Samastipur District
Drinking water access to all in Bihar: Reach, benefits and challenges
posted 1 week 1 day agoThe problem of drinking water in India is becoming more acute by the day, as one can see people queuing up at wells, water tankers, and common water points during summers in mos
Energising Bihar’s agriculture
posted 3 weeks 4 days agoWith small and fragmented land holdings, owning a well and pump is not a viable option for all farmers.

Required full detail of solar pump for irrigation in Samastipur Dist. Bihar
posted 1 month agoHi Sir,
I would like to know the cost of this pump with the entire material means Solar panel & motor etc. Is there any subsidy from Govt on this project? What will be the cost of the structure? Is it possible that the entire setup is movable either on the tractor?
Please help me with these questions.
Thanks & Regards
Pranav Kr Thakur
MNREGA helps a village in Bihar become flood proof
posted 6 months 3 weeks agoHarpur Bochha is a village in Vidyapatinagar block of Samastipur district of Bihar. The village, which has a population of about 11.5 thousand people and 2349 houses, remained inundated with rain and floodwater throughout the year followed by waterlogging.

Community-led piped water supply initiative in Bihar
posted 1 year agoWater is a precious natural resource that ensures human well-being. However, across the globe there is a severe water crisis, which is heightened by issues of inaccessibility and contamination.

Solar pumps solve irrigation trouble
posted 2 years agoAgriculture in Bihar has languished primarily because of high input costs, especially that of energy due to inadequate grid electricity supply and a high price of diesel. Rural electrification through grid supply is not happening in Bihar due to lack of public investment. Also, the existing groundwater markets are neither increasing irrigation nor achieving equity.

JalKalp: Water sands impurities
posted 3 years 5 months agoUrmila Devi lives in Chaitabazaar village which is barely five kilometres from the eastern bank of the Burhi Gandak river. It is located in a particularly flood-prone area of East Champaran in north Bihar. The drinking water quality in this area is poor. The recurrent floods only make it worse.

Solar water pumps for efficient irrigation
posted 4 years 1 month agoIrrigation system in India is often about big dams and hundreds of kilometres of canals that incur huge capital expenditure. Hence, policies at the central and the state level are mostly tilted in favour of big projects and often neglect micro-level solutions.

Applications invited for the post of 'Assistant Program Leader (Agronomist)', IRRAD, Samastipur, Bihar
posted 7 years 5 months agoFor more information on the Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD), please click here.
To view details of the vacancy offered, click here.
