Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Rainfall
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Major dams have just 20 % of water
Himanshu Kaushik I TNN Gandhinagar: Of the 193 small, medium and major irrigation dams in the state, only two have 40 to 60 per cent water of their storage capacity. These dams, which are the major source of drinking water in rural areas and towns have just 20.7 per cent of water as against their storage capacity.
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More delay in rains
New Delhi: There is further trouble on the monsoon front. The northward advance of the monsoon is likely to be held up by another week leading to a delay in the sowing of Kharif crops in most of central and north peninsular India.
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More floods, no winter
Arnab Pratim Dutta
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Goa records 156 mm rainfall in 24 hrs
The State has received 156.6 mm rainfall in last 24 hrs, the Indian Meteorological department officials said today. The officials said that the seasonal total so far has been 235.1 mm.
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Small water harvesting structures
This is with reference to the article by M Dinesh Kumar et al (EPW, 30 August 2008) and the discussion by K V Rao et al (EPW, 9 May 2009).
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Cyclone Aila a blessing for Bhutan
Cyclone Aila may have brought destruction in countries like India, Bangladesh and Bhutan but the hydropower sector in the Himalayan nation got a major boost due to the heavy rains triggered by the high-velocity storm. Bhutan
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Estimation of surface runoff in Malattar sub-watershed using SCSCN method
Watershed management plays a vital role in water resources engineering. Watershed based on water resources management is necessary to plan and conserve the available resources.
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Crisis management plan: drought
The crisis management plan outlined in this document is part of overall spectrum of drought management plan but is restricted to the management interventions required during the time of Crisis.
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Options to improve livelihoods and protect natural resources in dry environments: The case of the Khanasser Valley in Syria
This article reviews work that had the objective of introducing agricultural technologies in a marginal dryland area, the Khanasser Valley, northwestern Syria. The highly variable rainfall is barely sufficient to support livelihoods in this traditional barley
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Soil and water conservation technologies: a buffer against production risk in the face of climate change?
This study investigates the impact of different soil and water conservation technologies on the variance of crop production in Ethiopia to determine the risk implications of the different technologies in different regions and rainfall zones.