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FIGHTING FOR NANDIGRAM
PINARAYI TAKES CONTROL
THE SOP OPERA CONTINUES
WHAT’S ON OFFER? • Some of the key promises—involving additional state expense—made by the AIADMK and the DMK
PROJECT CONFIDENCE
The Quad: Hype vs Reality
A TURBULENT TRIANGLE
VAZEING WAR
END OF AN ERA
A HINT FROM MR MOILY?
A Sporting Deputy
THE GREAT INDIAN THIRST • The country is staring at a grave water crisis unless we get our act together, and fast
“To succeed in our water missions, we’ll have to take them up as Jan Andolans”
ENDING THE DRUDGERY • Even seven decades after Independence, just over a third of India’s 191 million rural households have access to tap water. A nation’s hope now rides on the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission
WHERE WOMEN RUN THE SHOW
TAPPING THE POTENTIAL • The ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ scheme is empowering thousands of women in Rajasthan by bringing potable water to their doorstep
THE BIG PICTURE
THE SPRING OF THEIR LIVES • A rain-shadow district in Sikkim begins reviving Himalayan springs, or dharas, to overcome its perpetual water crisis
THE BIG PICTURE
THE CITIES OF WOE • By 2050, at least 30 Indian cities will face a grave water risk, according to the WWF. The problems range from poor management of water sources, contaminated supplies, leaky distribution networks and vast volumes of untreated wastewater being poured into India’s rivers
METRO CRISIS • India’s urban population is set to grow massively over the next three decades—a major problem, since existing supplies of water are already insufficient to meet demand
TREATING ITS WATER BETTER • Delhi faces multiple water challenges, made more acute by supply shortages and booming demand. A long-term solution will require a raft of interventions and, more importantly, cooperation from neighbouring states
THE BIG PICTURE
THE GUJARAT MODEL • The state’s turnaround from acute scarcity to water adequacy in just two decades wasn’t just due to the Narmada canal, it also took visionary leadership
THE GUJARAT MODEL • The state’s turnaround from acute scarcity to water adequacy in just two decades wasn’t just due to the Narmada canal, it also took visionary leadership
A CLEAN INITIATIVE • Madurai-based Dhan Foundation’s work proves that defunct water bodies can be revived to benefit the farmlands
THE BIG PICTURE
OASES OF THEIR 0WN • A scheme to develop new watersheds and improve the utilisation efficiency of existing water resources has helped the government realise its ambition of making the state self-sufficient in its water needs
THE BIG PICTURE
BUNDS TO ABUNDANCE • A rain-deficient village in Bundelkhand erects farm bunds with its own funds to conserve water, produce bumper crop, and reverse years of migration
MAKING EVERY DROP COUNT • Nowhere is this dictum more precious than in India’s arid countryside. Farmers here have now realised that technology, community and shared resources can vastly improve their lot
LESS IS MORE • A...