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Water Project for the Community: Technology that Works
Invited speakers from UC Berkeley and Stanford Universities will talk about the HydroGrameen Technology (water project for the community by refilling depleted aquifers and converting
The Global Water Situation: California and Beyond
On Saturday September 17th, 2016, the International Institute for the Bengal and Himalayan Basins (IIBHB), a nonprofit organization located in Berkeley, California, will hold its
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The HydroGrameen Model (Formerly known as Bengal Basin Working Model
The HydroGrameen Model (Formerly known as Bengal Basin Working Model) HydroGrameen, is a combination of Bengali and Indian words for “jhol” or “pani ” (both Sanskrit words), for water and “gau” or “garam” for village ). When work was in progress, it was known as Bengal Basin Working Model. Both Berkeley and Harvard professors also contributed in the development of the Bengal Basin model in late 1990s and early 2006. The Bengal Basin model was
