Rivers of India: Conservation, Management, and Challenges - India Water Portal

Rivers (Rivers and Lakes)

The future of this micro-economy is intimately tied to the ecological health and cultural centrality of the river itself. Efforts to clean the Godavari, regulate effluent, and maintain safe, accessible ghats are not just environmental or heritage projects – they are, in a very real sense, livelihood protection measures.

How the Godavari at Panchavati Sustains Nashik’s Sacred Economy of Priests, Pilgrims, and Vendors

07 Jan 2026

12 min read

The mighty Ganga, India’s lifeline

Ganga River Basin shows growing drought stress amid changing monsoon

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

19 Dec 2025

6 min read

Prayagraj's Triveni Sangam (Image: Juggadery, Wikimedia Commons)

Ganga in crisis: Pollution and health risks rise in Prayagraj’s sacred rivers

16 Oct 2025

6 min read

The land that remained unsubmerged after the dam was built has now transformed into an island, becoming a key tourist attraction of Dumboor Lake.

Dumboor lake: When fields sank and farmers became fishers in Tripura

10 Oct 2025

8 min read

Fishermen of Kabartal taking tourists around in the remaining waters of the lake.

Rivers and Lakes

Who has the right to Kabartal? Bihar’s Kanwar lake is shrinking under caste-based influence

22 Sep 2025

7 min read

Hyderabad's Musi River crisis unveiled by new pollution study (Image: Mohammed Mubashir, CC BY-SA 4.0)

From lifeline to drain: How urban growth is destroying the Musi River in Hyderabad

29 Jul 2025

5 min read

Agroforestry for river restoration & climate action (World Agroforestry, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)

Riverine agroforestry restores the Lilagar River in Chhattisgarh, one root system at a time

29 Jul 2025

5 min read

Sediments decoding river health (Image: PxHere; CC0)

How sediments shape rivers and the hidden crisis in its management

26 Jul 2025

5 min read

Global river deltas face critical changes; adaptation is key (Image: Stuart Rankin; Flickr Commons)

Scientists warn: Tackle global river delta changes through adaptation and policy

University of East Anglia

07 Jul 2025

3 min read

Need for water-centric urban planning in India (Image: Mirza; Wikimedia Commons)

Bringing rivers back into the city: Rethinking urban planning in India

27 Jun 2025

5 min read

How Faith and Pollution Collide on Delhi’s Yamuna River

People and Culture

How Faith and Pollution Collide on Delhi’s Yamuna River

Sharat Chandra prasad

03 Dec 2024

4 min read

The polluted Yamuna at Agra (Image Source: India Water Portal)

The Yamuna chokes as Delhi drains spew plastic

11 Sep 2024

4 min read

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