India

 Rainfed tanks lie neglected in parched Chhattisgarh

In theory, rainwater harvesting can drought proof every village in India. In theory, drought proofing requires strong and functioning village level institutions. Travelling through Chattisgarh state officially declared drought hit gives me a chance to s

Publication Date: 
27/02/2003
Binayak Das
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Management, Tank Irrigation, Watershed Development, Drought, Panchayats, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Water Resources

 Pricing the precious

A pricing mechanism and harvesting techniques will solve water crisis

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
Deep Narayan Pandey
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pollution, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Tank Irrigation, Watershed Development, NGO, Africa, Asia, India, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Dams/ Irrigation

Tanks of South India

This book analyses the variations between and within tanks - in the distribution of water to different segments of the command and in productivity.

Publication Date: 
Dec 2000
A. Vaidyanathan
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Periyar, Tanks, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Distribution, Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Tank Irrigation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

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