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Recent Additions A date-wise listing, most recent first, of new content and enhancements made to the Water Portal 18 July 2008 Data & Resources > Conference Output Third South Asia Water Research Conference: Innovative Modeling Approaches for IWRM, May 24-26, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Organized by: SaciWATERs, Hyderabad, India. Institute of Water and Flood Management,Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; and Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies Read the Call For Papers : Read More Read a report on the conference : Read More   Please write to info@saciwaters.org to get the pre-conference volume of the conference. 11 July 2008 Network > Events August 12-15 2009, 3rd International Dry Toilet Conference, Tampere University of Technology, Finland. http://drytoilet.org/dt2009/ secretary2009@drytoilet.org Network > Events May 18-22 2009, 18 to 22, 34th WEDC International Conference, United Nations Conference Centre,Addis Ababa. http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/index.php http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/ 07 July 2008 Network > Events October 13-15, National Symposium On "Water Resources In India: Concerns, Conservation and Management", University of Kashmir, Srinagar Dr. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, watconf.KU@gmail.com Tools & Techniques > Urban Water > Research Jenny T Gronwall's PhD dissertation for Linkoping University's Tema Institute looks at issues of drinking water access in Bangalore through the framework of human rights, analyzing three interlinked dimensions: the right to water as a human right; water in terms of property rights; and water rights. Read More (Size: 3.8 MB) Tema Institute 02 July 2008 Tools & Techniques > Drinking Water > Case Studies Sujala Scheme: The Byyraju Foundation's manual for setting up a locally managed, rural drinking water plant. The Foundation's drinking water initiative covers 154 villages across five districts of Andhra Pradesh via 31 village-level treatment plants. Read More (Size: 2.1 MB) Byrraju Foundation website Network > Events Trainings & Workshops Also see the trainings and workshop listings at the WES Net (Water and Environmental Sanitation Network) site. Tools & Techniques > Drinking Water > Case Studies Tools & Techniques > Sanitation > Case Studies About the Peoples Learning Center for Water and Sanitation being run by Utthan in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat Read More Peoples Learning Center website 24 June 2008 Network > Events April 8-9: Kharkiv, Ukraine, Cooperation for Waste Issues - the 6th International Conference on Solid waste, Sewage and Air emissions management, National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv, Ukraine. http://www.waste.com.ua/cooperation world_of_waste@mail.ru ecoinvest@vl.kharkov.ua 20 June 2008 Network > Interviews Scientist, researcher, activist and crusader, Dr. Dipankar Chakraborti has donned many hats in his two decades of work on arsenic contamination of ground water. Read More Network > Events July 14-18: New Delhi, CSE's Advanced Course on "Urban Rainwater Harvesting" for working professionals. http://www.cseindia.org/aagc/rwh-prof-march.asp Salahuddin Saiphy, salah@cseindia.org 18 June 2008 Tools & Techniques > Water Body Restoration > Case Studies Anupam Mishra of the Gandhi Peace Foundation has an intimate knowledge of traditional rainwater harvesting structures in several states of north India."Aaj Bhi Khare Hai Talaab" is his acclaimed book in Hindi on the traditional ponds in the villages. "The Radiant Raindrops of Rajasthan" is the English translation of "Rajasthan Ka Rajat Boonde", about the many traditional water management structures of the western Rajasthan desert. The translation was done by Maya Jana of the Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology. Read "Aaj Bhi Khare Hai Talaab" (Size : 2.11MB) Read "The Radiant Raindrops of Rajasthan" Click here to learn more about the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology Network > Interviews At the National workshop on Sustainable Sanitation the Honorable Minister of the Government of India Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh describes the issue in great detail and with typical candour and wit. Read More Network > Interviews A worker with Sambhaav Trust explains how the Nanduwali river was revived. The river Nanduwali flowing south of Sariska has now been made perennial principally by ensuring base flow. This has been done by a series of storage and recharge structures. Open wells have sprung back to life and agriculture is now annual. The process of how the community got engaged in the whole revival with the help of Sambhav is explained in this video. Watch movie This is the lake which finally receives the waters from the river Nanduwali.Full of bird life the ecological aspects of rivers and water bodies need to be revisited and revived. Watch movie Network > Interviews Rukmini Banerjee of Pratham NGO puts forward an idea on getting a Village Report card on water and sanitation. Driven by NGO's this will be a citizens report on the state of water and sanitation in rural India. Read More Network > Interviews Paul Calvert in many ways has been the pioneer with