nCa Report Any number of conferences and seminars pale in comparison with the resolve and hard work of one man – Laxman Singh. He was equipped with his ingenuity and a shovel when he started a seemingly impossible mission of making his village self-sufficient in water. In 1977, he dropped out school because of the […]
Groundwater in Central Asia – Part Two
nCa Report In the first part of this series, we quoted from a research study about TBAs (Transboundary Aquifers) in Central Asia. The term Transboundary in the context of aquifers is not very old – it was first used in 2017. When an aquifer is transboundary i.e. shared by two or more countries, its physical […]
Groundwater in Central Asia – Part one
nCa Report Groundwater is an important – and generally rechargeable – source of water. In Central Asia, where the growing water shortage requires every possible effort to make responsible use of the water resources and ensure their sustainability. The groundwater – literally the water in the ground – is usually not under the spotlight when […]