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Water quality monitoring of lakes in and around Bangalore city - A report by KSPCB (2001)

Article: This report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) both in Kannada and English highlights the deteriorating condition of the lakes in...

Source: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)

Author: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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Water quality hot-spots in rivers of India – A report by Central Water Commission

Article: This report by the Central Water Commission (CWC) attempts to provide the water quality scenario of our rivers and evolve a methodology for...

Source: South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP)

Author: Central Water Commission (Ministry of Water Resources)

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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Dynamic groundwater resources of Maharashtra – A report by CGWB and GSDA (2004)

Article: This report on “Dynamic Ground Water Resources of Maharashtra (2004)” presents the groundwater estimates for the State of Maharashtra as computed by...

Source: Central Ground Water Board (Central Region Nagpur)

Author: Ajay K Gaikwad, Central Ground Water Board (Central Region Nagpur), D Venkateswaran, Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (Water Supply and Sanitation Department - Government of Maharashtra), K Keerthiseelan, Pradip Kadam, Pravin Darade, Radheshyam L Mopalwar, Rajesh Sharma, Ramesh G Kulkarni, Raymond A Duraiswami, Sheela Patil, Shivaji K Thorat, Sulochana, Suryakant P Bagade, V Krishnamurthy, V V Poreddiwar

Difficulty Level: Expert

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Assessing variability of water quality in a groundwater-fed perennial lake of Kashmir Himalayas using linear geostatistics – A paper in Journal of Earth System Science

Article: This paper in Journal of Earth System Science presents a study on Manasbal lake, which is one of the high altitude lakes in the Kashmir Valley, India...

Source: Journal Earth System Science

Author: Gh Jeelani, Shakeel Ahmed, S Sarah

Difficulty Level: Expert

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Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation – Information on water and sanitation in India

Article: The website of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Goverment of India, along with its associated MIS website, are a very rich...

Source: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS)

Author: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS)

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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Estimation of groundwater resources in Andhra Pradesh - A report by the State Groundwater Department - GoAP (2002)

Article: This report by the State Groundwater Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh presents an estimation of the State’s groundwater resources. The...

Source: Andhra Pradesh State Groundwater Department

Author: Andhra Pradesh State Groundwater Department

Difficulty Level: Expert

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Guidance manual for drinking water quality monitoring and assessment - A document by NEERI and NICD

Article: In order to safeguard the health of the people, drinking water must meet quality standards. The main issues involved in drinking water safety are...

Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)

Author: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD

Difficulty Level: Expert

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Private water supply, sanitation and hydropower projects and reforms projects involving privatisation and commercialisation in India - Database by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra

Article: This section by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra consists of databases of projects and programs in India involving privatisation and commercialisation of the...

Source: Manthan Adhyayan Kendra

Author: Manthan Adhyayan Kendra

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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India’s groundwater challenge and the way forward - Economic and Political Weekly

Article: This paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly highlights the present groundwater situation in the country and warns that groundwater...

Source: Economic and Political Weekly, PS Vijay Shankar

Author: Himanshu Kulkarni, PS Vijay Shankar, Sunderrajan Krishnan

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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Restoration of traditional small water bodies in Braj - The South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage

Article: This paper published in the South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage begins by highlighting the importance of the traditional small water bodies...

Source: South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage

Author: A Saha, GC Mishra, ML Kansal, RP Gupta

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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