The government of Gujarat has launched a project worth Rs 70 crore to dig 120 bores in the Wankaner taluka of Rajkot district to supply drinking water to Rajkot city. At present, the city is

After the 1999 monsoon failed in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought. Summer is a good four months away, and already there are reports of riots and deaths over water. But several villages are well equipped to face the w

A civil engineer revives an age old system of farmers managing irrigation tanks in Tamil Nadu

From planting trees in his arid homeland to trapping water, this former textile dealer shows the way

The revival of an ancient waterway could solve the water scarcity of this pilgrim town