India

 The negotiators

Of India's 18 major rivers, 17 are inter state. In all cases, the water is intensely fought over. In all cases, there seems no resolution. In such a situation, can modern India take a page or two out of the traditional water manager's unwritten manual on

Publication Date: 
30/10/2003
Down to Earth
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Rivers, Cauvery, Tanks, Water Management, Water Distribution, Water Harvesting, Irrigation, Interstate Disputes, Traditional Knowledge, Legislation, Gram Sabhas, NGO, India, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Ladakh
India

 Go to Rajkot

Learn the intricate art of mismanaging water

Publication Date: 
30/12/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Salinisation, Narmada, Tanks, Groundwater, Water Management, Water Demand, WHO, NGO, Gujarat, Rajkot
India

 Fast forward to the past

Only a few villages stand testimony to the success of traditional water harvesting methods in tribal areas of Singhbhum. A report by Binayak Das

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Binayak Das
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Agricultural Systems, Tanks, Water Harvesting, Afforestation, Tribals, India
India