You may login with either your assigned username or your e-mail address.
The password field is case sensitive.

Lucknow

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

River Water QualityThis report by the Central Water Commission (CWC) attempts to provide the water quality scenario of our rivers and evolve a methodology for identifying hot spots in Indian rivers. The water quality data is based on the average values observed during the last ten years (2001-2011) at 371 monitoring stations of CWC on almost all major, medium and minor rivers in India. In respect of Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand, the Central Pollution Control Board's classification has been considered for evaluating the hot spot in the rivers.

The physical and chemical quality of river water is important in deciding its suitability for drinking purposes. As such the suitability of river water for potable uses with regard to its chemical quality has to be deciphered and defined on the basis of the some vital characteristics of the water. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) vide its document IS: 10500:1991, edition 2.2 (2003‐09) has recommended the quality standards for drinking water and these have been used for finding the suitability of river water. On this basis of classification, the natural river water of India has been categorized as desirable, permissible and unfit for human consumption.

Read More

AttachmentSize
Water quality hot-spots in rivers of India – A report by Central Water Commission (2011)3.94 MB

Location

Erode, TN, India
Latitude: 11.342235, Longitude: 77.727477

Geospatial technology for groundwater management – An article in Geospatial World

WellThis article by Sangeeta Deogawanka in the Geospatial World deals with the issues related to the use of geospatial technology for groundwater management in the country. Core agencies of the government dealing with the management and development of groundwater resources identify and map hotspots of salinity, chloride, fluoride, arsenic, iron and nitrate in groundwater. However, most online information is of a generic nature, lacking detailed database or methodology used. On the whole a picture evolves of national bodies looking into the groundwater policy and potential zoning on a hegemonic model, with regional state-level groundwater departments.

Read More

Location

Lucknow, UP, India
Latitude: 26.846511, Longitude: 80.946683

Groundwater governance in India – A case study by World Bank

This case study by the World Bank aims to understand and address the paradox at the heart of the groundwater governance challenge in India in order to elevate the need for investing in and promoting proactive reforms toward its management. It examines the impediments to better governance of groundwater, and explores opportunities for using groundwater to help developing countries adapt to climate change. It attempts to understand the practical issues that arise in establishing robust national governance frameworks for groundwater and in implementing these frameworks at the aquifer level.

The case study focused on the national, state and local levels. At the national and state levels, it analyzed the policy, legal, and institutional arrangements to identify the demand and supply management and incentive structures that have been established for groundwater management. At the local level, it assessed the operations, successes, and constraints facing local institutions in the governance of a number of aquifers within peninsula India, on the coast and on the plain of the Ganges river valley.

Read More

AttachmentSize
Groundwater governance in India – A case study by World Bank (2011)2.3 MB

Location

Lucknow, UP, India
Latitude: 26.846511, Longitude: 80.946683

Groundwater scenario in major cities of India – A report by Central Ground Water Board

cover pageThis report by Central Ground Water Board presents the groundwater scenario in twenty eight major cities of the country based on a consolidation of the urban studies carried out by it. It covers varying groundwater scenarios in the country including the highly developed metros, the hilly region, the coastal cities, the cities tapping unconsolidated and hard rock aquifers. The report briefly describes the administrative set up, status of water supply and demand, groundwater scenario, feasibility of rainwater harvesting and groundwater development strategy.

It is an updated version of an earlier report on “Groundwater in urban environment in India” (2000). Since then, groundwater regime, urban demography and water demand have changed enormously. This report will form a scientific base for an in-depth understanding of urban groundwater system including aquifer geometry, water level behavior and groundwater quality. The possibility of artificial recharge to rejuvenate the urban aquifers has also been discussed.

Read More

AttachmentSize
Groundwater scenario in major cities of India – A report by Central Ground Water Board (2011)11.27 MB

Location

Agartala, TR, India
Latitude: 23.833349, Longitude: 91.278855

Users handbook on Solar Water Heaters by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

This user’s handbook on Solar Water Heaters by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in collaboration with the UNDP/UNEP/GEF Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation Strengthening Initiative attempts to transform the solar water heating market in India. Read More

AttachmentSize
Users Handbook on Solar Water Heaters by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (2010)2.24 MB

Location

Agartala, TR, India
Latitude: 23.833349, Longitude: 91.278855

Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)

This set of maps of Indian towns and cities, dated between 1893 and 1924, give an idea of historical water bodies in each town/city, and can be compared with present day maps, to discover water bodies, that may have been lost to urban encroachments or other human interventions.Read More

AttachmentSize
Historical Maps of India - Agra (1893)193.39 KB
Historical Maps of India - Allahabad (1893)172.72 KB
Historical Maps of India - Bangalore (1924)134.72 KB
Historical Maps of India - Chennai (1893)177.46 KB
Historical Maps of India - Darjeeling (1924)212.35 KB
Historical Maps of India - Delhi (1893)207.98 KB
Historical Maps of India - Goa (1924)88.98 KB
Historical Maps of India - Kanpur (1893)139.4 KB
Historical Maps of India - Kolkata Environs (1893)220.02 KB
Historical Maps of India - Kolkata Environs (1924)113.79 KB
Historical Maps of India - Kolkata (1893)547.57 KB
Historical Maps of India - Kolkata (1924)939.96 KB
Historical Maps of India - Lucknow (1893)215.82 KB
Historical Maps of India - Mahabaleshwar (1924)62.47 KB
Historical Maps of India - Matheran (1924)257.63 KB
Historical Maps of India - Mumbai (1893)444.23 KB
Historical Maps of India - Mumbai (1909)385.21 KB
Historical Maps of India - Mumbai (1924)508.56 KB
Historical Maps of India - Nainital (1893)183.17 KB
Historical Maps of India - Ootacamund (1924)245.82 KB
Historical Maps of India - Patna (1924)74.16 KB
Historical Maps of India - Pune (1924)99.92 KB
Historical Maps of India - Shimla (1924)204.27 KB
Historical Maps of India - Srinagar (1924)252.76 KB
Historical Maps of Indian Towns and Cities - Ian Poyntz (1893 1909 1924) (All maps as one PDF file)6.15 MB
Historical Maps of Indian Towns and Cities - Ian Poyntz (1893 1909 1924) (All maps as one ZIP file)5.83 MB
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)
  • Historical maps of Indian towns and cities (1893, 1909, 1924)

Sharing best practices in rural development - Case studies of few success stories in Rajasthan and UP – A report by Research and Development Initiatives

The study by Research and Development Initiatives attempts to document best practices in rural development planning and implementation and suggest ways and system for replication of these good practices at a larger level. In consultation with the Planning Commission of India, States of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were selected for the study. The government-pioneered projects from time to time have changed in approach and strategy. These shifts in the policy decisions are taken on the basis of experiences from existing programmes and to reach out to the last person in the last row. Experience tells that most of the policy decisions are taken with a macro perspective and a very little attention is paid to the micro level issues. Read More

AttachmentSize
Sharing best practices in rural development - Case studies of few success stories in Rajasthan and UP – A report by Research and Development Initiatives368.9 KB

Location

Bhilwara, RJ, India
Latitude: 25.346251, Longitude: 74.636383

Syndicate content
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 India License.