| 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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| About Delhi Technology Urban AT A GLANCE People The Potential Harvesting System n Components n Design n Construction n Maintenance n Cost Initiative n Practices n Projects n Legislation n In your bu... |
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| Geology Details Technology Urban AT A GLANCE People The Potential Harvesting System n Components n Design n Construction n Maintenance n Cost Initiative n Practices n Projects n Legislation n In you... |
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| Dighis Emperor Shahjahan (1627-58 AD) first shifted the city from the Aravalli hills towards the plains of the Yamuna. But he made sufficient arrangements to meet the water needs of the new palace, the a... |
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| INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS Ahar Pynes This traditional floodwater harvesting system is indigenous to south Bihar. In south Bihar, the terrain has a marked slope -- 1 m per km -- from south to nort... |
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| VELLAYANI LAKE Back to previous page Click on areas Background Links Chronology People Background Vellayani or Vellayani kayal as known in local language is one of the three rain-fed freshwater... |
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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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| 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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| PERSPECTIVE National water policy A futile exercise IN FOCUS Water riots breakout in Gujarat Bustards under threat Disappearing lakes and ponds INITIATIVE Delhi prepares to catch rain Watering schools Ready to take action Gokak ... |
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| CAMPAIGN Threat to hopes NETWORKING The Bhopal front Continuing wisdom Urban efforts FUNDING AGENCY Inernational Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) DROUGHT DAIRY Turning a crisis into an opportunity WATER HARVESTING IN N... |
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