Water Supply

Operation and maintenance manual for rural water supplies

In March 2011, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation as part of its mandate to provide technical assistance to states released the Operation and Maintenance Manual to help states to operate, maintain drinking water supply scheme.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2013
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tags:
Rural Water Supply, India, Drinking Water, Wells, Tubewells, Water Supply, Groundwater, Surface Water, Water Treatment Technology, Water Quality, Water Distribution
Water Resources

Coca-cola's Dehradun plant: Water supply to hydel projects threatened

Proposed plant plans to use water from the Yamuna river, which also provides water to five hydel power projects in Uttarakhand.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Coca Cola, Surface Water, Yamuna, Bottled Water Industry, Dehradun, Hydroelectricity
Water Resources

Groundwater level in capital drops 3m every year: experts

Due to excessive extraction of groundwater to meet the demands of city dwellers, level of the groundwater in the capital is depleting by two to three metres every year.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2013
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Groundwater, Water Resources, Dhaka, Rivers, Surface Water, Drinking Water
Water Supply

Water authority defunct in Guj

Gandhinagar: The Narendra Modi government had formed the Gujarat Water Regulatory Authority (GWRA) on February 14, 2012 — Valentine’s Day — hoping to streamline water usage in the state.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2013
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Water Policy, Groundwater, Surface Water, Water Management, Water Pricing
Water Resources

Barind region faces groundwater risks, discussants say

Speakers at a farmers gathering in Rajshahi on Wednesday said the vast barind track has started facing water crises following depletion of both surface and groundwater resources, reports BSS.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2013
Bangladesh Today
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Water Resources, Groundwater, Groundwater Assessment, Surface Water, Drought, Agriculture, Irrigation
Water Resources

Master plan for artificial recharge of ground water in India

The present `Master Plan for Artificial Recharge of Ground Water’ is an effort to assess the total recharge potential available in the country along with suitable designs of structures for such recharge.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2013
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, India, Water Resources, Roof Top Water Harvesting, Check Dam, Surface Water
Water Resources

Water policy will safeguard rights of states, says PM

New Delhi: The National Water Resources Council (NWRC) on Friday approved the new National Water Policy in its meeting after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured states that the Centre did not int

Publication Date: 
29/12/2012
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Policy, Government Of India (GOI), Water Resources, Water Management, Groundwater, Surface Water
Water Resources

HP seeks financial support for water resources infrastructure

Himachal Pradesh today sought financial support from the Centre for the development of water resources infrastructure in the state.

Publication Date: 
29/12/2012
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Water Resources, Infrastructure Development, Government Of India (GOI), World Bank, Water Management, Surface Water, Groundwater
Climate Change

Water at a crossroads

Climate and water expert Pavel Kabat — director and CEO of the International Institute for Applied System Analysis in Austria — calls for a long-term system approach to water research, new partnerships with the developing world and a change in donor practices, to tackle water-climate issues. He talks to Nature Climate Change.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2012
Nature Climate Change
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Tags:
Climate Change, Water Resources, Developing Countries, Asia, Population, Climate Refugees, China, India, Groundwater, Dams, Surface Water, Water Management, Climate Adaptation, Africa, Hydrology
Water Resources

Assessing the potential for poverty reduction through investments in agricultural water management

The FAO has released a report titled "Assessing poverty reduction potential through investments in agricultural water management: a methodology for country level analysis." The report presents a methodology to analyze the opportunities, constraints and potential of small-scale Agricultural Water Management (AWM) interventions at pilot research

Publication Date: 
01/11/2012
Guido Santini, Livia Peiser, Jean-Marc Faurès
FAO
Tags:
Water Management, Agriculture, India, Africa, Water Resources, Poverty, Finance, Rural Poverty, Groundwater, Surface Water

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