Farhad Contractor

[Farhad Contractor @farhad1208]

Aaj bhi kharein hain taalab

[Dixit Ajaya @dixit_ajaya]

@amitangshu & I discuss #urbanfloods in South Asia.

We must recognise cities as waterscapes https://t.co/RC3tbPCXSh via @IndianExpress

[Amitangshu| অমিতাংশু। @amitangshu]

By attempting to civilise #rivers in a subcontinent where civilisations were birthed by rivers, we have engineered a season of #floods in #SouthAsia - My piece in @Mint_Lounge today explores how rivers of sorrow are produced out of engineering misadventures.

[Amitangshu| অমিতাংশু। @amitangshu]

A brilliant piece on #ClimateCrisis & its impact on #agriculture in #Kerala, in light of the recent #floods. Written with empathy & insight by two scientists intimately connected to the paddy #waterscape, who have studied & witnessed this unfolding crisis.
https://t.co/ORnyCjLlIa

[rach_aha @rach_aha]

Last night's moon in Manali...

[Harsh Vats @HarshVatsa7]

A report of National Geophysical Research Inst. (NGRI) shows that largest groundwater depletion in the world is happening in N. India & Delhi is the epicenter of this fast depleting crisis. Groundwater data for 1996-2018 were collected from CGWB for 258 stations. @Indian_Rivers

[Ramachandra Guha @Ram_Guha]

In its journey thus far, Ashoka University had shown much promise. They may have frittered all that away by the spinelessness of their Trustees, who have chosen to crawl when asked to bend.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Last year, I sat down with my good friend Bruce @Springsteen for a long and meaningful conversation that touched on so much of what we’re all dealing with these days. I’m excited to share it with you over the next few weeks: https://t.co/sQACD08AWx

[Groundwater Resources of India @IndHydrogeology]

Thread:
What do our aquifer's rocks look like, when dry?
What are the different aquifer types in India?

Here is an aquifer map of India by ACWADAM. The pink Indian Craton is the base, overlain by the green volcanics, blue sediments, & yellow alluvium.

<Gross Generalizations>

[People's Archive of Rural India @PARInetwork]

Here is a tea garden worker who is also a Padma Shri awardee.

Karimul Haque of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal runs a unique ‘bike ambulance’ free of cost for villagers in an area does not have a regular four-wheel ambulance service.

[The Third Pole @third_pole]

As part of @veditum’s Moving Upstream programme, @mohitmrao & Astha Choudhary walked 270 km along the Betwa river to capture as many voices as possible.

Here, they explore deforestation and the indigenous communities losing their way of life: https://t.co/cSvxqy83O9

[Groundwater Resources of India @IndHydrogeology]

Everyday, Hyderabad discharges 600 million litres of untreated sewage (often with Biomedical waste) into the Musi river.

The groundwater contamination could be very difficult to remidiate.
https://t.co/Gq70lkBFA3

[Amitangshu| অমিতাংশু। @amitangshu]

I admire the way Debolina Dey deep dives into her personal experience with food to write such a deeply contemplative piece. It makes you rethink on how culture is condensed in our food habits. What a fabulous @Himalistan read!
https://t.co/hz535g5WtE

[Amitangshu| অমিতাংশু। @amitangshu]

I use Twitter for 1 hour in a day, then I switch off my phone, & read, & work on my thesis. This 1 hour allows me to prioritize & engage with some of the finest pieces written in that week. This is definitely one of them. Please do read.
https://t.co/M1utko6bjf

[Amitangshu| অমিতাংশু। @amitangshu]

The #Mekong #River is dying because of gargantuan #dams reducing its flows & destroying the biodiverse Tonle Sap lake, where fisheries have plummeted & so has the livelihood of 2.5 million fisherfolk. Engineering rivers continue to unleash devastation.
https://t.co/k5lq1DPyVp

[Hemant @hemantsarin]

Gateway to the Falaknuma Palace #Hyderabad 1888 Raja Deen Dayal. The palace was built with Italian marble & tempered timber with beautiful stained glass windows & sprawled over 32 acres. Now restored & a luxury hotel @TajFalaknuma #History @DalrympleWill @iamrana @ssharadmohhan

[zenrainman @zenrainman]

Steps and a tree

[zenrainman @zenrainman]

Wetlands

[zenrainman @zenrainman]

https://t.co/20ghXZaxhF

[G Kang @GKangInd]

Never say NO chance of re infection. But second infection was asymptomatic which may/likely indicate(s) protection from disease, reinfection shortly after post- infection still seems a rare event

[Groundwater Resources of India @IndHydrogeology]

‘1000 springs initiative’ by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh to revive springs in the hilly terrains. Support from organizations like PRADAN, ACWADAM, and Arghyam. 400 springs already mapped.

https://t.co/85L9RWcWkZ