Groundwater

Arsenic threat in Bengal

groundwater contaminated by arsenic has been found in Rajarhat area of West Bengal during testing done by the School of Environment Studies ( ses ) of Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Out of

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Groundwater, Arsenic, West Bengal

India

There is never enough water

Kerala today has such a high population density that its total per capita rainwater availability is less than that of dry Rajasthan

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010815

pp:

6

Tags:

Western Ghats, Groundwater, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Kerala, Rainfall

India

The relation between tanks and trees

For survival of the traditional water management structures, one must understand the linkages between the tanks and trees

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Author(s): Deep Narayan Pandey

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010815

pp:

0

Tags:

Ecology, Tanks, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Deforestation, Trees, Economy, Traditional Knowledge, India, Madhya Pradesh, Forest Management

Industry

VANISHING LAKES

The Gujarat high court has ordered the Ahmedabad's civic authorities to recharge the city's lakes for increasing groundwater level. Ahmedabad had 204 lakes in 1960, but now only 130 are left,

Publication Date:

14/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Lakes, Groundwater, Legislation, NGO, Ahmedabad (D)

Agriculture

More shocks

The Gujarat government turns a blind eye to the quake ravaged water storage facilities. More bad news for a state facing its second drought

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Groundwater, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Irrigation, NGO, Gujarat

Water Resources

Need to save Goa s lifelines

Goa s water security depends on nine rivers considered to be the state s economic veins

Publication Date:

29/06/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20010630

pp:

0

Tags:

Estuaries, Wetlands, Water Resources, Surface Water, Rivers, Groundwater, Water Conservation, Legislation, Goa, Karnataka

India

Only on paper

in the face of the worsening

Publication Date:

30/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Groundwater, Water Harvesting, India, Delhi

India

Mahi in trouble

The Mahi river flowing into the Gulf of Khambhat is on the verge of extinction due to pollution and salinity. Fisherfolk and non-governmental organisations (ngos) of Vadodara, Gujarat, blame

Publication Date:

30/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

River Pollution, Mahi, Groundwater, Fisherfolk, NGO, India, Gujarat

India