First visit (This article appeared in Down To Earth , January 15, 2000) With the failure of the 1999 monsoon in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought.... |
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Kul Kuls are water channels found in precipitous mountain areas. These channels carry water from glaciers to villages in the Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Where the terrain is muddy, the kul is lined with rocks t... |
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Lessons learnt Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, becaus... |
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PONG WETLAND Back to previous page Background Links People Background The Pong wetland, also called Maharana Pratap Sagar, one of the largest manmade wetland of Northern India, was for... |
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Environmental Management and Disaster Risk Reduction E+D Home Documents Tools Cases Organizations Resources Reports and Case Studies Panorama of the environmental impact of recent natural disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean (2001) [PDF] En... |
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EASTERN GHATS Korambus Korambu is a temporary dam stretching across the mouth of channels, made of brushwood, mud and grass. It ...... |
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CAMPAIGN Water Asia 2000 Water empowers women POLICY Urban floods: are they inevitable? Small grants facility INITIATIVE Small efforts pay big dividends TECHNOLOGY Rebirth of rainwater in Texas Ashram has ashtray for water also The half-round PVC rainwater... |
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Moti Marsal, Surendra Nagar District, Gujarat The village spread over 200 hectares supports a population of 600. Groundwater being saline, there was a major drinking water problem in this village. ... |
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DECCAN PLATEAU Cheruvu Cheruvu are found in Chitoor and Cuddapah districts in Andhra Pradesh. They are reservoirs to store runoff. Cheruvu embankments are fitted with thoomu (sluices), alugu or... |
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EASTERN HIGHLANDS Katas / Mundas / Bandhas The katas, mundas and bandhas were the main irrigation sources in the ancient tribal kingdom of the Gonds (now in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh). Most... |
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