Droughts and Floods

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December 27, 2019

This compendium by Dr Mihir Kumar Maitra answers all questions that will be of great use to practitioners engaged in both engineering and management aspects of watershed management in the field.

Watershed management in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)

December 26, 2019

Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project

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The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

December 19, 2019

Parliamentary committee expresses disappointment over slow pace of Namami Gange

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The Ganga at Varanasi (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)

December 11, 2019

NGT orders 100 percent treatment of sewage entering rivers

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Polythene bags and solid waste left behind as water recedes in the Ganga river. (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)

December 11, 2019

Replacing rice will improve India’s climate resilience

A study calls for solutions that can benefit farmers and the environment and positively impact India's nutrition indicators.

Rice field in Karnataka (Image: Guldem Ustun, Flickr Commons, CC BY 2.0)

December 6, 2019

Holistic approach needed to clean the Ganga

A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river.

Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Madhya Pradesh’s recurring droughts: Measuring, responding and reducing the vulnerabilities

Drought vulnerability in agriculture has been recognised as a key development issue in the state. Anonymous (not verified) posted 3 days 11 hours ago

Rugged, rocky terrain of Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Shweta Prajapati)

Reviving traditional tanks to control floods in Chennai

A study finds that desilting and reviving traditional tanks in Chennai can greatly help in mitigating the impacts of frequent floods in the city. aartikelkar posted 4 days 6 hours ago

A small tank near Thalambedu in Kanchipuram (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Embankments in Bihar: The inapt and futile defence against floods

Embankments in Bihar have failed miserably against flood protection. Take a look on these frequently asked questions (FAQs) on why they failed and what are the possible solutions to floods in Bihar? Swati Bansal posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

An embankment in Madhubani after a week of repairing (Source: Santosh Yadav via IWP Flickr albums)

Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan a low impact, high expenditure scheme: CAG

Policy matters this week Swati Bansal posted 2 months 1 week ago

Deepening work in progress under the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan (Source: Ravindra Pomane)

Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government

News this week Swati Bansal posted 2 months 1 week ago

Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

MNREGA helps a village in Bihar become flood proof

United action of locals, wisdom of the village head and MNREGA help to deal with waterlogging in a village in Bihar. Swati Bansal posted 2 months 2 weeks ago

MNREGA comes to the rescue of Harpur Bochha (Source: Umesh Kumar Ray)

Webinar on 'Ecological disruptions in Kosi Basin: Political economy and community perspective'

An experience and knowledge sharing webinar on 'Ecological disruptions in Kosi Basin: Political economy and community perspective' Amita Bhaduri posted 2 months 2 weeks ago

Satyagrah by the river calls for action against erosion

River erosion, so intense, that the whole village is in danger. As the government’s help seems a distant dream, locals carry out Satyagrah to expose their plight to the authorities. Swati Bansal posted 2 months 3 weeks ago

Satyagrah by the river (Image source: Umesh K Ray)

All hopes lost for the flood-hit in Bihar

People in Bihar are struggling with the floods for a month now, while the government has turned a blind eye to their plight. Swati Bansal posted 2 months 3 weeks ago