Water Supply

2007 benchmarking and data book of water utilities in India

Benchmarking is an effective tool to improve performance. The 2007 Benchmarking and Data Book of Water Utilities in India provides information on water utilities in 20 cities of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The analysis and profiles in this data book would be useful in identifying new JNNURM
projects to improve water utility performance.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2007
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Water Management, Urban Water Supply, India, Statistics, Water Supply, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
Air Pollution

 Australia to revive Murray Darling basin

The Australian government has given the green light to Australian $10-billion (about us $8-billion) plan to revive the Murray-Darling basin, which provides 40 per cent of the country's food. The

Publication Date: 
29/09/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Rivers, Darling, Murray, Water Management, Water Policy, Legislation, Australia, River Basin
Environment

Film festival on water

Publication Date: 
29/09/2007
Tags:
Water Management
Solid Waste

Call to emulate Israel in water management

Publication Date: 
27/09/2007
Tags:
Water Management
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
Planning Commission
Tags:
Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Groundwater Regulation, Water Management, Water Policy, India
India

 Rise and fall of water managers

Book>> Waternama, A Collection of Traditional Practices for Water Conservation and Management in Karnataka

Publication Date: 
30/08/2007
R K Srinivasan
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Tanks, Groundwater Recharge, Water Management, Water Conservation, Traditional Water Harvesting, Check Dam, India, Karnataka, Bangalore (D), Kolar, Tumkur (D)
India

 Australia to build largest desalination plant

The Victorian government has announced plans to build Australia's largest desalination plant and pipeline to boost water supply to the state capital. The desalination plant in Melbourne's

Publication Date: 
14/07/2007
Down to Earth
Tags:
Murray, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Distribution, Desalination, Australia
Water Resources

Economic efficiency of a community based irrigation water management system in Shivalik Foothills Watershed at village Mandhala

During the earliers days, hilly villages used to have their own ponds, which served the community. The ponds were desilted by the community. But over the period of time, bond of the villagers over such common property is getting weak.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2007
Y. Agnihotri, A.K. Tiwari
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
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3
134
Tags:
Common Property Resources, Wheat, Water Resources, Water Management, Irrigation, Watershed Development, Farmers, Public Participation, India, Himachal Pradesh, Solan (D), Sustainable Development
Dams/ Irrigation

Economic efficiency of a community based irrigation water management system in Shivalik Foothills Watershed at village Mandhala

During the earliers days, hilly villages used to have their own ponds, which served the community. The ponds were desilted by the community. But over the period of time, bond of the villagers over such common property is getting weak.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2007
Y. Agnihotri, A.K. Tiwari
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
6
3
134
Tags:
Common Property Resources, Wheat, Water Management, Irrigation, Watershed Development, Farmers, Public Participation, India, Himachal Pradesh, Solan (D), Sustainable Development
Water Resources

Water for food water for life: a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture

The Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture is a critical evaluation of the benefits, costs, and impacts of the past 50 years of water development, the water management challenges communities face today, and the solutions people have developed around the world.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2007
David Molden
International Water Management Institute
Tags:
Ecosystem Services, Agriculture, Dryland Farming, Water Management, Irrigation, Watershed Development, Global, Food Security

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