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New groundwater guidelines prohibit industries and mining in over-exploited zones

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Centre issues revised guidelines for groundwater use (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

No improvement in the water quality of the Ganga during lockdown: CPCB

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Ganga river at Kachla, Uttar Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan a low impact, high expenditure scheme: CAG

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Deepening work in progress under the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan (Source: Ravindra Pomane)

Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government

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Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

MNREGA helps a village in Bihar become flood proof

United action of locals, wisdom of the village head and MNREGA help to deal with waterlogging in a village in Bihar. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 2 months ago

MNREGA comes to the rescue of Harpur Bochha (Source: Umesh Kumar Ray)

Satyagrah by the river calls for action against erosion

River erosion, so intense, that the whole village is in danger. As the government’s help seems a distant dream, locals carry out Satyagrah to expose their plight to the authorities. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 2 months ago

Satyagrah by the river (Image source: Umesh K Ray)

All hopes lost for the flood-hit in Bihar

People in Bihar are struggling with the floods for a month now, while the government has turned a blind eye to their plight. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 2 months ago

Havoc of floods in Saharsa (Source: Umesh K Ray)

Government to get strict against wastage of groundwater

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A resident in Delhi with her extracted groundwater (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Nashik civic body frees Godavari using riverfront development funds

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Godavari river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Swollen rivers engulf houses and erode banks wreaking havoc in Bihar

Swollen rivers engulf houses and erode banks in Bihar while the government turns a blind eye to this annual misery. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 2 months ago

Erosion due to floods in Ganga river (Source: Umesh Kumar Ray)

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore tops in cleanest city category

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Clean road near Pardesipura, Indore. (Source: India Water Portal)

Next phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban to focus on water treatment

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With no food on their plate, people seek government help

Incessant rains and floods continue to batter Bihar killing people and livestock, while putting more lives at risk as people continue to wait for government help. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 3 months ago

Flood water enters Chanchalia village. (Image source: Umesh Kumar Ray)

Groundwater extraction: NGT gets strict with commercial entities

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NGT gets strict with commercial entities (Source: IWP Flickr album)

Monsoon experiences a countrywide deficit of 10 percent in July

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July experiences rain deficit of 10 percent (Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Bihar floods: 'Living on 2.5 Kg flattened rice’

Only 4,18,490 of the 56.53 lakh people have been evacuated from the floods so far, and people are forced to survive on meagre rations provided by the government. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 3 months ago

Locals engaged in repair of broken embankment in Darbhanga (Source: Umesh Kumar Ray)

"Everything’s devastated, and no one is listening to us!"

Surrounded by flood waters, and taking shelter at rooftops with a limited supply of food and drinking water, people of Bihar wait for the floods to end. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 3 months ago

Floodwater enters Satjoda village of Chapra (Source: Umesh Kumar Ray)

Floods in Bihar: Pregnant woman reaches hospital in a tube boat

Amid the rising floods and absence of government help, locals help a pregnant woman reach the hospital using a makeshift boat. Swati Bansal posted 4 years 3 months ago

Pregnant woman goes to hospital in flood in a jugaad boat (Source: Umesh K Ray)

Affected by floods, locals resort to chowkis for safety

"People living inside the Kosi embankment get little or no government help that is why we have been doing this jugaad for years during the flood season". Swati Bansal posted 4 years 3 months ago

Children taking water from a submerged handpump (Image source: Prabhat Khabar)

Bihar and northeast India reel under floods, Assam worst hit

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People take a boat to cross the flood-ravaged Brahmaputra (Source: IWP Flickr photos)