Report card: The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, the government programme is an achievement
Success level: Good

Report card: A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party
Success level: Poor

GOOD NEWS: There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even governments in India are learning
BAD NEWS: Crash programmes are not the answers by themsel

S Vishwanath, a Bangalore based engineer and planner, started the Rainwater Club to help people manage rainwater efficiently. He spoke to Binayak Das about his work and the viability of rainwater harvesting

an environmental policy has been chalked out for Haryana state irrigation department. The main objective of this policy is to create environmental awareness among the officials of the irrigation

Probably the first chief minister of Delhi to have taken a keen interest in the environment, Shiela Dixit has got a mixed response for her efforts. While a large number of people have come forward to pa

as part of its People's Management of Water campaign, the Centre for Science and Environment (cse) organised a workshop recently. A number of architects, builders and engineers were invited to share

Gujarat s minister for major irrigation projects needs to understand that big dams alone do not add up to water management

the World Bank has held the central government responsible for the severe water crisis experienced in different parts of the country. It said that the drought situation was a direct result of the

Water trains aren t a strange sight anymore. Not the least in the parched areas of Gujarat. But while many villages await their erratic supply, residents of villages such as Raj Samadiyala in Rajkot district believe it is a shame to get government wat

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