Storage and Supply
Dealing with droughts
posted 2 years 1 month agoDroughts are one of the most feared natural calamities in India impacting food production, the economy as well as the morale of millions of farmers in a cou

A future without water?
posted 2 years 1 month agoSikri is a small village that lies 65 km north-west of Bharatpur on the Alwar road. The village used to depend on a traditional irrigation system that assured water throughout the year. A local saying related to the water availability at Sikri goes thus: Lakh daal le chittri, jay rahoongi Sikri (You may put lakhs of fetters to stop it, but the waters will still reach Sikri).

The tragic tale of Erai
posted 2 years 1 month agoThe Erai river, the main tributary of the Wardha river, is the lifeline for the people of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. It primarily supplies water to the Chandrapur city and Chandrapur super thermal power station (CSTPS). Since 1984, after the initiation of operations of M/s CSTPS and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), the river has begun to get polluted and is now gasping for breath.

Bengaluru drinks poisoned water
posted 2 years 1 month agoIndia is running out of water fast. As if this is not bad news enough, it has been found that even the available water is highly polluted with organic and hazardous pollutants.

Cyclone Gaja leaves 80,000 stranded, 40 dead
posted 2 years 1 month agoCyclone Gaja creates havoc in Tamil Nadu

SAFE solution to Kalikapur's water problem
posted 2 years 2 months agoBasanti Haldar (45) has been living in a slum at Kalikapur in Kolkata for over two decades. She works as a domestic help in an upscale locality in the neighbourhood. She is happy nowadays due to an increase in her income.

Open call to participate in Grassroots Field Exposure Session (GFES) & User Engagement Initiative (UEI)
posted 2 years 2 months agoSectoral focus: Water resource management and supply
Regional Focus: Central India
Theme: Building cross-sectoral collaborations to understand the dynamic interactions across the water-energy-food nexus
State of drinking water supply schemes in Rajasthan
posted 2 years 3 months agoOn March 16, 2017, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India began a performance audit of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by discussing with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation the scope and methodology of the performance audit. Records relating to the implementation of the programme in 27 states for the five-year period (2012 to 2017) were examined.

Kerala floods and after
posted 2 years 3 months agoEvery time there is a huge flood in India with massive loss of lives and extensive physical damage, there is a hue and cry. Especially, if this takes place in an area not normally prone to such floods. Assam and Bihar, for instance, are regularly laid waste by floods and so, there is not much agitation over that anymore.

The Mahanadi tussle: Why Chhattisgarh and Odisha spar
posted 2 years 5 months agoThe interstate dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the Mahanadi's water is an ongoing one and it looks like both the state governments have no interest in finding a long-term solution.
