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CSE has been promoting the concept of water harvesting, particularly in urban
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areas, as a technological solution that can be adopted by all. CSEs campaign to
Conservation
promotewaterharvestingbeganwithitsindepthresearchonIndiasrichtraditions andProtectionofInland
in using rainwater for a sustainable, participatory and equitable management of WetlandsinSouthAsia
water.Theresearchculminatedinthebook,DyingWisdom:Rise,FallandPotential
of Indias Traditional Water Harvesting Systems. CSE has compiled a database of
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Practice of Water Harvesting, which captures numerous case studies of village
communitiesinvolvedinwaterharvestingbothinIndiaandabroad.

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rainwater harvesting is done. In order to create awareness among opinion and
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thatexplainedhowpolicyoptionscanbedevelopedandimplemented.CSErecently
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published a toolkit on urban rainwater harvesting, Catch Water Where It Falls
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Toolkit on Urban Rainwater Harvesting. CSE also runs free consultancies for the
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beneficiaries. In the past CSE reported and brought together people who are
concerned with the protection of these water bodies. CSE has been facilitating a
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forum where the lake protectors can come together to learn from each other. The
formajor
organisation has created a database of these endangered waterbodies, collected
CitiesofIndia
information on how people are fighting for the restoration of these lakes in courts
and is also bringing people together through meetings. CSE has also compiled
successfulcasestudiesoflakerevivalacrossIndia.

Lakes/Wetlands Database

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RURALCASESTUDIES

CoverStory
Miningatdeepsea
Countries are delving deeper
into the ocean to explore its
mineral wealth. The deposits
on the ocean floor are
enormous and the ecology of
this largest habitat on earth,
unexplored.
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URBANCASESTUDIES
INTERNATIONAL
TRADITIONS

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RURALCASESTUDIES
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FindYourLake!
If you like us to add any further information about a lake/wetland, please
contactAmandeepKang:amandeep@cseindia.org.
Pleasecomebacktothispageafterfewweeksformoreupdates

Government
appoints
CSE
director,
Sunita
Narain,
chairperson of a fivemember
Task Force to review the
managementofTigerReservesin
India
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JALSWARAJCAMPAIGN

A campaign for participatory, equitable and decentralised

paradigm for water management with the objective of making
watereverybody'sbusiness.

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GRASSROOTINITITATIVES

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ThefarmersofAmbaredivillageboastoftheirlushgreenfieldsand
fullbrimriverevenduringthedrymonthsoftheyear.Village
AmbarediinJamkandornatalukaexperiencedacomplete
changeoverfromdryagriculturallandtolushgreenfieldsonlyafter
2000.

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UrbanWaterSupply
Demandforwaterisgrowinginmostcitiesaseveryurbancitizenrequiresalmost
doubletheamountofwaterthataruralcitizenrequires.Moreover,Indiaisrapidly
urbanising.
UrbanpopulationinIndiahasgrownalmostfivetimesinfivedecadesfrom1951
(62.44million)to2001(286.08).Notlongago,mostofourcitieswereself
sufficientinmeetingtheirwaterneedsfromtheextensiveurbanwaterbodiesto
supplywatertocitizens.Todaythesewaterbodieshavecompletelydisappeared.
Municipalitieshavebeenstretchedtotheirlimitstofindwaterforthegrowing
urbanpopulations.Groundwaterisbeingextractedbythegovernmentaswellas
theprivateparties.

Water use by Industry:

Industry pays a pittance for
thewaterituses,andwastes
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Drip
Irrigation:
Small
farmers
are
constantly
innovating with sustainable
irrigation
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Mercury pollution: Startling

evidenceoftheloomingcrisis
inIndia
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Water Pollution, Water Policy,

RainwaterHarvesting,
Sanitation,Lakes,Disasters,
Factsheets,Editorial
Perspectives...

ViewDelhi'shistoryofdevelopment
ofwatersupply

ChennaiExcessExploitationofGroundwater
&SalineIntrusion

NEWSALERT

ActionAlert:Delhi'sinterceptorsewerproject
InthenameofcleaningtheriverYamuna,theDelhigovernment
hasrecentlyclearedaRs1,950croreprojecttolaysewersto
interceptdrainscarryingsewagefromcoloniesnotconnectedto
thecitysewagesystem.But,willitcleantheriveratall?Orisit
moremoneydownthedrain?
Readmore

JOINTHENATIONWIDERAINWATERHARVESTINGDATABASE

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CSEneedsyourhelptocreateanationwidedatabaseofUrban
RainwaterHarvestingstructuresandpractitioners,whichcanbe
accessedbyallonline.
Pleasefillinthissimpleformtoaddyourprojecttothedatabase.

BESTRAINWATERHARVESTER'SAWARD

DJBannouncesBestrainwaterharvestersaward
Inabidtoencouragetherainwaterharvestersandacknowledgetheeffortsof
thosecontributingtoit,DelhigovernmentannouncedtheChiefMinistersBestRain
Harvesteraward.TheawardcarriesRs.2lakhsandacitationinCategoryI
(InstitutionsandHousingSocieties)whileundercategoryII(Individuals)canget
holdofRs.1lakhandacitation.
FormoredetailsseeTOIdated[3.01.2006]orClickhere>>[pdf]

DOWNTOEARTH

Waterbudget
Allthatyouwantedtoknowaboutwatermanagementschemes,but
didntknowwhotoask
[Feb.28,2006]

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TravelingFilmFestivalinOrissa:EnvironmentBeyondTreesAndTigers
[Nov.30Dec.1,2005]
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SeminarforteachersonEnvironmentEducationatMegpai,Faridabad
[Dec.13,2005]
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WORLDWATERWEEK

PRESSRELEASE:
[Aug.26,2005]
CSEdirectorSunitaNarainreceivestheWorldWaterPrizein
Stockholm.Narainacceptsawardonbehalfofunsung"water
engineersandwatermanagersoftheworld"
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WATERVIEWS

Barrageofsewage
KanpurwillhaveaRs412.44croreGangadrainby2031
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Straithit
SriLankaopposesIndia'sSethusamudramproject
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Waterwrangle
Statesslugitoutoverrivers
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Lakeassault
Udaipur'swaterbodiesrundry,authoritiesrunamok
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ENVIRONMENTFORCHILDREN

Thecacophonyoverwater
[May31,2005]

WATERINNEWS

MOEFreleasesdraftoftheNationalEnvironmentPolicy
India'ssecondRaincentrecomesupinMeerut
TECHNOLOGY

RWHtechniquesinthenortheasternhillranges
Saritoharvestrain!
ChaukaMagicincentralhighlands
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NationalEnvironmentPolicy,2004
Abridged version of Pani Ghano Anmol findings of survey on water resources in
Meerut
AguidemaponhydrogeologyofChennai
WaterprofileofThiruvananthapuram
WaterprofileofKolkata

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