you may even be thinking at the watershed level.
Mazhapolima - A community based well recharge programme
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 05:34 PMWhen stakeholders come together, they can address critical water related issues.
Maps on water quality
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 11:07 AMThe Environmental Information Centre & Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has prepared water quality monitoring maps that, at a glance, reflects the various water sources and their locations.
Some critical issues on groundwater in India - Centre for Water Policy
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 09:12 AMThis document on the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People site by the Centre for Water Policy highlights the critical issues related to groundwater in India and is divided into the following sections:
More crop and income per drop of water - Report by the advisory council on artificial recharge of groundwater (MoWR) (2006)
Posted on 02 Sep, 2009 11:03 AMThis report by the Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water, the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India is divided into the following sections:
Groundwater Maps - India
Posted on 01 Sep, 2009 03:59 PMThe following maps can be found on the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) website:
Groundwater maps for Abdasa taluka of Kutch District in Gujarat
Posted on 01 Sep, 2009 12:41 PMThis set of maps, give a picture of the groundwater situation in Abdasa taluka of Kutch District, Gujarat
Closing the demand supply gap through rainwater harvesting - A case study of Sargasan - Gujarat
Posted on 31 Aug, 2009 02:31 PMThis paper presented at the International Symposium on Artificial Recharge (ISAR-4) Adelaide, Australia describes the attempts made by VIKSAT at experimentation with artificial recharge technique in a peri-urban area called Sargasan in Gandhinagar taluka, Gujarat.
Ground water as a dependable source and its increasing extraction for various uses in India is reflected in the drastic lowering of water levels leading to “local” draw downs. The efficacy of surface water bodies such as tanks, lakes and canals as a means of natural recharge to the ground water has drastically reduced simply because the local water levels are too deep. The need of the hour therefore is for artificial recharge systems that convey the fresh rainwater to the “aquifer”.