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| Urban wetlands meet CSE initiates a core committee |
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IN FOCUS |
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| Null and void? A success story? The flouride menace |
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CAMPAIGN |
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| Lake in news From the courtroom To save this tal Operation Baikal |
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INITIATIVE |
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Dewas Meerut meet Initiating change Sensitising regional media Doosra dasak Glimmer of hope History rewritten HLL harvests Water soliders The kiwi connection Exploring Ahmednagar |
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FACE TO FACE |
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TECHNOLOGY |
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pits Countering flouride Techno tit bits |
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| Meet the new
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JAL YODHA |
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Sureshchandra Arun Mathur Shivanajayya K G Vyas R Ramani |
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NEWS FROM CHENNAI |
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| Recharge
maps Bank loans for RWH Harvesting in Nilgris The Vengaivasal model 'Water wisdom' in schools |
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JAL BIRADARI |
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bore wells Ghagara revived Jal bhai, Jal bahen |
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NEWS FROM GUJARAT |
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| Charting
future City's pride |
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NEWS FROM ABROAD |
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| Vol. 4 | No. 5 |
October-November 2002 |
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Glimpses of books
(Ed) B P Pandey, C Pant, K L Arya and Sharma A Gyanodaya Prakashan, Uttranchal, 2002, pp 395, Rs 680(HB) The 37 chapters of this edited volume gives a complete practical understanding of different water regimes prevalent in Uttranchal, largely from technical perspective. The experiences of the watershed works already completed form an important part of the book. It is an outcome of a three-day workshop organised by Watershed Management Directorate, Dehradun in July 2001.
This exceedingly readable book covers five themes: water regimes, geological features and problems, refined strategies to manage watersheds, participatory aspects and GIS application in watershed management of Uttranchal. Every chapter is a well researched piece.Taking a refreshing perspective writers while acknowledging the limitations, suggest ways to work around them. One of the writer observes that "Even 100th part of the total rainfall can fulfil the need for the area." Another author portrays the importance of lakes in the survival of Uttranchal's drainage system with a easy to understand map. The relevance of GIS application has been highlighted. The only limitation of this work is that though the role of communities is not completely ignored but has been unnecessarily sidelined. The references provided at the end of each chapter are priceless. This book is like King Soloman's treasure for the planners, administrators and researchers with an interest in natural resource management of a mountainous region.
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Jal sanchay, tank nirman
Managing water in Chennai
A
20 minutes documentary, produced by CSE, takes the viewer to meet five invisible people,
who have kept the intricate traditional science of water management alive from the modern
onslaught. Four of them are engineers - Chewang Norphel's zings from Ladakh, Magga Ram
Suthar's beris from Rajasthan, Ran Singh's kundis from Rajasthan and Kunhikannan Nair's
surangam from Tamil Nadu; and, a neerkati (water manager) Ganesan from Kerala. The
documentary introduces a viewer with the technique as well as the social management
practices governing it. It is available both as a cassette and CD for Rs 750. The
documentary is a visual treat!