Water Pollution

Focus on curbing pollution

THIRUVANANTHAPURA: The Water Policy-2008 announced by the LDF Government on Monday envisages provisions like 'polluter pays' for preventing water pollution. Those who pollute water will be made to pay a fine according under the policy. Another thrust area of the policy tabled by Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran in the Assembly on Monday, is the announcement of recycle and reuse policy for drainage water.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2008
New Indian Express (Kochi)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Groundwater Regulation, Water Policy, Wastewater Recycling, Kerala
Water Resources

Groundwater Management and Ownership: Rejoinder

Although a lot more needs to be done to evolve a better strategy for managing the groundwater economy, a copybook transposition of the Californian and Spanish formula as argued in these columns

Publication Date: 
26/04/2008
Tushaar Shah
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Regulation, Water Management, Water Policy, India
Water Resources

Ground water management and ownership: report of the expert group

This report examines issues relating to legal provisions concerning ownership of ground water and the right of the government to intervene in this area. Experience of ground water management in different states and some countries has been analysed and discussed. The report has suggested an approach to sustainable management of ground water.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2007
Planning Commission
Tags:
Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Groundwater Regulation, Water Management, Water Policy, India
India

 Planning Commission report on groundwater downplays industrial exploitation

a planning Commission expert group on groundwater recently released its report. Titled Groundwater management and ownership, the report suggests community-based groundwater management at the farm

Publication Date: 
14/10/2007
S V Suresh Babu
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, Groundwater, Groundwater Assessment, Groundwater Regulation, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Urban Water Supply, Irrigation, Urbanisation, Planning, Public Participation, Community Groups, India

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