the modern Ecosan movement in India. Read More Network > Interviews Ecological Solutions, a Pune-based NGO has been doing pioneering work in India on ecological restoration of streams. Here Mrinalinee talks about restoring the slopes around a reservoir. Read More Network > Interviews Deepak Gyawale, former Water Resources Minister of Nepal analyses corruption in the water sector in a short video. Read More Network > Interviews At an informal discussion, Dinesh Kumar talks about 'green water' and the water consumption involved with dairy farming. Read More Network > Events August 17-23: World Water Week in Stockholm, "Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World" Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute ( SIWI ) http://www.worldwaterweek.org/index.asp katarina.andrzejewska@siwi.org Events in 2009: March 16-22: 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey. Organised by the World Water Council http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/ Contact Form: http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/index.php?id=1925&L=0 12 June 2008 Data & Resources > Parliament Questions > Loka Sabha Questions Water Related Questions Asked in the Lok Sabha by MPs in 2008. Data & Resources > Parliment Questions > Rajya Sabha Questions Water Related Questions Asked in the Rajya Sabha by MPs in 2008. Network > Events June 23-26: Training Course on 'Object Oriented Project Planning Tool (OOPP)/ Logical Framework Analysis (LFA)' Watershed Organisation Trust, Ahmednagar,Maharashtra, India. http://www.indiawaterportal.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/new-microsoft-word-document.doc http://www.wotr.org/trainsched.htm info@wotr.org 05 June 2008 Tools & Techniques > Rainwater Harvesting Short movies on "Rainwater harvesting" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Agriculture Short movies on "Agriculture" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Drinking Water Short movies on "Drinking Water" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Water Body Restoration Short movies on "Water Body Restoration" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Urban Water Short movies on "Urban Water" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Ground Water Short movies on "Ground Water" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Watershed Development Short movies on "Watershed Development" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Sanitation Short movies on "Sanitation" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Waste Water Short movies on "Waste Water" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Water Quality Short movies on "Water Quality" from the popular video site,YouTube Click Here Tools & Techniques > Agriculture > Research A May 2008 report on the status of SRI in Tamil Nadu Click Here Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Tamil Nadu A May 2008 report on the status of SRI in Tamil Nadu Click Here 02 June 2008 Network > Events December 18-21 : Colombo, Srilanka. International Conference on Water Policy in South Asia, organized by South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies. http://www.saciwaters.org/conference.asp 21 May 2008 Network > Events June 4-August 2 : Certificate Course: "Agenda for Survival: Understanding the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India" , New Delhi Centre for Science and Environment, http://www.cseindia.org/aagc/agenda.asp Network > Events July 21-22 : WORKSHOP ON "SAFE DRINKING WATER IN RURAL AREAS: ISSUES & CHALLENGES", Hyderabad Byrraju Foundation, http://www.byrrajufoundation.org 19 May 2008 Tools & Techniques > Waterbody Restoration The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination in West Bengal for last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work, including district-wise and block-wise reports Read More Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Delhi A paper on "Stakeholders Responses and Potential Scenarios of Evolution" to the Urban water crisis in Delhi Read More 14 May 2008 Data & Resources > Policies Water (Prevention And Control Of Pollution) Act, 1974. http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/waterprevcontact/waterprevact.htm Data & Resources > Social Aspects and Conflicts > Recent Conflicts News 16th March 2008: People from several villages in Bihar are opposing the construction of a pair of embankments on the Bagmati river and have stopped work on one of them. Less visible behind their cries is a state administration that seems to be set on continuing a history of trapping villages in flood waters, reports Dinesh Mishra. http://www.indiatogether.org/2008/mar/env-bagmati.htm Data & Resources > Social Aspects and Conflicts > Recent Conflicts News March 2008: Executive summary of the TERI evaluation report of Coca Cola's bottling plants in India Read More DESIGN COMPETITION Click here to view the shortlisted winners from the first stage ! View here Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > West Bengal The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work, including district-wise and block-wise reports http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > West Bengal A report of arsenic contamination due to industrial pollution: http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/kolkata.