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Investigating the socio-ecological importance of pit lakes with examples from Giddi-A colliery, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand

Commercial coal mining in India dates back to the British era.  Situated along the western banks of the Damodar River, Raniganj coalfields are India’s first […]

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Investigating Kareri Lake, a high-altitude wetland in the Dhauladhar

On 13 May, 2023 Harsh Ganapathi (Senior Technical Officer – Ecohydrology) and Dayadra Mandal (Junior Technical Officer – Water Management) hiked to Kareri lake, a […]

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Monitoring visit of the Expert Committee to Chandertal, a High-Altitude Wetland in Himachal Pradesh

The Himachal Pradesh State Wetlands Authority (HPSWA) constituted an expert committee to review implementation and effectiveness of activities undertaken within their “Wetlands Conservation Programme” at […]

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Urban expansion and its implications on prominent wetlands of National Capital Territory

Wetlands have played a vital role in Delhi’s history. Delhi has been a fortress city since ancient times with an elaborate network of water management […]

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Maguri Motapung: an asset lost to flames

Wetlands International South Asia is appalled and deeply saddened by the immense damage caused to the Maguri Motapung beel and its environs as a result […]

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Business as usual or time for a green and blue reset

During lockdown the world seems different, it even sounds different much peaceful quieter. It’s not just that the birds and animals are rejoicing, the air […]

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‘Wise use of Wetlands’ highlighted at Roorkee Water Conclave 2020

Indian Institute of Technology and National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, jointly organised biennial Roorkee Water Conclave from 26th– 28th February, 2020 on “Hydrological aspects of […]

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JICA-ILEC Follow-up Program 2019

As long term collaborators, Wetlands International South Asia (WISA) and International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC), Japan have been promoting integrated basin scale management of wetlands. ILEC […]

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Finding the optimal solution for WASH and water resource management issues

Wetlands International South Asia as the lead implementation partner of Watershed India Programme organised the Watershed Annual Partner Learning Meeting on 22 -25 October 2019 […]

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Developing a model management planning framework for high altitude wetlands of Himachal Pradesh

Wetlands International South Asia is entrusted with developing a model management planning framework for high altitude wetlands (HAWs) in select Himalayan landscapes under ‘SECURE Himalayas’ […]