Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Rapid assessment survey of Kodaikanal lake - ENVIS Centre (TN) (2009)

Tourists endanger Kodaikanal's freshwater lake and the biodiversity dependent on it Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

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 Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Decentralisation and water resources management in the Indian Himalayas: The contribution of new institutional theories - Conservation and Society paper

The real decentralisation: a complex adaptive process with voluntary participation from all actors in the existing unequal power managing water Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Myths about small water harvesting systems - EPW paper

A response to “Chasing a Mirage: Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge in Naturally Water-Scarce Regions” in the Economic and Political Weekly. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Climate change in India: Forgotten threats, forgotten opportunities - EPW paper

The indian take on global climate change discourse Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Salvaging and scapegoating: Slum evictions on Chennai’s waterways - EPW paper

This document discusses the historical shifts in the governance of urban water and the urban poor in cities, their reflection in the transformed cultural and political imagery of rivers in Chennai. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

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. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Water distribution improvement "World Bank style" in K-East Ward Mumbai - A working paper by CASUMM

Privatisation of water supply scheme in K-east Mumbai Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Water challenges in Greater Bangalore - NIAS-CASUMM workshop note (2007)

Privatisation of water services being funded by international financial institutions in Bangalore. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Step by step: Achieving sustainable sanitation - Lessons from civil society experiences - A report by Arghyam

This document highlights the outcomes of Arghyam's research and discussions on the experiences of civil society organisations involved in implementing sustainable sanitation campaigns. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 3 months ago

Augmenting groundwater resources by artificial recharge: A case study - Kolwan valley - A report by ACWADAM

Increasing the groundwater levels with artificial recharge in Kolwan, Pune Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

A rapid geohydrological study of microwatersheds from Bolangir district, Orissa state - A report by ACWADAM

Planning water resource management in one of the hottest and most backward regions of India, Bolangir district in Orissa Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

Rajasthan State Water Policy - State Water Resource Planning Department (2010)

The Rajasthan State Water Policy 2010, describes the critical status of water in the state in terms of the mismatch between demand and supply. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

Resources on water quality, public health and water safety from the World Water Day - UN Water website

The documents published on the UN Water website include a range of documents related to water quality, safety and use of waste water. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

Democratisation of water management as a way to reclaiming public water: The Tamil Nadu experience

This document describes the efforts made by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD), to tackle the growing water crisis in the state and describes how it addressed it very differently, unlike the previous reform strategies. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

A decade of the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC): Lessons learnt and the way forward - National workshop reports (2010)

Reports of National workshop on Total Sanitation Campaign Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

World Bank Report and AP High Court Writ Petition on Flourosis situation in Nalgonda District

The World Bank (WB) report on the website, highlights the seriousness of the high fluoride content of the water in Nalgonda district, its impact on the health of the population and the attempts that are being made to deal with the situation. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

Impact assessment of Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) awarded panchayats - A report by TARU

The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM), Govt of India was launched to cover all households with water and sanitation facilities and promote hygiene behaviour for overall improvement of health of the rural population. The Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) was introduced as a part of the effort to give innovative financial incentives to encourage positive sanitation and hygiene behaviour changes in rural communities. This work looks at the impact of the NGP in fulfilling its objectives by looking at some of its design aspects Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

Progress on sanitation and drinking water - A report by WHO and UNICEF (2010)

This report by WHO and UNICEF, describes the global status and trends with respect to the use of safe drinking water and basic sanitation, and global progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the context of drinking water and sanitation targets. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 4 months ago

Historical evolution of tank system in Bangalore city - A presentation

The presentation emphasises the important role that the tank system has played in the development of the city of Bangalore along with its working and evolution. Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 5 months ago