Tanks of South India
This book analyses the variations between and within tanks - in the distribution of water to different segments of the command and in productivity.
This book analyses the variations between and within tanks - in the distribution of water to different segments of the command and in productivity.
farmers of Andhra Pradesh have been directed not to cultivate a second crop of rice during the winter season because of low levels of water at the Srisailam and Nagarjunasagar reservoirs of the
Following the monsoon failure of 1999 2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, because governments in India have always gone in for high cost, high technology solutions
<b>Report card:</b> The government realised its failures and learned from the civil society. Despite cases of corruption and some errors in planning, the government programme is an achievement<br> <b>Success level:</b> Good
<b>Report card:</b> A scheme that can help solve the water crisis has become a tool to promote political interests of the ruling party<br> <b>Success level:</b> Poor
<b>GOOD NEWS:</b> There is more evidence to show that water harvesting can go a long way in dealing with drought and solving the water crisis, and even governments in India are learning<br> <b>BAD NEWS:</b> Crash programmes are not the answers by themsel
the Indian bustard, one of the world's most endangered birds, in on the verge of extinction in its natural habitat in the state of Andhra Pradesh. A recent survey of the Bird Watchers Association
The local communities have done a good job in regenerating degraded forest lands
the Musi river flowing through Andhra Pradesh will soon disappear due to the state government's Nandanvanam project. The government is planning to utilise the dry river bed of Musi for various
Computers cannot prevent floods a lesson that the Internet savvy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is learning the hard way
The Andhra Pradesh government is giving forests that sustain tribal communities to the Reliance group of industries for plantations. That, too, with the help of joint forest management institutions. The reason may be more than fund crunch
<p>Exposure to environmental pollutants is known to be harmful to health, in general, and to lungs in particular. In this respect, traffic police are at particular risk due to the nature of their job, since they are exposed to emissions from the vehicles.
Even after 10 years, the joint forest management programme has made little headway
<p><strong>The prevalence of respiratory problems and the ventilatory functions in subjects belonging to three sample areas with different levels of pollution was studied to ascertain if there is any association between air pollutant levels and abnormal ventilatory functions.
The government views goats as the greatest enemy of the environment
Six years ago, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to manage forests jointly with the people. This effort is breaking new ground in Naxalite infested areas of the state
How the Naxalites are taking an active interest in water harvesting
The Andhra Pradesh government has given an assurance that the interests of the small farmers and the landless poor will not be ignored during the distribution of 35 lakh hectares of degraded forest
To meet the power demands of rice mills, a small-scale unit based in Tanuka, Andhra Pradesh has developed a low-cost technology to generate electricity using rice husk. After three years of
...Andhra Pradesh may also ban 15 year old vehicles