This paper assesses a strategy proposed for rehabilitating 1200 of the larger tanks in Rajasthan. It argues that treating tanks only as flow irrigation systems—which lies at the center of the mainstream thinking on rehabilitating surface irrigation systems--is very likely to result in a flawed strategy when applied to tanks.

Anticipating distribution of Narmada water soon to the city residents, Mayor Krishna Gaur called for the cleaning of storage tanks and pipelines, on Wednesday.

State issues notices to 1,500 building owners
Hamirpur: After the state government

Thirsty City: Over 1,000 units in Bommasandra Industrial Estate face water scarcity TN waters hopes as City struggles

BANGALORE: In yet another indication that the State is failing to retain industries within its boundaries, many industrial units operating in areas bordering with Tamil Nadu

KOLLAM: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran has said the Chavara-Panmana Total Drinking Water Scheme will be commissioned this month itself.

He was talking to presspersons after inspecting the trial run of the scheme at Panmana Kolathumukku on Friday. Mr.

2,000 tanks out of 2,040 overflowing

Nagercoil: Flood warning was issued to those people living in and around four dams including Pechipparai, Perunchani, Chittar I and Chittar II on Wednesday night and the people living in the low-lying areas have been asked to move to safer places due to heavy rains.

According to PWD sources, there are more than 2,040 tanks in Kanyakumari district of which

Sharadha Narayanan | ENS

Only seven of the total 13,702 tanks fenced; 4,695 yet to cross survery stage; 1,978 tenements on water bodies in Chennai alone
FIVE years after the Madras High Court ordered that all encroachments to water bodies in the State be cleared, the Public Works Department (PWD) is yet to begin eviction work in one-third of the tanks in Tamil Nadu.

Water quality data of water bodies in the country forms the basis of management and planning of water pollution control.  Considering the above, CPCB envisaged a National Water Monitoring Programme (NWMP) with 1700 water quality monitoring stations, located on all important rivers, lakes including some wells for groundwater studies.  The data collected during 2009 indicates that organ

Novel scheme being implemented in the district: Chairman

Review:S.

The traditional management of Mudiyanur tank provides an interesting example of a system of management that ensured fair distribution of water to the land of all households, promoted respect for different roles in society, and sought to resolve conflict between different parties in as harmonious a
manner as possible.

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