Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Fwd: Newsletter: Revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012



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Ministry of Water Resources releases a revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012


Groundwater , accessed through springs, is critical for the survival of mountain communities (Image courtesy: Raju Mimi)
On 31st January 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had released a draft of the National Water Policy 2012 and invited comments till 29 February 2012. Following the meeting of the National Water Board on 7th June 2012, the MoWR has now put up a revised draft on their website.

In this article, we look at the salient features of the revised draft and compare it to the previous version.
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Dhara Vikas Programme: Reviving dying springs of Sikkim
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Suresh Desai interacting with farmers of Punjab  Image: Amita
Videos: Natural farming and environment festival organised by Kheti Virasat Mission at Bathinda, Punjab in May 2012 - Read more

Anupam Mishra
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Dehu, on the banks of the river Indrayani, is a peaceful setting for a sanitation revolution (Photo: Chicu Lokgariwar)

Videos: "Clean toilets are essential for a clean mind": The story behind the Appa Patwardhan Safai Wa Paryawaran Tantraniketan, Maharashtra - Read more

Ayyappa Masagi, founder Water Literacy Foundation
Success story of stream water harvesting in 3 villages of Gadag district, northern Karnataka - Read more

80% of rural morbidity in India is due to lack of safe drinking water (Courtesy: Joe Madiath and Anusha Bharadwaj)

Videos: National seminar on decentralized governance in water and sanitation in rural India organised at LBSNAA, Mussoorie in June 2012 - Read more
 
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