Water

India has made significant advances in water supply and sanitation coverage. However, the clash between tradition and technology in the countryside, accompanied by poverty and gender issues, and the 2004 tsunami aftermath, are proving great challenges. Read about how local nongovernment organizations and village committees face the water problems of India’s urban and rural poor.

• A Case of Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh, India
• Bringing Water Supply and Sanitation Services to Tribal Villages in Orissa the Gram Vikas Way (April 2006)
• Gender and Economic Benefits from Domestic Water Supply in Semiarid Areas: A Case Study in Banaskantha District, Gujarat, Western India
• India's Management Transfer Scheme Begins Irrigation Reforms (July 2005)
• Low-Cost Toilets Change the Face of Bhopal’s Slums (June 2006)
• Pakistan, India Join Hands to Clean Hudiara Drain (March 2006)
• Picking Up The Pieces: Tamil Nadu Farming After The Tsunami (January 2005)
• Village Committee Summons Water Goddess to Raise Awareness (April 2006)
• Villagers Lend Hand to Revive Historical Legacy
• Voices of the Invisible: Understanding Gender Equity and Empowerment in the District of Gujarat
• Walking for Water