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Water reforms and India's experiences
Article and Image Courtesy: The Hindu - R. Maria Saleth
This volume, based on select papers presented at two workshops — one held in Delhi in 2006 and the other in Geneva in 2007 — covers the process of reform in two water-related areas in India, namely the legal and institutional frameworks. It also brings in the international dimensions of water law reforms and relates India's experiences with those of countries such as Argentina, South Africa, and Australia.
Posted on: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 14:18 | Responses: (0)
Dr G.D. Agrawal’s tapasya - achieved the desired result
Forwarded to the Portal by: Ravi Chopra
Dr G.D. Agrawal’s tapasya, his third fast-unto-death, has finally achieved the desired result. Since 2008, Dr Agrawal has been trying to persuade the Government of Uttarakhand and the Government of India that R. (Bhagirathi) Ganga must be allowed to flow in its natural state in the uppermost reach between Gangotri and Uttarkashi. The two governments had plans to construct three new large hydropower projects in this stretch. Dr Agrawal’s fasts have led to the scrapping of all the three projects.
Posted on: Monday, August 30, 2010 - 12:47 | Responses: (0)
Government decides to scrap NTPC hydel project on Bhagirathi river
Article Courtesy: The Economic Times
Keeping religious sentiments and environmental concerns in view, a Group of Ministers (GoM) on Friday scrapped the NTPC's controversial 600 MW Loharinag Pala hydel project on Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand.
Posted on: Friday, August 27, 2010 - 11:53 | Responses: (0)
Voices from the Waters 2010: Film Festival on Water
Posted on: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 15:56 | Responses: (0)
Odisha Drought Update- Aug 13-20, 2010
This initiative is an attempt to provide periodical updates on Drought Situations and related events/news with respect to Drought in Odisha. News from Odia and English (Bhubaneswar internet editions) news papers are put together at one place to provide an appreciation of Drought in Orissa periodically.
This Drought Update is being circulated among media, decision makers – legislatures, bureaucrats etc...
Posted on: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 15:00 | Responses: (0)
Posted on: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 11:18 | Responses: (0)
Environmental Flows – A methodology of calculation for India (Part 1 )
Guest post by Dr. M. Arunachalam
In order to maintain the ecological goods and services of rivers and other hydrological regimes like wetlands, lakes, etc., environmental flow allocations (eflows) are a necessity. At the same time, water demands in India are increasing and will keep increasing and solutions like waste water treatment, pollution control, correction of leakages and wastage of water, efficient irrigation systems, efficient agricultural systems, etc., will take considerable time to evolve, even with our best efforts. So what should we do in the meantime? There are vulnerable ecological systems on the verge of collapse..How do we respond to these challenges?
One of the options is...
Posted on: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 10:07 | Responses: (0)
Drop Shot - Photo Contest brought to you by Schools Water Portal
The Schools Water Portal is a section under the India Water Portal, an open, inclusive, web-based platform, for sharing water management knowledge amongst practitioners and the general public. It is a voluntary effort co-ordinated by Arghyam, a non-profit trust set up with a personal endowment from Ms. Rohini Nilekani, which works in the area of water.
The Schools Water Portal is organizing "Drop Shot - Photo Contest" for all the students above VIII std to XII std and the undergraduates (2 categories).
Posted on: Monday, August 23, 2010 - 17:38 | Responses: (0)
Engineering failures cause of Pakistan floods? - Article from Dawn
Article Courtesy: Dawn
The devastating floods in Pakistan have once again ignited public debate on the necessity of new water reservoirs in the country. The proponents of Kalabagh Dam, including some prominent politicians, TV anchorpersons, and Punjab water engineers, hold that if Kalabagh dam had been built, we would not be facing the present disaster wreaked upon millions of people in the Indus Valley.
According to them, the Kalabagh dam or any other water engineering project should not be politicised because these issues are essentially ‘technical’. Decisions on such vital issues should be left to the wisdom of engineers and technical experts.
Implicit in this argument are three underlying assumptions, all three of which are incorrect. First, it is assumed that ‘technical’ engineering interventions in natural (...
Posted on: Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 14:25 | Responses: (0)
Announcement - Inviting public opinion on Western Ghats Ecology - Ministry of Environment and Forests (Government of India)
Article and Image Courtesy: Ministry of Environment and Forests
How would we judge ecological sensitivity? Scientists view an ecologically sensitive area as an area whose ecological...
Posted on: Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 13:41 | Responses: (0)
