Chasing the Water Table: The Impact of Groundwater Depletion on Rural Drinking Water Supply in Peninsular India

by WELL Labs Team | Apr 24, 2025 | Technical Consulting Publications

Chasing the Water Table: The Impact of Groundwater Depletion on Rural Drinking Water Supply in Peninsular India Photo: A borewell connected to a local piped irrigation network in Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh. Credit: Nabina Chakraborty  Groundwater overexploitation has been...

Situation Analysis: Raichur Transformation Lab

by WELL Labs Team | Apr 1, 2025 | Futures Research Publications

Situation Analysis: Raichur Transformation Lab A farmer tilling a field with bullocks in Devadurga taluk, Raichur district. Photo by Nabina Chakraborty Despite government efforts to expand irrigation infrastructure, Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka...

Situation Analysis: Chikkaballapur-Chintamani Transformation Lab

by WELL Labs Team | Jan 21, 2025 | Futures Research Publications

Situation Analysis: Chikkaballapur-Chintamani Transformation Lab Photo: Kannampalli lake, Chintamani, Karnataka India’s urbanisation narrative is entering a new phase, one in which the significance of small and medium towns is on the rise. Cities are...

Raichur Roundtable: Equitable Water-Sharing for Sustainable Transitions in Agriculture

by WELL Labs Team | Mar 20, 2024 | Rural Futures Publications

Raichur Roundtable: Equitable Water-Sharing for Sustainable Transitions in Agriculture Water for agriculture remains an indispensable, finite, and stressed resource for a majority of smallholder farmers engaged in agriculture as a primary source of livelihood. India’s...

Wastewater Conference: Turning Bengaluru into the ‘Silicon Valley for Water Innovation’

by WELL Labs Team | Nov 15, 2023 | Urban Water Blogs

Wastewater Conference: Turning Bengaluru into the ‘Silicon Valley for Water Innovation’ At the event, WELL Labs launched a report on Bengaluru’s urban water balance. Through hydrological models and secondary research, the centre has quantified the...