India

 Rain check

The column width dedicated to rain in the mainstream print media has hit an all time high. A few days ago, television news reporters with that special ability to capture and re create frenzy planted themselves on Kerala s beaches, not chasing a vacation

Publication Date: 
29/06/2003
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Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Monsoons, India, Rajasthan
India

 Watering down a success story

Water User Associations in Maharashtra face unforeseen hurdles despite being successful. Why is the government stalling them?

Publication Date: 
30/05/2003
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Water Management, Irrigation, Canal Irrigation, Private Sector, NGO, India, Statistics
Water Resources

 Fresh look: Video Review

Changing Currents six films, 26 minute each produced by TVE International 2003 English

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
Souparno Banerjee
Down to Earth
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Water Resources, Water Management, Water Harvesting, Drinking Water, Climate Change
Air Pollution

 The true cost of water

Excessive heat and little light is how I would describe discussions on privatisation of water. Protagonists say this is the magic bullet that will deliver safe water for all. Antagonists insist the

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
Sunita Narain
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Water Pollution Control, Water Resources, Ganga, Water Management, Water Treatment Technology, Finance, Private Sector, France, India, Delhi, Developing Countries
Water Resources

 A grand water helpline

the timing, and background, of the recently concluded 3rd World Water Forum in Japan ensured that water be seen through the lens of conflict. Most debates centred around privatisation of water and large infrastructural developments in water management.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2003
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Water Resources, Rivers, Water Management, Private Sector
India

 Land subsides in groundwater guzzling UP districts

Central Uttar Pradesh is literally on shaky ground. Land subsidence has been reported from several districts of the region, including Fatehpur, Farrukhabad, Kannauj and Unnao. Alarmingly, the culprit is neither seismic nor mining activity, but excessive g

Publication Date: 
30/03/2003
Sutapa Ghosh
Down to Earth
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Land Resources, Water Resources, Groundwater, Tubewells, Water Management, Groundwater Irrigation, India, Uttar Pradesh
India

 How to make Swajaldhara work

Intention and execution are not always related. That s the Swajaldhara lesson. Swajaldhara is a national level rural water supply scheme that seeks to put in place a people oriented, decentralised and demand driven water management regime. To this end, it

Publication Date: 
14/03/2003
Videh Upadhyay
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Water Management, Rural Water Supply, Legislation, Governance, Panchayats
Water Resources

 The last common property

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people s movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

Publication Date: 
14/03/2003
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Mining, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Harvesting, Rural Water Supply, Private Sector, Legislation, Governance, World Bank, Bolivia, India, Corruption, Globalisation
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
India

 Curbs on bathing

Bathing daily is now a punishable offence in three gram panchayats of Andhra Pradesh. The village bodies in Mellacheruvu mandal of Nalgonda district have ruled that villagers will bathe once in four

Publication Date: 
14/02/2003
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Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Demand, Drought, Panchayats, Andhra Pradesh, Nalgonda (D)

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