Heating pools

No water where the oceans meet

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

Forewarning

Will another social activist in Bihar meet a gory end?

Gunchidharu

Kandikere's village body manages scarce water

Wordplay

Bid to dilute definition of radioactive wastes in the US

When lakes were tanks

Bengaluru's lakes were actually tanks created in the absence of a big river

Dangerous

Farmers oppose Tamil Nadu government's new project

A plan to fortify Orissa's tanks

Tamil Nadu's tank rehab scheme does not hold water

Government approach to restoring traditional waterbodies of Tamil Nadu doesn't hold water

Ponds for strongmen

Village heavyweights use natural farming methods

Coimbatore attempts to save waterbodies

Drying reservoirs, low winter crop yield, and a simmering water crisis

About 300 districts have already been declared drought-hit by states 

These 2 coastal Karnataka towns are reviving their millennia-old water bodies; here’s how

Residents of Moodbidri and Karkala have taken it upon themselves to reclaim their natural heritage  

Restore malgujari tanks to irrigate eastern Vidarbha: study

Irrigation potential of 125,000 ha unused since 1950

Letters

Tamil Nadu's temple tanks hold key to water recharge

But authorities cement tank beds and fail to restore water inlet channels

Tanking up on history

AAJ BHI KHARE HAIN TALAB Anupam Mishra Publisher: Gandhi Peace Foundation Price: Rs. 120

Resurrecting a tradition

The tank system in India needs to be revived to maintain water reserves. This can be achieved through a central body such as the National Tank …

A water harvest

Catch rain where it falls. No one knew it better than the people living in Mandu, a hill-fort town in Madhya Pradesh, 1,400 years ago

Temples of irrigation and land management

From the 9th century to the 16th century, south Indian kingdoms did not have irrigation or public works departments. Temples were given the job …

Fast-forward to the past

Only a few villages stand testimony to the success of traditional water harvesting methods in tribal areas of Singhbhum. A report by Binayak Das

Traditional irrigation fails themoney test

USER-FRIENDLY IRRIGATION DESIGNS Nirmal Sengupta Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: Rs 185

A success story

The 2003 monsoon could herald a great change in the socio-economic landscape of village Birora Kheth in the Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. …

Restoring the past

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

Back to basics

Integrating indigenous knowledge in joint forest management projects is an essential prerequisite for the success of such programmes, but years …