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Bihar The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/groundwater_bihar.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Uttar Pradesh The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/groundwater_bihar.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Uttarkhand The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/jharkhand.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Assam The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/north_east.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Chhatisgarh The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination for the last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/chattisgarh.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga-Padma-Meghna-Brahmaputra Plain of India and Bangladesh. This report from the Jadhavpur University highlights the intensity and magnitude of the arsenic contamination in the Ganga-Meghna-Bramhaputra plain which includes states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam covering an area of 569,749 sq km. out of which nearly half the area and the inhabitants are at risk from the groundwater arsenic contamination. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-128061433.html Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Andaman and Nicobar Islands State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site. It includes a brief summary of groundwater conditions, aquifer types, average specific yield of the aquifers, types of wells dug, their specific capacity and also findings of groundwater exploration. http://www.cgwb.gov.in/gwprofiles.html (Click on the state you are interested in, on the map) Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Sikkim An overview of the water-related aspects of Sikkim from CGWB Eastern Region http://cgwb.gov.in/er/sikkim.htm Tools & Techniques > Water Quality Two reports on fluorosis in Assam: An article in India Together highlights the plight of the citizens in Karbianglong district in Assam, where one tenth of the population suffers from dental and skeletal fluorosis, and a study from Jadhavpur University on the same topic http://www.indiatogether.org/2007/jan/hlt-fluor.htm http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/misc_crip1a.htm Tools & Techniques > Water Quality A Wikipedia article gives an insight of the world wide extent of the arsenic contamination in groundwater with a special reference to the case studies in Bangladesh and West Bengal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/arsenic_contamination_of_groundwater Tools & Techniques > Water Quality The School of Environmental Studies of Jadhavpur University has studied the arsenic contamination in West Bengal for last 19years. Their website gives some of the details of their work, including district-wise and block-wise reports http://www.soesju.org/ Tools & Techniques > Water Quality Using GIS in Water Quality: The website http://www.gisdevelopment.net contains several research papers on using GIS in Water Quality Read More Tools & Techniques > Groundwater Using GIS in watershed Development: The website http://www.gisdevelopment.net contains several research papers on using GIS in groundwater studies Read More Tools & Techniques > Groundwater Groundwater Pollution and Contamination in India: The Emerging Challenge by M. Dinesh Kumar and Tushaar Shah Read More Tools & Techniques > Watershed Development The website http://www.gisdevelopment.net contains several research papers on using GIS in watershed development Read More Tools & Techniques > Agriculture Report of the sub-committee of the Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water -- "More Crop and Income per Drop of Water" Read More Tools & Techniques > Rainwater Harvesting Some success stories from across Tamil Nadu, documented by the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board http://www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com/sucessstories.htm 09 May 2008 Tools & Techniques > Watershed Development About "kattas" - a traditional check dam to store water from rivulets in parts of Karnataka and Kerala, which have been making a quiet comeback. The interesting things about these structures is that they are temporary, they have to be brought down before the monsoon, in order to allow the heavy flow to go through. http://www.indiatogether.org/2006/jan/env-yethadka.htm Tools & Techniques > Water Quality Down To Earth magazine's 2003 story on arsenic and fluoride contamination http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20030415&filename=anal&sid=1&page=1&sec_id=7&p=1 Tools & Techniques > Groundwater A case study from the World Bank on using recharge structures to secure groundwater for domestic purposes in the dry season in Tamil Nadu http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWRD/Resources/GWMATE_English_CP_11.pdf Tools & Techniques > Drinking Water A traditional water extracting system called suranga - man-made caves for water which tap groundwater by intercepting the water table in the area. The water extracted is used for drinking and washing purposes by the farmers and local people in Kasargod district. http://www.indiatogether.org/2006/mar/env-suranga.