water distribution

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Simple tech to solve water distribution woes

An innovative shaft-based technology promises to transform water distribution, ensuring every household gets its fair share regardless of supply timing.

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Ladakh’s age-old chuspon water-use system gives hope

As the surge of tourism threatens to tip the fragile balance in Ladakh, hope exists in villages like Sakti on the outskirts of Leh, where traditional systems continue to govern land and water use.

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Battling social fault lines in rural water supply

The laudable aim of supplying piped water to all rural homes will have to tackle the existing power equations that deeply divide our society, and are tilted in favor of the elite in villages