Public Infrastructure and Services
News updates on the floods
Posted on 06 Oct, 2009 05:46 PMNews updates from various media sources about the floods. You can also find up-to-date news updates on India Water Portal's news feed:
https://www.indiawaterportal.org/news
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Mumbai Mirror:
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=20091005200910050347421404a8e72fe
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=2009100620091006031259984ba7a4bb6
Public-private partnerships and lessons from Tiruppur Water Supply and Sewerage Project
Posted on 17 Sep, 2009 04:00 PMThis paper by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra presented at The Third International Conference on Public Policy and Management, Indian
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)
Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 12:45 PMThis report describes a time-bound plan for rural infrastructure by the Government of India in partnership with State Governments and Panchayat Raj Institutions
Mapping water pollution and groundwater depletion due to industrial activities in India
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 04:28 PMThis map provides the of levels of water pollution and groundwater depletion due to industrial activities in different parts of India.
Chennai metropolitan area's water woes: CMWSSB's plans for the future
Posted on 19 Aug, 2009 04:01 PMCMWSSB or Metro Water was established in 1978 and serves 180 sq kms of area and 5.5 million population.
Website of the Kerala Water Authority
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 05:13 PMWebsite of the Kerala Water Authority:
Taluk level rainfall data and analysis for all the districts in Maharashtra from the state government's agricultural department
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 12:57 PMThis page from the Maharashtra government's agricultural department site gives rainfall information upto taluka level (with data gaps for some periods) for the last 10 years
Baseline survey and report on health, hygiene and sanitation in urban slums and villages in Delhi – a report by Sulabh International Institute of Health and Hygiene
Posted on 12 Aug, 2009 05:31 PMThis report by Sulabh International Institute of Health and Hygiene presents a baseline survey on health, hygiene and sanitation in urban slums and villages in Delhi. According to the report availability of basic civic facilities, like potable water, water disposal and sanitation, are vital human needs for health and efficiency of human beings. Inability of the city management and city institutions to provide these facilities to the citizens had led to high incidence of diseases and mortality rates. The problems which the women and children face in these conditions are much worse.
Irrigation infrastructure: a view from below - the case of the Tungabhadra river
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 02:32 PMThe case study of the irrigation infrastructure of Tungabhadra river zooms in on the river, to examine the various schemes on it. Taking the particular case of the Tungabhadra in the Krishna river basin and following the river flow as it is subject to various schemes in time and space, it shows how simmering tensions are likely to manifest as full-fledged conflicts.
National Water Academy: Short-duration program for NGOs and media, 28 July 2009, Pune
Posted on 03 Jul, 2009 08:53 PMNational Water Academy (Khadakwasla, Pune, India) will conduct a three day “Introductory Program” for NGOs and media persons active in water and environment sector, from 28 to 30 July 2009.