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics From the website of the Central Water Commission, http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/webpages/dl_index.html Water-related Statistics: Read More Water Data book: Read More (1.1MB) Integrated Hydrological Databook: Read More (1MB) Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > West Bengal An overview of the water-related aspects of West Bengal from CGWB Eastern Region http://cgwb.gov.in/er/westbengal.htm http://cgwb.gov.in/er/westbengal.htm#find Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > West Bengal A map of West Bengal showing Groundwater yield prospects http://cgwb.gov.in/er/hydro_1.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Andaman and Nicobar Islands An overview of the water-related aspects of the islands from CGWB Eastern Region http://cgwb.gov.in/er/andaman.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Jammu & Kashmir Kashmiri Water: Good Enough for Peace? By Erin Blankenship This article gives an overview of the water issue in Jammu and Kashmir including the historical context and the politics behind water war of Indus River. http://www.pugwash.org/reports/rc/sa/kasmiri-water.htm Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Northeastern Region An overview of the water-related aspects of Sikkim from CGWB Eastern Region http://cgwb.gov.in/er/andaman.htm Network > Events June 23-27: Training Course on "Household Biosand Water Filtration" , conducted by BushProof, Machakos, Kenya http://bushproof.biosandfilter.org/index.php?id=75 5 May 2008 Data & Resources > Policies NREGA documents   Read More 30 April 2008 Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Rajasthan Rajasthan Groundwater Atlas.   Read More 28 April 2008 Data & Resources > Conference Outputs Follow ups agreed to at the workshop.   Read More Data & Resources > Conference Outputs Executive Summary of the happenings at the workshop.   Read More 17 April 2008 Tools & Techniques > Waterbody Restoration Waterbody Resroration:Waternama is a collection of traditional practices for water conservation and management in Karnataka. The book is produced by Communication for Development and Learning and edited by Sandhya Iyengar   Read More   Read a comment on sand bores Tools & Techniques > Watershed Development Watershed Development:Waternama is a collection of traditional practices for water conservation and management in Karnataka. The book is produced by Communication for Development and Learning and edited by Sandhya Iyengar   Read More   Read a comment on sand bores 16 April 2008 Tools & Technology > Agriculture > Research Increase in the demand for water in all sectors especially in agriculture, and dwindling nature of the per capita availability of its supply in recent decades induced scientists and researchers to focus their attention more on efficient use of available water. This paper by Prof. A. Vaidyanathan and K.Sivasubramaniyan presents estimates of variations in the consumptive use of water in crop production; the ratio of consumptive use to gross water utilization; and productivity per unit of consumptive use for different crop groups in irrigated and rain-fed lands, by states and agro-climatic regions and major river basins at two points of time namely 1966-68 and 1991-93..   Read More Data & Resources > Research The water policies in post independence India has increasingly focused on harnessing of water resources on an unprecedented scale for irrigation, domestic use and non-agricultural activities. In last five decades about a sixth of the total public sector plan outlay was on water sector, which was spent on irrigation and flood control, rural and urban water supply schemes. Prof. A. Vaidyanathan gives a critique of the consequential impact of these policies on the water sector and also calls for reorientation of strategies in the water policy of the country.   Read More 15 April 2008 Data & Resources > Conference Output Ecosan A global perspective, Cecilia Ruben View Presentation Future Agenda of Ecosan - Urban Experiences Prakash Kumar, UNICEF View Presentation Presentation from Ecosan Services Foundation Nanchoz Zimmermann, Executive Engineer, EcosavServices Foundation, Pune View Presentation Presentation on Sanitation Programme in Afghanistan View Presentation 14 April 2008 Tools & Techniques > Groundwater Policies   The Bihar Groundwater Act 2006   Read More in English | Hindi 10 April 2008 Network > Interviews Water Aid is the largest international donor agency exclusively focussed on water and Sanitation issues. Depinder Kapur, Country Representative of WaterAid India talks about Water Aid’s activities to overcome poverty by developing access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. More in this open and frank conversation with Mr. Kapur. Read More Data & Resources > Conference Outputs Regional Ecological Sanitation Workshop, 15-17 February 2008, Bangalore organised by CAP Net South Asia Read the Workshop Guide and view all the Presentations 04 April 2008 Tools & Techniques > Rainwater Harvesting 36 Roofs for 24/7 Water: A case study of urban rainwater harvesting in Badlapur, Mumbai from Asian Development Bank http://www.adb.org/Water/Actions/IND/Badlapur.asp 31 March 2008 Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Gujarat A assessment of drinking water status of Abdasa taluk of Kachch district, done