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

This report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) both in Kannada and English highlights the deteriorating condition of the lakes in and around Bangalore city and describes the efforts undertaken by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to launch a programme to monitor the water quality of some of the lakes in Bangalore so as to focus the attention of concerned governmental organisations to take up remedial measures to safe guard the water bodies of the "Garden City".  Read More

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Planning as commoning - Transformation of a Bangalore lake - Paper published in the EPW

This paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly argues that the transformation of human settlements over time can affect the relationship between communities and commons when, for example, social geographies change from rural to urban, or from traditional systems of management to modern bureaucratic systems. Communities that were dependent on particular commons could become less dependent, or abandon those commons. New communities of interest might emerge. Read More

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Small permanent spring fed lake in village needs cleaning (Part of our strong village project): All ideas gratefully received

Submitted by Shazar Robinson on January 30, 2012 - 17:23

Hello,

I am working with an NGO in Maharasthra (Shikshan Gram Shelter for homeless children) and we are commencing a Strong Village Project - our first village has a small lake which is totally polluted due to the usual reasons of washing, both animals and clothes, effluent runoff into the lake and long term continuous pollutants going into it.

Our first project is to build a washing shed for the women, as well as for the animals; get the lake walled around and prevent in various ways more pollutants from entering the water. But we will first need to clean the existing lake. I have been searching for possible biological agents to introduce, but without much luck. I would really appreciate any input from members here who may have ideas for us or anyone who has faced such a situation previously.

Thank you very much for your help.

Shazar (long term volunteer)

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Groundwater hydrology and groundwater quality in and around Bangalore city - Department of Mines and Geology (2011)

This report by the Department of Mines and Geology describes the findings of a study on urban groundwater hydrology and groundwater quality in and around Bangalore city. Earlier studies carried out by the Department of Mines and Geology during 1994, 1995 and 2003 on the groundwater quality of Bangalore Metropolis had found that the groundwater pollution in the city has mainly been due to sewage disposal and recommendations have been made to prevent pollution from sewage and industrial wastes. The supply of the required quantity of water to the population continues to remain a big challenge to the concerned authorities in Bangalore.Read More

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Lakes in Mumbai – A draft report by WWF India

Mumbai lakesThis draft report on the study of lakes by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (India) documents the physical condition of the lakes in Mumbai. Apart from the three lakes - Tulsi, Powai and Vihar that used to provide water to Mumbai residents, there are many lakes in the Bombay Municipal Corporation jurisdiction that are either polluted by human sewage or industrial effluents and have remained neglected with increasing urbanization.

There is very little to no data available on the existence of lakes of Mumbai. Several RTI’s to the government bodies also revealed that there was a lacuna in terms of the availability of the data; as a result most of the water bodies are easily exploited. Under this study the baseline data was prepared with the help of Google Earth website. The areas appearing to be lakes were marked on the Google Earth Images. These were verified by the field staff through onsite visits. The survey was conducted during September and October, 2008 and March, 2009. The study considers only the fresh water lakes which were accessible and saline water impoundments have not been considered.

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Draft report on the study of lakes in Mumbai – A report by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (India)275.34 KB

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Mumbai, MM, India
Latitude: 19.017615, Longitude: 72.856164

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Where and how is the state - Accessing water and the state in Mumbai and Johannesburg - Journal of Asian and African Studies

This paper published in the Journal of Asian and African Studies examines the argument that the political and institutional contexts of service delivery shape people's access to the state and its resources and also the mediation between citizens and government institutions by councillers, by examining the case of the water distributions systems in Johannesberg and Mumbai. Read More

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Where and how is the state - Accessing water and the state in Mumbai and Johannesburg - Journal of Asian and African studies - Zainab Bawa (2011)641.99 KB
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Polluted river stretches in India: Criteria and status - A report by Central Pollution Control Board

This brief report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) presents an analysis of the monitoring of the water quality in India under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. The water quality data for the years 2002-2008 has been analysed and monitoring locations exceeding the water quality criteria have been identified as polluted locations with respect to risk.

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Polluted river stretches in India: Criteria and status - A report by Central Pollution Control Board (2011)194.78 KB

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Ahmedabad, GJ, India
Latitude: 23.039568, Longitude: 72.566005

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Water for Indian cities - Government practices and policy concerns - Issue Brief - Observer Research Foundation

This brief from the Observer Research Foundation highlights the issues involved in improving urban water supply in India. The urban expansion in India has not been met by a similar expansion in infrastructure and basic services. This has severely affected the quality of urban life and economic growth.Read More

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Blue harvest – Inland fisheries as an ecosystem service – A report by UNEP

CoverThis report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reviews the importance of inland fisheries as an ecosystem service, the pressures upon them, and management approaches to sustain them and thus helps inform future approaches to conservation and management of freshwater ecosystems.

There is an urgent need for major investment in policy and management approaches that address the direct and indirect drivers of aquatic ecosystem degradation and loss of inland fisheries taking into account their role in sustainable development and human well being. The UNEP Ecosystem Management Programme (UNEP-EMP) provides an effective framework for pursuing this challenge.

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Virological evaluation of domestic water purification devices in India - Inadequate quality and the need for virological standards - Tropical Medicine and International Health

This paper published in the journal Tropical Medicine and International Health describes the findings of the study conducted by the National Institute of Virology, Pune, that aimed at evaluating the performance of domestic water purification units with respect to contaminating enteric viruses.

Consumption of microbiologically contaminated water can lead to a range of bacterial diseases such as amoebiasis, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, leptospirosis, legionellosis, campylobacteriosis, cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid, gastroenteritis and viral infections such as hepatitis A, hepatitis E, diarrhoea as well as several enteroviral diseases.Read More

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