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How to repair broken gate of a dam that is full of rainwater?
4 months, 1 week ago

How to repair broken gate of a dam that is full of rainwater?

The Hindu  

Taking farmers’ concerns into account, authorities are exploring ways to fix the damaged crest gate no. Technical experts, who rushed to the reservoir on Sunday, initially held that installing a new crest gate in place of the damaged one would be possible only after half of the water in the reservoir was drained. Two views However on Monday, Koppal district …

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How Asia's 5,000-year-old rice terraces are inspiring modern flood control
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How Asia's 5,000-year-old rice terraces are inspiring modern flood control

BBC  

How Asia's 5,000-year-old rice terraces are inspiring modern flood control Landprocess The green roof of Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand is designed to protect from flooding, cool temperatures and grow crops Parks, roofs and riverbanks mimicking the long-used agricultural form are helping Asian cities absorb, hold and purify rainwater. Getty Images Rice terraces have been used for thousands of years …

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Floods in Anekal taluk: Residents, farmers blame NGO for ‘shoddy’ lake work
6 months, 1 week ago

Floods in Anekal taluk: Residents, farmers blame NGO for ‘shoddy’ lake work

The Hindu  

Subramani, a farmer from Anekal taluk, says he has been in a difficult situation lately. Water from outside reached my sump, I fell sick and we had to throw out 16,000 litres of water,” says Kannan who feels the ideal solution to save the lake is to hold the polluting industries accountable and prevent them from discharging effluents instead of …

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Millions of euros invested to tackle drought in eastern Netherlands
3 years, 1 month ago

Millions of euros invested to tackle drought in eastern Netherlands

NL Times  

The water board representing the Rijn and IJssel region east of Arnhem near the German border said it will invest millions of euros in the coming years to tackle problems caused by drought. Due to significant problems with the water supply caused during the three drought-hit years from 2018 to 2020, rainwater must now be retained for longer periods of …

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Sustainable Agriculture: What we know and how to scale up
3 years, 5 months ago

Sustainable Agriculture: What we know and how to scale up

Hindustan Times  

Arguably, the Green Revolution remains the most defining phase of Indian agriculture in the last century. Impact literature on India’s sustainable agriculture From the systematic review of literature, we find that agroforestry, CA, and SRI are the most popular among researchers assessing the impact of SAPSs on various outcomes. Sustainable agriculture’s impact evidence in India • Income: The evidence around …

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