by Sahajeevan, as part of an intervention program Click here Visit Sahjeevan website 25 March 2008 Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Maharashtra The following sites give rainfall information upto taluka level (with data gaps for some periods) during the last 10 years http://agri.mah.nic.in/agri/stat/asp/hlevelSelect1.asp http://agri.mah.nic.in/agri/stat/HtmlArea/raindata_main.html Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Gujrat The Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority gives taluka wise daily rainfall figures for the previous monsoon (2007 currently) and comparison with the average of last ten years till the same date in the monsoon (June-Sept) http://www.gsdma.org/rf_data.htm 24 March 2008 Network > Interviews He is Farhad Contractor, an awardee of the prestigious Sanskriti award for Outstanding Social Work-Water harvesting in arid areas of Rajasthan. And the book is "Aaj Bhi Kharen Hain Talab", an undisputed classic on water harvesting, which has been translated into several Indian and European languages. Farhad names Anupam Misra, its author and a veteran Gandhian as his Mentor and Guru. Read More Tools & Techniques > Watershed The work of Tarun Bhagat Sangh in traditional water body resotoration, natural resource management and river revival are well known. We put together several links that describe their work Read More 20 March 2008 Tools & Techniques > Agriculture "Water and Livelihoods: SRI in Large Irrigation Projects in Andhra Pradesh, India" -- the experience of the organisation JalaSpandana Read More JalaSpandana website 14 March 2008 Data & Resources > Policies The River Boards Act of 1956 Read More (Size 1.25MB) Data & Resources > Maps & Statistics > Kerala The Kerala page of the Central Ground Water Board, Kerala Region : http://www.cgwb.gov.in/KR/ The following resources are accessible there: 2004 Water level monitoring report: http://www.cgwb.gov.in/KR/Monitoringreports/april2004.htm Hydrogeological conditions of Kerala: http://www.cgwb.gov.in/KR/hydrogeological_conditions.htm Report on the shallow groundwater quality in Kerala: http://www.cgwb.gov.in/KR/grdwater_quality.htm Groundwater User Maps of Kerala (not functional as of 2008 March): http://www.cgwb.gov.in/KR/GW_user_maps.htm Districtwise Groundwater Recharge Estimation: http://www.cgwb.gov.in/KR/ground_water_resource.htm Tools & Techniques > Waterbody Restoration A description of traditional water harvesting structures from across the country http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Traditional.htm 03 March 2008 Network > Events March 8 : Seminar on Role of Women in Water Conservation and Governance in People Institution to be held on 08.03.2008 at DHAN People Academy, Madurai. http://www.indiawaterportal.org/blog/index.php/2008/03/03/seminar-on-role-of-women-in-water-conservation-dhan-foundation/ 29 February 2008 Network > Interviews Bonnie Lovelace has been the Chief of the Water Protection Bureau for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Permitting and Compliance Division since January 1997. In this interview she raises issues which find echo in India as well. Read More Network > Interviews A mob attacking a car to steal water from its radiator. That's a scene from Shekhar Kapur's film on water in the making - "Paani". The acclaimed film-maker ('Masoom', 'Bandit Queen') talks about why he is concerned about water and using this film to express those concerns. Read More Network > Interviews Strategic Foresight Group has brought out a report that identifies emerging issues that will have an impact on global security and economy during next decade. India Water Portal talked with Devika Mistry, author of the chapter on water scarcity, to understand her views. Read More 26 February 2008 Tools & Techniques > Urban Water A presentation explaining how Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board implemented and uses GIS in managing the city's water system (12MB) View Presentation Tools & Techniques > Urban Water A flash presentation from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board on its activities (29 MB) View Flash Presentation Tools & Techniques > Urban Water Environment Action Plan by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewarage Board - to improve how Bangalore manages it water especially sewerage water, so as to not harm the environment (6MB) View Presentation Tools & Techniques > Urban Water A presentation from Hyderabad Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Board (30MB) View Presentation Tools & Techniques > Urban Water A presentation on Operation and Maintanance of Water Supply Systems by M.N.Thippeswamy Retd. Chief Engineer of BWSSB (4MB) View Presentation Tools & Techniques > Urban Water A presentation on water audit and leak detection in a water supply system (41 MB) View Presentation Tools & Techniques > Urban Water A presentation on water quality by M.N.Thippeswamy Retd. Chief Engineer of BWSSB (4MB) View Presentation Tools & Techniques > Urban Water Singapore's DTSS (Deep Tunnel Sewarage System) manages the sewage water of the island nation efficiently and is environmentally friendly http://www.pub.gov.sg/our_services/howdtss.aspx?l1=2&l2=9&l3=11&l4=23 Tools & Techniques > Urban Water The Ring Main system of Thames Water manages the task of supplyi