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October 11, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
November 21, 2019
Jaipur’s wastewater conundrum
A report by NIUA brings to light the chinks in Jaipur's sewage system and suggests some solutions.
Routine check done by the sewage treatment plant staff in Delawas, Jaipur. The plant is part of the ADB best practices projects list. (Image: Asian Development Bank, Flickr Commons)
November 15, 2019
When the sewers get blocked: sanitation labour in urban India
On World Toilet Day, we bring to light the labour of India’s sewer workers - those who do the unclean work that a Clean India relies on.
Photo credit: Sharada Prasad
October 28, 2019
Unregulated e-waste hotspots operating in Delhi with no safeguards
Study identifies 5,000 illegal e-waste units in Delhi operating without health and environmental safeguards.
Most of the operations in these units were found to be manual and rudimentary (Image: Toxics Link)
October 25, 2019
Mapping Pune’s aquifers
Groundwater use has doubled in Pune. Comprehensive mapping of groundwater resources and better management and governance is the need of the hour.
Groundwater, an exploited resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
October 6, 2019
Deadly chemicals from detergents end up in rivers
India needs to come up with a regulation on use of toxic chemicals in detergents.
Nonylphenol, a toxic chemical found in detergents is known to enter the water bodies and even the food chain, where it bio-accumulates and can pose serious environmental and health risks (Image: Toxics Link)
Water resources in Tikamgarh and Jhansi districts – A status report by Development Alternatives
The report is an effort to conduct rapid assessment of status of water and wastewater management and the potential to introduce integrated approach with an aim to provide “water for all, always’
Development Alternatives (DA)
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:02 PM

Some of the main findings of the status report on water resources in Tikamgarh and Jhansi districts by Development Alternatives are –
Jadavpur university, Kolkata, presents water management system for a hostel block in the university
Probhash Kumar Biswas and Tirthankar Sarkar of Jadavpur university, Kolkata, designs water management system for a hostel block in the university
Probhash Kumar Biswas
Tirthankar Sarkar
Posted on 22 Jul, 2009 01:29 PM

In this presentation Probhash Kumar Biswas and Tirthankar Sarkar of Jadavpur University, Kolkata have designed a rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling system to meet some of the water needs of the hostel block in Jadavpur University.

 
National-level engineers' training on Decentralized Wastewater Treatment systems (DEWATS), CDD, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Jul, 2009 10:34 PM

 

The Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society is a not-for-profit organisation working in the field of decentralised basic need services across India. Decentralised solutions for wastewater treatment, water and energy supply, solid waste management and urban sanitation planning are successfully promoted for the past ten years.

CDD aims to create a knowledge base for up-scaling decentralised basic need services through its capacity building approach. CDD Society, in partnership with Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA), Germany and Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited (RGRHCL) is organising a 6 days training programme on decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) from 17th August to 22nd August, 2009 in Bangalore. The training aims to impart skills required for planning, implementing and managing DEWATS to the participants.

The BHAGEERATH awards!
A write up on the Bhageerath Awards that recognize excellence in the fields of water and wastewater management
Sangeeta Deogawanka
Posted on 11 Jul, 2009 05:59 AM

The Bhageerath Awards were given at the AQUA 2009 conference July 4-5 2009, to recognise excellence in the fields of water and wastewater management (see here for details about the conference). This year's Bhageerath was Sterlite Industries

IIT Roorkee presents water management for permanent shelters for tribes of Andaman and Nicobar islands after 2004 tsunami
Badrinath K and Prerna Aggarwal of IIT Roorkee presents various water management measures in Andaman and Nicobar islands
Badrinath K
Prerna Aggarwal
Posted on 09 Jun, 2009 11:21 AM

The presentation provides several water management measures including rainwater harvesting, grey water reuse, black water treatment and use and eco-sanitation in  Andaman and Nicobar islands. It also provides recommendations for modification in agricultural practices and other livelihoods that can be taken up with the given water availability.
MMM college of architecture, Pune, presents environment rehabilitation around Kasarwadi slum in the city
Zarine Jamshedji and Shivakumar Shrikant Ranbhor from MMM college of architecture, Pune, designs integrated system to rehabilitate the environment around Kasarwadi slum in the city
Shivakumar Shrikant Ranbhor
Zarine Jamshedji
Posted on 06 Jun, 2009 03:48 PM

Zarine Jamshedji and Shivakumar Shrikant Ranbhor This presentation by Zarine Jamshedji and Shivakumar Shrikant Ranbhor from MMM College of Architecture
Symbiosis institute of design, Pune, presents recycling waste water in small scale industries in the city
Aditi Bidkar and Varshapriya Radhakrishnan of Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune design compact wastewater treatment tank for an existing zinc plating unit that uses 1000 litres of water every day
Aditi Bidkar
Varshapriya Radhakrishnan
Posted on 06 Jun, 2009 01:05 PM

The industry that currently does not treat or recycle any water. The treatment tank occupies less than 3 m2 floor area and the entire system costs less than Rs 1,00,000 to implement.
Regional ecological sanitation workshop held in Bangalore in February 2008
3 day regional level workshop on eco-sanitation technologies and an initiation meeting of a network of guides organized for developing capacities in understanding eco-sanitation
CapNet South Asia Regional Secretariat
Posted on 04 Jun, 2009 10:26 AM
South Asia and in particular the rural centers in South Asia are at a very crucial juncture. The water security and public health situation in most of the rural areas in South Asia is very poor due to inefficient ways of handling the existing as well as newly augmented fresh water supplies.
The Asian Water Development Outlook - A document by the Asian Development Bank
A package of factual information, data, experiences, and solutions to problems in water and sanitation sector, presented from future-oriented, multidisciplinary and multisectoral perspectives
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Posted on 29 May, 2009 11:03 AM

This book was commissioned by the Asian Development Bank as part of its support to the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF), an independent, non-partisan, non-political network of institution
Heavy water plant in Kota, Rajasthan, makes effort to reduce its environmental footprint (2007)
Country's first indigenous heavy water plant, the Kota plant, takes several steps to reduce its environmental footprint in generating atomic energy
Heavy water plant
Rajasthan
Posted on 29 May, 2009 10:49 AM

This presentation describes the efforts made by the Heavy Water Plant at Kota at environmental footprint reduction.
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