Trans-boundary Conflict

Interlinking of rivers project: A disquieting judgement - Ramaswamy Iyer's perspective in the EPW on the recent Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court judgement of 27 February 2012 directed the executive government to implement the river inter-linking project through a special committee which will take precedence over all other administrative bodies. In this article, first published in the Economic and Political Weekly, Ramaswamy Iyer explains why this backing of a 'potentially disastrous' project is disturbing. The article then calls for a reconsideration of this judgement.

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Content Type: Policies & Laws
Category: Demand Management, Dryland Agriculture, Hydroelectricity, Inter-State Water Disputes, Interlinking of Rivers, Irrigation Management, Trans-boundary Conflict
Associated People / Organizations: Supreme Court of India
Author: Ramaswamy Iyer
Source: Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)
Location / Time: India, 2012
Difficulty Level: Expert

Shades of blue: A symposium on emerging conflicts and challenges around water - Seminar magazine (October 2011)

Seminar magazine focuses on a pertinent topic each month. In October 2011, the issue titled 'Shades of blue' dealt with water conflicts and challenges in India.

The problem

(as posed by Sunjoy Joshi, Director and Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, Delhi)

Here, the author explains that intense struggles over water are giving rise to conflicts at several levels, including individual, local, regional and international. These struggles over a resource exacerbate power struggles.

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