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Water and facilities flow better into cities
Sixty eight percent of India's population lives in rural areas but when it comes to facilities -- including the availability of safe drinking water -- cities and towns corner most of them. Investments to rural India increased from Rs 31,356 crore (2002-07) to Rs 89,150 crore (2007-12) but this ...
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Lakes of urban India under threat: CSE
Toxic foam observed in Bengaluru lakes Three major lakes in Bengaluru -- Bellandur, Varthur, and Yemalur -- look like a giant pool of foam these days. Some residents even thought that it resembled snow! The foam has been formed due to high content of ammonia and phosphate coupled with very low...
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Mazhapolima: Recharging open wells in Kerala
Mazhapolima is an open well recharge programme based on rainwater harvesting in Kerala. Facts and figures indicate that Mazhapolima was initiated in 2009 by the Thrissur district administration in collaboration with Panchayati Raj institutions to ensure water security to households. In the firs...
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Kerala's groundwater contamination source revealed
Open wells are one of the most important sources of drinking water, especially in Kerala’s coastal belt. Sadly, recent studies show that as much as 70% of these have been declared unfit due to faecal contamination. Groundwater quality in Kodiyathur village, Kerala The paper titled 'Sanitation ma...
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Request for help with water harvesting in our colony at Kakkanad, Ernakulam
Dear India Water Portal, We need help to implement a water harvesting project in our colony Kakkanad, Ernakulam, Kerala at least cost. Can you please help? Thanks
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Budget 2015-16 likely to have huge cuts in social sector
Social sector likely to get less funds in Union Budget 2015-16 The Prime Minister's Office has ordered the Union Ministry of Finance to allocate more funds to Ministries concerned with infrastructure works viz. shipping, road and transport, telecom and power in the Union Budget 2015-16. T...
aarti kelkar kh...posted 5 years 1 month agoread more
The Chalakudy river system wins
Latha Anantha of the Chalakudy Puzha Samrakshana Samiti (Chalakudy River Protection Forum) was awarded the Bhagirath Prayas Samman at the recently concluded India Rivers Week for her commendable work on safeguarding the integrity of the Chalakudy river in Kerala. “She has combined sound research w...
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Environmental clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant quashed
NGT turns down clearance to Cuddalore thermal plant because of threat to mangroves The National Green Tribunal has turned down green clearance to the 3600 MW thermal power plant in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district. The decision was taken due to the plant's impact on the marine life and the Pichava...
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SC rebukes Central and State Pollution Control Boards over Ganga pollution
Pollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Central and State Pollution Control Boards for failing to take action againt the 200 polluting industries operating along the Ganga's banks and has now transfered this reponsib...
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Unable to obtain rainfall data from site.
Dear IWP I was unable to get the rainfall data of Kozhikode district from 2011 to 2014 from your site. Regards Jisha
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India loses 2 million tonnes of food grains annually due to waterlogging
2 million tonnes of food grains lost annually in India A World Bank study shows that nearly 1.2 to 2 million tonnes of foodgrain production is lost in India every year due to waterlogging. It further states that almost 1.93% of the total command area being served by major and medium irrigation...
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Dam break analysis of Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala
Mullaperiyar dam is a masonry gravity dam across Periyar river in Kerala whose water is diverted to Vagai basin in Tamil Nadu. The dam break analysis, done using the DAMBRK model of U.S National Weather Service, shows that the dam is a threat to 35 lakh people in the downstream. Moreover, the dam is...
shivajirao32posted 5 years 6 months agoread more
Applications invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
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Closure notice issued to Coca Cola's UP plant
Closure notice issued to Coca Cola's UP plantThe Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has cancelled the 'No Objection Certificate' of Coca Cola's bottling plant in Mehdiganj. The plant was unable to get Central Ground Water Authorities' (CGWA) clearance for extracting groundwater and had raised its...
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Water allocation to stay the same for Telangana and Andhra
Telangana formed but no change in water allocationOn June 2, Andhra Pradesh was finally divided into Telangana and residual Andhra, but the division will not affect water allocation in the two regions owing to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. However, there will be a change in the ut...
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CSE tells new govt to reinvent strategy for river clean-up
Apply new strategy for cleaning rivers: CSEOn World Environment Day, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released its environement agenda for the new government. The agenda calls for giving equal importance to every Indian river and not just the Ganga. It has also urged the government t...
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Himachal prone to Uttarakhand-like flash floods
Scientists say Himachal prone to Uttarakhand-like flash floodsJNU scientists have found that 11 out of the 249 glacial lakes in Himachal Pradesh have a high potential for breach due to the increased vulnerability of the state to climate change. A threat of flash floods, similar to the Uttarakha...
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Help needed to block the bottom of a borewell
Hi,I have a borewell about 250 ft. I want to block the bottom of the borewell, because there is 30 ft of bad water and rest of water are good...I need valuable advice, please help me....
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UP Pollution Control Board issues notice to 956 units for polluting Ganga
956 units in UP gets notice for polluting Ganga The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has issued notice to 956 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) that were discharging effluents directly into the Ganga river. The National Green Tribunal has demanded an examination of all these 956 unit...
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Applications invited for the post of 'Executive Director', Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode, Kerala
Get more information on the opportunity Know more about CWRDM.Download the opportunity information document from below.
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Thanks to the timely intervention of fishermen who adopted sustainable fishing practices, the clam population in the Ashtamudi was saved from total depletion.

Spanning an area of 61 sq km, the Ashtamudi lake is considered the gateway to the backwaters of Kerala. While the lake on the outside radiates with natural beauty, there is a notable treasure nesting deep within its waters--the short-neck clams.

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Despite having many water sources nearby, Chavadiyur hamlet in the Attappadi region is facing a drought-like situation, thanks to institutional failure.

In a tribal settlement called Chavadiyur in the Attappadi region in Kerala, the summer has begun. It is already facing severe water shortage. The scarcity of water in the region has been exacerbated by the significant decrease in rainfall during both the southwest and the northeast monsoons. The Chavadiyur settlement in Sholayur panchayat in the Attappadi region lacks even sufficient drinking water.

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