Wastewater management framework in India: Policy challenges …
WEBMar 26, 2022 · The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 was the first legislative measure taken to directly address the issue of water pollution and conservation in the country. This Act deals with wastewater discharge as a matter of pollution. This Act provides for establishing Central and State Pollution Control Boards responsible for the ...
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on borewells: Part I - Site …
WEBJul 8, 2009 · The Borewell FAQ, Part I & II, are meant to provide a primer on the basics related to all aspects of borewells. A well compiled document, it also give links to relevant queries and provides a much needed starting point for all those contemplating a borewell !
Indian Standard for Drinking Water as per BIS specifications (IS …
WEBFeb 20, 2020 · Arghyam has compiled a brief presentation which gives details of the permissible and desirable limits for various parameters in drinking water as per Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications for potable water (IS -10500: 2012). While the standards were first published in 1983, this is the second revision available on …
River basin atlas of India - India Water Portal
WEBFeb 10, 2013 · This "River basin atlas of India", an outcome of joint project “Generation of Database and implementation of web enabled Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) in the country”, is a publication by the Central Water Commission (CWC) and Regional Remote Sensing Centre – West, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that presents the status of water resources development in each ...
Creating a repository for India’s water resources data| IWP
WEBOct 29, 2020 · India WRIS is web-based portal (www.indiawris.gov.in) designed to enable the common man to visualise, analyse and download the water resources data. To have a nation-wide repository on water resources data from all diverse sources and to provide single window access to all stakeholders, Government of …
State geology and mineral maps – Geological Survey of India ...
WEBSep 24, 2011 · The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has been preparing state geology and mineral maps as a part of its Miscellaneous Publications series from time to time. During the span of three and a half decades since the first edition was published, enormous knowledge has been added in the sphere of geology of the areas necessitating revisions.
Water policies in India: Past and present - India Water Portal
WEBSep 11, 2023 · The first National Water Policy, 1987 aimed at increasing the area under irrigation, food output from 150 million tons in 1987 to 240 million tons in 2000, meet the drinking water needs of 100 percent of the population, and meet the sanitation needs of 80 percent of urban and 20 percent of rural populations.
Machhu dam disaster of 1979 in Gujarat – Discussion on a book …
WEBSep 7, 2012 · The book for the first time brings the true causes of the flood into public light. Not many of us know that on August 11, 1979, the four-kilometer long dam (Machhu Dam-II) on the Machhu river in Gujarat collapsed leading to a deluge in the industrial city of Morbi located five kilometers downstream and the surrounding rural areas that destroyed thousands of homes and lives.
Borewells and Tubewells - India Water Portal
WEBDec 18, 2019 · With increasing population, lesser land holdings and urbanisation, deeper borewells are dug for groundwater abstraction. Borewells & tubewells, are very similar. Both are basically vertical drilled wells, bored into an underground aquifer in the earths surface, to extract water for various purposes. The difference in the two lies in the type of ...
Community-led piped water supply initiative in Bihar - India Water …
WEBMar 28, 2020 · Of the seven commitments, Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal (piped water supply to every household) provides clean and safe drinking water to every citizen in Bihar by connecting all households with a functional piped water connection. This scheme, to be completed in a phased manner from 2016 to 2020 is …