Drought Management

Experts mull water policy

New Delhi: In the first step towards streamlining and managing Delhi’s water, Delhi Jal Board and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) organized the first consultative works

Publication Date:

15/09/2011

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Policy, Water Resources, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), CSE, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Water Distribution, Drought Management, Water Management, Wastewater Recycling, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)

Water Resources

Mallanna saves farmers from the cruel sun

In 2003, when Hungund taluk in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka was hit by a severe drought, farmers did not have to buy food grain from the market. Nearly 90 per cent of them had built bunds and conserved topsoil using traditional techniques of drought-proofing which have their roots in this district.

Publication Date:

01/05/2011

Author(s): Shree Padre

Source: Civil Society

Vol:

8

Issue:

7

pp:

0

Tags:

Karnataka, Traditional Water Harvesting, Water Conservation, Farmers, Drought Management, India, Water Resources

Agriculture

Impact of rehabilitation package in suicide-prone districts of Vidarbha

The farmers in the suicide-prone districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra are aware of the union government

Publication Date:

29/01/2011

Author(s): Sangeeta Shroff, S S Kalamkar

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

46

Issue:

5

pp:

10

Tags:

Agriculture, Farmers, Maharashtra, Debt, Subsidies, Drought Management, Watershed Development, Irrigation, Seeds

Climate Change

Drought 2009: overview and management

This document on the management of drought during 2009 published by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture presents the deficiency & erratic behaviour of rainfall, impact of drought, mitigation efforts initiated and their results.

Publication Date:

31/08/2010

Source: Ministry of Agriculture

Tags:

Drought Management, Drought, India, Rainfall, Monsoons, Agriculture, Ministry Of Water Resources, Climate Change

Natural Disasters

Discussion in Rajya Sabha on severe drought in eastern India, specially West Bengal and Bihar (19/08/2010)

Discussion in Rajya Sabha on severe drought in eastern India, specially West Bengal and Bihar.

Publication Date:

18/08/2010

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Drought, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Drought Management, Farmers, India, Natural Disasters

Water Resources

Managing water related extremes - Strategic adjustments

The main purpose of this paper is to present a somewhat unorthodox viewpoint about how the Indian Water Resources Engineers need to deal with water related extremes. Either such extreme situations are actually increasing, or the people's perceptions about such changes is becoming sharper.

Publication Date:

07/08/2010

Author(s): A. D. Mohile

Source: Water & Energy International

Vol:

66

Issue:

3

pp:

15

Tags:

Water Resources, India, Water Management, Climate Change, Water Policy, Irrigation, Flood Control, Drought Management

Economy

Meeting over Bundelkhand package today

The Centre will on Tuesday hold a high-level meeting to finalise the implementation of the Rs 7277 crore Bundelkhand package announced earlier by the Government.

Publication Date:

06/04/2010

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Harvesting, Natural Disasters, Droughts, Drought Management, Drought Relief, Rural Development, Ministry Of Rural Development, Tikamgarh (D), Uttar Pradesh, Jalaun, Jhansi (D), Bundelkhand

Water Resources

Rajasthan state water policy 2010

This new water policy for Rajasthan presents the framework for sustainable development and management of water resources in the state. It focuses towards community-level empowerment and responsibility for water management.

Publication Date:

01/02/2010

Source: Government of Rajasthan

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Policy, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Irrigation, Flood Control, Drought Management, Water Supply, Water Pricing, India, Rajasthan, Environment Management

Wildlife

Recent habitat management in Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Solapur, Maharashtra

Maharashtra is one of the six states of India where Great Indian Bustards are still seen. The Jawaharlal Nehru Bustard Sanctuary of Maharashtra is located in Ahmednagar and Solapur districts which are drought prone and semi-arid. In 1975 the Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP), financed by the World Bank was initiated in Solapur District.

Publication Date:

01/02/2010

Author(s): Pramod Patil

Source: Gahivar Foundation

Tags:

Grasslands, Drought Prone Areas, Land Use, Deforestation, Drought Management, Habitat, Wildlife, Bustard, Great Bustard SA, Maharashtra, Sholapur (D)

Natural Disasters