WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS Virdas Virdas are shallow wells dug in low depressions called jheels (tanks). They are found all over the Banni grasslands, a part of the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat... |
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Born Again Melaghar village A rural organisation breathes life into the listless people Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Briksha Mitra Sangha a rural voluntary organisation in Tripura Es... |
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Promising Water Politicians do more to deplete water than provide people a sustained supply At the recent meeting of the World Water Commission in Stockholm set up last year with th... |
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DELHI Delhi existed much before the arrival of the lift-pump, electricity and chlorine. The seat of one empire after another since the 11th century, it has always been a prosperous and popu... |
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MANDLIKPUR: Rajkot, Gujarat Population: 3,000 Initiation of water harvesting: 1993 Villagers of Mandlikpur have benefited from well water recharging and check dams. In 1993, this village began rec... |
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Industry at any cost (This article first appeared in Down To Earth, April 15, 2000) Maharashtra and Gujarat. The brightest jewels in Indias industrial crown. But impressive indus... |
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Kolleru Lake is going! Crisis Pollution n Rivers n Groundwater Lakes Current Status Kolleru Farming Fishing Degradation Remedies Future Other lakes AT A GLANCE Scarcity n Urban n... |
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BADHA LAKE Back to previous page Background Links Chronology People Background Badha lake is an ox bow lake found near the city of Fazlika in district Firozpur, Punjab. The town Fazlika, located about 85... |
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THAR DESERT Barawa village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan Jawan Lal Rebari Initially involved in adult education and health activities, Jawan Lal took it as a challenge to transform degraded ... |
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Yellow-coloured water gushes out of the 61-metre deep tubewell at a Ghazibad-based dyeing factory What goes down must come up It is a crime. Numerous factories deliberately inject un... |
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