Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti's work on improving the designs of traditional water harvesting structures of the Thar desert, Rajasthan. This is one of the case studies in Whitman Direct Action 's "Water Book".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 Jani of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology.The Kolkata approach is a unique urban wastewater management approach. Here the raw sewage from the city is directed into the East Kolkata wetland area (a Ramsar site). The sewage feeds a vast fishery industry which caters to as much as one-third of Kolkota's fish consumption. While the system is not without its problems, it is a striking example of what is possible by harnessing nature's processes
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 workExperiences and lessons learnt in implementing a project to improve the condition of the Upper and Lower Lakes of Bhopal, also known as the Bhoj Wetlands. Size 614KB"Seeds of Hope" is a collection of case studies jointly produced by the Planning Commission and Lokayan.
"The Water Women" (page 1) describes a women driven movement for tank restoration in Kolar district of Karnataka.
"Bhandara the Lake District" (page 11) studies the Bhandara district in Maharashtra which has a particularly rich traditional tank culture, giving it the largest proportion of irrigated land of any district in Maharashtra.
"Forest Conservation And Water Harvesting at Bhaonta-Kolyala Villages" (page 84) Tarun Bhagat Sangh's work in restoring traditional johads.
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.View/download the full book (29.2 MB)
Chapter 1: Tanks of Karnataka: A Historical Perspective
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Chapter 2: Water Tradition: The Malnad Story
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Chapter 3: Water management - the neeruganti way
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Chapter 4: Traditional kattas - Cradles of water conservation
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Chapter 5: The living wells of Bijapur
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Chapter 6: Community-led water sharing
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Chapter 7: How does Bagalkot beat drought ?
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Chapter 8: Wealth in the well
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Chapter 9: Sand bores - A low-cost alternative to borewells
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Chapter 10: Jotte - A pot with a difference
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Chapter 11: Tapping the water through tunnels - the Malnad Way
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Chapter 12: Marginalised madakas
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Chapter 13: A model for rainwater harvesting - the Melukote system
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Chapter 14: The water pool for cattle - Gokatte
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Chapter 15: A well in every house - the story of Ravur village
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Chapter 16: Interlinking ponds - Water conservation at Bellary Fort
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Chapter 17: Yajaman Panagar and Tukkadi Systems - Knowledge sources for tank water distribution
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Chapter 18: Sisandra - A watering hole for travellers
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Chapter 19: Talaparige - Nature's science and art of water management
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Chapter 20: The friendly water pond - Kuntes
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Successfully reviving an open well in Padiabadmal village in Orissa, that had been neglected for two decades -- a story from NGO MASS %20Himalayas.pdf