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April 6, 2021 Significantly reduced the daily drudgery of women in rural areas
The water requirement for the scheme is being fulfilled through borings, submersible pumps, and distribution pipelines implemented by the Department of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar. (Image: Sehgal Foundation)
December 7, 2020 The new farm related bills will spell doom for women workers who form the bulk of small and marginal sections of Indian agriculture, warns Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM).
Farm women, overworked and underpaid (Image Source: India Water Portal)
October 24, 2019 An intern with Watershed Organisation Trust narrates his field experience from the villages of Madhya Pradesh, where farmers are using farm ponds to conserve water.
A farm pond constructed by Sheshrao Dhurve in Karaghat Kamti village of Madhya Pradesh
October 22, 2019 A forum discusses the need to stop illegal land transfers and land alienation of the poor.
The maldharis from kutch on their own road trip (Image: Malay Maniar, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
October 21, 2019 In this interview, Joy talks about his work as an activist working in rural Maharashtra, and how he came to work on water conflicts in India.
KJ Joy speaks at a felicitation for the late Professor Ramaswamy Iyer.
September 30, 2019 The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all.
Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.
Rainfed areas and rice farming Crucial agricultural water issues
Making up-gradation of rainfed areas a priority for food production and poverty alleviation Posted on 25 Dec, 2010 08:30 PM

John Thompson works on power, policy and sustainability issues in food and agriculture, water resource management and rural development. He is a STEPS Centre member, IDS Fellow and joint Co-ordinator of the Future Agricultures Consortium. He presents two crucial agricultural water issues to take priority on World Water Day.

Training program on open source 'Gram Panchayat QGIS', IIT Madras, Hyderabad
Posted on 18 Dec, 2010 11:37 AM

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT)Organizer: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT)

People's initiative in water - Olavanna village in Kerala (India) - Reclaiming public lives - Transnational Institute
A people's initiative fights acute drinking water crisis in their village, involves panchayat and forces support of the state government in their mission. Posted on 10 Dec, 2010 06:12 PM

This chapter from the book 'Reclaiming Public Lives' by Transnational Institute describes the case of a small village in the state of Kerala, India, which faced an acute drinking water crisis and describes how people’s initiative, together with the involvement of the local panchayat and the support of the state government, could successfully address the issue of scarce drinking water in the village.

The Karnataka Municipalities Act - Government of Karnataka (1964)
This document describes the details of the Karnataka Municipalities Act Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 03:26 PM

This document describes the Karnataka Municipalities Act and includes:

Short title, extent and commencement
Definitions of the terms used in the Act
Constitution of Municipal areas
Transaction of business by Municipal Council
Municipal property and fund
Obligatory and discretionary functions of municipal councils
Municipal taxation
Recovery of municipal claims
Improvement schemes nd improvement boards
Powers and offences
Prosecution, suits and powers and police
Municipal accounts and administration reports
Control
Rules and bye-laws
Appointment and powers of municipal commissioner or chief officer and other municipal officers
Town panchayat
Provisions for the conversion of panchayat area into asmaller urban area and for amalgamation and dividion of 
smaller urban areas
  • Details such as the short title, extent and commencement of the Act
  • Definitions of the terms used in the Act
  • Constitution of municipal areas
  • Transaction of business by municipal council
  • Municipal property and fund
  • Obligatory and discretionary functions of municipal councils
  • Municipal taxation
  • Recovery of municipal claims
  • Improvement schemes and improvement boards
  • Powers and offences
  • Prosecution, suits and powers and police
  • Municipal accounts and administration reports
  • Control
  • Rules and bye-laws
  • Appointment and powers of municipal commissioner or chief officer and other municipal officers
  • Town panchayat
  • Provisions for the conversion of panchayat area into a smaller urban area and for amalgamation and division of smaller urban areas
National Rural Drinking Water Programme - Framework for implementation - MoRD (2010)
The Rural WaterSupply enters its fourth phase with emphasis on ensuring sustainability water with a decentralised approach Posted on 02 Aug, 2010 01:46 AM

The Government of India launched the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) in 1972-73 to ensure provision of adequate drinking water supply to the rural community through the Public Health Engineering System.

The second generation programme started with the launching of Technology Mission in 1986-87, renamed in 1991-92 as Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission. Stress on water quality, appropriate technology intervention, human resource development support and other related activities were introduced in the rural water supply sector.

The third generation programme started in 1999-2000 when sector reform projects evolved to involve community in planning, implementation and management of drinking water related schemes, later scaled up as Swajaldhara in 2002.

The Rural Water Supply (RWS) sector has now entered the fourth phase with major emphasis on ensuring sustainability of water availability in terms of potability, adequacy, convenience, affordability and equity while also adopting decentralized approach involving PRIs and community organizations.

Water sector and reforms - Report of workshop organised by CASUMM (2007)
This document by CASUMM contains the proceedings of a workshop on water sector and reforms, organised at Mysore, on the 17th of November 2007. Posted on 02 Aug, 2010 12:08 AM

The workshop was organised in response to the implementation of two water supply projects in Bangalore and Mysore as a part of the Water Sector Reforms under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and the increasing trend of privatisation under the water sector reforms in cities like Bangalore and Mysore.

It was felt that there was a need to raise awareness among citizens and groups in Bangalore and Mysore regarding the implications of privatisation and the mechanisms through which privatisation was being introduced in the cities in India. 

Mazhapolima Participatory Well Recharge Programme - Concept Note and Process Document (2009)
Mazhapolima is a community based well recharge programme, initiated by the district administration and implemented by major stakeholders. Posted on 07 Jun, 2010 07:27 PM

Mazhapolima Participatory Well Recharge Programme Mazhapolima is a community based well recharge programme, initiated by the Thrissur District Administration in collaboration with the Panchayat Raj Institutions in the District, and implemented by networking NGOs/CBOs, households, departments and agencies, research institutions, private sector and all other key stakeholders, who are either a water user or a water provider/planner.

Diversity of approaches and implementation arrangements according to location specific needs centered on sustainable outcome and service levels are the underlying tenets of the programme. The programme envisages recharging of about 4.5 lakh open wells in the district to ensure sustainable access to water.

Gram Panchayat Quantum GIS training, IIT Madras, Chennai
Posted on 26 Nov, 2009 12:30 PM

Organiser: Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Topic: Training on customized free and open source 'Gram Panchayat QGIS' software

Duration: Feb 8th-12th, 2010 (Mon-Fri)

Bharat Nirman - A time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with state governments and panchayat raj institutions (2005-2009)
A report on Bharat Nirman Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 12:45 PM

This report describes a time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with State Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions

Mazhapolima - A community based well recharge programme
A project report on a community based well recharge programme in Kerala to recharge ground water and improve supply of drinking water Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 05:34 PM

When stakeholders come together, they can address critical water related issues.

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