| Groundwater Pollution Water markets thriving on groundwater has become a lucrative business for all those ranging from the private suppliers selling water, water tankers and the big bottled wa... |
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| Any land anywhere can be used to harvest rainwater The fundamental reason: extend the fruits of the monsoon The basic principle: Catch water where it falls NEWS Compiled clippings DTE ARTICLES A... |
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| ... scarcity is very real. There is cause for alarm, but not for alarm-mongering. Freshwater: a scarce resourc ... |
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| 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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| A NEW BEGINNING Forging ties WATER LITERACY Informing people Water play The facilitator Water Gala IN FOCUS Faulty perceptions Thirst rises, patience evaporates URBAN WETLANDS Eviction ordered Join the BIG fight Citizens pick up cudgels So... |
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| THAR DESERT Kunds / Kundis A kund or kundi looks like an upturned cup nestling in a saucer. These structures harvest rainwater for drinking, and dot the sandier tracts of the Thar Desert in w... |
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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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| 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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| Deepar LAKE Back to previous page Click on areas Background View slideshow Deepar Beel is one of the largest and most important riverine wetland in Assam's Brahmaputra valley. It is Locate... |
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| ... Click on areas Background Naini Lake is a natural freshwater lake, of tectonic origin, located amidst Nainital city of Uttarakhand.... |
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