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November 6, 2022 A film that focuses on importance of communitarian in situ water management
People are struggling to get the quantity and quality of water in urban areas (Image: Makarand Purohit)
October 15, 2022 Synthesis of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) spatial pattern in rural India: an integrated interpretation of WaSH practices
People in rural areas lack potable water, and use unsafe sanitation and hygiene facilities (Image: Sebastian Dahl)
September 13, 2022 Heavy rains and floods have battered Bengaluru yet again. Uncontrolled and unregulated development and concretisation of the city that pays no heed to the ecology and hydrology of the region needs to stop!
Urban flooding in Bangalore (Image Source: Thejas via Wikimedia Commons)
July 7, 2022 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)
December 11, 2021 Water remains inaccessible to the urban poor in the city of Mumbai as it continues to focus on developing new infrastructure to meet its very high per capita water needs. Why is this so?
Thirsty cities and the invisible poor  (Image Source: Aathavan Jaffna via Wikimedia Commons)
July 19, 2021 Urban India is hurtling towards a major water crisis. What are the important considerations that the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) should take into account to meet the water needs in urban areas?
Will urban India get respite from its water woes? (Image Source: Aathavan Jaffna via Wikimedia Commons)
Right to Water and Sanitation - Visioning and strategy planning meeting - India WASH Forum - FANSA FORUM - WaterAid (2009)
A report on the workshop organised by FANSA, FORUM & WaterAid Posted on 16 Dec, 2009 04:14 PM

This report describes the proceedings of a workshop organised on the 5th of August 2009 at New Delhi, by the Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA), the Forum for Policy Dialogue and Water Conflicts in India (FORUM), India WASH Forum and WaterAid.

The crisis of providing safe and affordable drinking water, as well as meeting the water requirements for livelihoods and infrastructure for rural and urban sanitation in India, is becoming acute by the day. In this context, ensuring the right of citizens to drinking water and sanitation, can be an important policy initiative to help improve the overall situation.

An integrated framework for analysis of water supply strategies in a developing city - Chennai (India)
A research paper that addresses the challenge of supplying water to rapidly growing cities in South Asia, using evidence from the water-scarce city of Chennai. Posted on 15 Oct, 2009 09:16 PM

Veena SrinivasanThis research study, by Veena Srinivasan, addresses the challenge of supplying water to rapidly growing cities in South Asia, using evidence from the water-scarce city of Chennai. Chennai (formerly Madras) is a rapidly growing metropolis of over 6.5 million people, whose infrastructure has not kept pace with its growing demand for water. In the year 2003-2004, Chennai experienced a severe water crisis, the piped supply for the entire city was virtually shut down for a 12-month period. Consumers became dependent on private tanker suppliers trucking in untreated groundwater from peri-urban areas.

National Conference on urban water management : Challenges and options, 13 Feb. 2009, Bangalore
Posted on 09 Oct, 2009 06:21 PM

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT: CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS
13-15th December 2009, Bangalore, India


A National Conference on Urban Water Management: Challenges and Option is being organised on 13-15th December, 2009 in Bangalore.

A presentation on storm water drains vs storm water infiltration
An Australian Company's permanent solution of Storm Water Drains. Posted on 05 Oct, 2009 10:55 AM

Friends,

Please see attached PPT on an Australian Company's permanent solution of Storm Water Drains. They recommend infiltration of storm water at the point where rain falls rather than it being taken away to some other point through open drains.

Do you think this is workable in Bengaluru?

Chari

National Conference on Urban Water Management: Challenges and Options
Posted on 23 Sep, 2009 06:07 PM

The Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) and GTZ in collaboration with BWSSB, KUWSDB, BBMP, BDA, IWWA, IPHE, IE is organising a National Conference on Urban Water Management: Challenges and Option. The objective of the conference is to facilitate the various stakeholders in urban water management to share their experiences in solving the urban water crisis in India and elsewhere.

Water supply and sanitation - Assessment - A WHO-UNICEF sponsored study (2002)
A report on the assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002 Posted on 17 Sep, 2009 11:07 AM

This report includes the findings of a study by the Planning Commission sponsored by the World Health Organisation and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that conducted an assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002. The assessment revealed that:

Critical issues related to groundwater: Centre for Water Policy
Understanding various critical issues related to its usage, contamination, and replenishment of groundwater is important as every individual is a user of groundwater. Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 02:16 PM

Click on the link below for a comprehensive understanding about the issues related to groundwater.

Click on to know more about critical issues on groundwater in India

Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra: Creating awareness about water conservation
The campaign used innovative methods to create awareness in different states of India. Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 02:16 PM

The objectives of National Water Awareness Campaign, (Rashtriya Jal Chetna Yatra) include creating awareness about the conservation of water, and to strive for the society's right to water. The campaign used innovative methods to create awareness in different states of India.

How to recharge groundwater: The many techniques of artificial recharge
An article that explains the basics of how to recharge groundwater Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 01:57 PM

An article in Parivesh, produced b the ENVIS Centre – the Central Pollution Control Board explores the advantage of groundwater recharge, in particular artificial recharge systems. These help to prevent decline in groundwater tables, and resolve saline water intrusion, a common problem in coastal areas.

Rainwater harvesting made mandatory in Andhra Pradesh: All Municipal Corporations and Urban Development authorities directed to implement provisions
Find the link to the Government order specifying provisions which make rainwater harvesting compulsory in Andhra Pradesh Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 02:38 PM

This government order on the rainwater harvesting website of Centre for Science and Environment makes rainwater harvesting  mandatory in all Municipal Corporations, Urban Development Authorities and Municipalities, buildings with an a

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