Groundwater Regulation

Encourage regulated use of ground water

Additional Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar inaugurating the first joint annual meeting of Central Ground Water Board and Kerala State Ground Water Depart

Publication Date:

14/11/2008

Source: New Indian Express (Kochi)

Tags:

Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Regulation, Kerala

Water Resources

District groundwater brochure: Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu

The hydrogeological environment in the Nagapattinam district has been subjected to pollution considerably. The eastern part of the district being tail end of the canal system, and due to inferior quality of ground water, the agricultural prosperity in the eastern part attained a set back. The agricultural lands are brought under aquaculture use.

Publication Date:

01/11/2008

Author(s): V. Dhinagaran

Source: Central Ground Water Board

Tags:

Land Use, Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Regulation, Irrigation, Groundwater Quality, Hydrology, Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam (D), Rainfall

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

Source: 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

Author(s): Tushaar Shah

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

43

Issue:

17

pp:

116

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

Source: 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

Author(s): S V Suresh Babu

Source: Down to Earth

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