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Teesta, Tipaimukh and riverlinking: Danger to Bangladesh-India relations – A paper in Economic and Political Weekly

This paper in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) by Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed, University of Dhaka deals with the Supreme Court’s verdict directing the Government of India to implement the interlinking of rivers. The article opines that the judgement seems to have overlooked the regional and international implications of what the Indian Court strangely considers “the rivers of the country”.

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Teesta, Tipaimukh and riverlinking: Danger to Bangladesh-India relations – A paper in Economic and Political Weekly by Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed (2012)	87.2 KB

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Tipaimukh, MN, India
Latitude: 24.235500, Longitude: 93.025391

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Content Type: Case Studies, Policies & Laws, Research
Category: Displacement, Ecology, Environment, International Rivers, Reservoirs, Riparian Rights, Riverlinking, Rivers, Rivers Rights, Transboundary Water Conflict
Author: Imtiaz Ahmed
Source: Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)
Location / Time: Bangladesh, Barak, Bhutan, Bishnupur, Brahmaputra, Delhi, Dhaka, Dharla, Dudhkumar, Feni, Ganga, Gumti, Himalayas, India, Khowai, Manipur, Manu, Muhuri, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim, South Asia, Teesta, Tipaimukh, Tuivai, West Bengal, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Difficulty Level: Expert

"It is necessary to move away from a project-based approach towards a holistic perspective": Report of the dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning held from 9 to 11 August 2011 (New Delhi)

This three day dialogue workshop on 'Mainstreaming river basin planning' held from 9th to 11th August 2011 in New Delhi intended to bring together activists involved in dam movements and other social and environmental movements, civil society groups, experts in water resources management, environment, river basin planning, officials from all the relevant ministries and departments and others concerned. Selected invitees from South Asian countries were also invited for sharing their views on transboundary issues.

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Difficulties in adopting the IWRM and integrated basin planning concepts in India - AD Mohile - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	43.59 KB
Ganga river basin environment management plan - IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	1.56 MB
From micro-watershed to river basin - Issues and prospects of upscaling - KJ Joy and Suhas Paranjpye - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	754.64 KB
Master plan for integrated development & management of water resources of Godavari basin - DM More - Dialogue on river basin planning (2011)	1.22 MB
Cumulative impact assessments in river basins - Neeraj Wagholikar - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	6.33 MB
Some issues for trans-boundary river basin management and planning - Gopal Siwakoti - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	240.38 KB
Pollution management at a basin level - Vishwanath Srikantaiah - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	6.69 MB
India's tryst with the big dams: The performance and future perspectives of large dams in the river basin context - Himanshu Thakkar - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	1.91 MB
Are river flows to the sea a waste ? - A Latha - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	5.93 MB
Environmental flows and its assessment for upper stretch of river Ganga - Nitin Kaushal - Dialogue on mainstreaming river basin planning (2011)	398.95 KB

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New Delhi, DL, India
Latitude: 28.635308, Longitude: 77.224960

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Content Type: Media
Media Type: Presentations
Category: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Dams, Drinking Water, Ecology, Environment, Environmental Flows, Farming, Fishing Communities, Forests, Hydrology, Hydropower, Irrigation, LIvelihoods, Marginalisation, Mining, River Basins, River Pollution, Rivers, Tribal Communities, Water Bodies, Water Privatisation
Associated People / Organizations: Biome Environmental Solutions Private Limited, Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), International Rivers, Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, River Research Centre, SOPPECOM, South Asian Network for Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP)
Author: DM More, Gopal Siwakoti, Himanshu Thakkar, KJ Joy, Latha Anantha, Neeraj Vagholikar, Nitin Kaushal, Ramaswamy Iyer, Suhas Paranjape, Vinod Tare, Vishwanath S
Source: Gomukh Environmental Trust for Sustainable Development Pune, International Rivers, Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, River Research Centre
Location / Time: Brahmaputra, Chalukudy, Ganga, Godavari, Kerala, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Teesta, 2011
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Soil information system for resource management in Tripura – A paper in Current Science

Soil Organic Carbon This paper in Current Science projects the need of relevant and pertinent datasets to develop a soil information system for Tripura. In view of the global changing scenario the need of the hour is to produce a fresh group of earth scientists with specialization in soil and crop science, geology and geography with appreciable knowledge in GIS and other information technology software.

In view of the global changing scenario with the developments of GIS and other web technologies, dissemination of spatial information is undergoing a paradigm shift. Natural resource information is an essential pre-requisite for monitoring and predicting global environmental changes with special reference to climate. The scientists will be equipped to deal with data storage, and retrieval in a user-friendly mode for management recommendations, so that issues like land degradation, biodiversity, food security and climate change can be addressed adequately. This organized information forms a basis for storing soil and land databases for the implementation and monitoring of various efforts on land resource management.

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Soil information system for resource management in Tripura – A paper in Current Science (2010)	672.81 KB

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Agartala, TR, India
Latitude: 23.833349, Longitude: 91.278855

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Content Type: Research
Category: Climate, Drainage, Elevation, Environment, Erosion, Geology, Land Database, Land Use, Natural Resources, Physiographic unit, Rainfall, Resource Management, Run-off, Slope, Soil Information System, Soil Resources, Topography, Water Management, Water Resources
Author: U Baruah, T Bhattacharyya, P H Vaidya, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat Regional Centre of National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, D K Pal, Dipak Sarkar, College of Agriculture (Osmanabad), C Mandal, B Telpande
Source: Current Science
Location / Time: Amarpur, Assam, Barak, Bengal, Bogafa, Brahmaputra, Champaknagar, Chebri, Chhamanu, Gandachherra, India, Jampui, Jatrapur, Jirania, Kamalpur, Kanchanpur, Khowai, Mohanpur, Panisagar, Radhakishorpur, Satchand, Sikaribari, Sonamura, Teesta, Teliamura, Tripura, 2010
Difficulty Level: Expert
Special Tags: General

India’s water sector: The performance and challenges – A presentation by Himanshu Thakker of SANDRP

Karcham Wangtoo This presentation deals with performance of India’s water sector and the challenges therein. The sector is marked by large-scale water development projects like big dams. There has been an absence of a credible assessment of performance of large dams while new ways are being attempted to push big projects such as interlinking of rivers, food security, flood control, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Project, National Projects, advocacy to increase storage capacities, clean (hydro) energy and climate change.

The presentation discusses the strong push for large hydropower projects these days, while they continue to give diminishing returns. The sector is marked by unviable projects, over development, optimistic assumptions, siltation, inadequate repair and maintenance, Run of the River projects, etc.

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India’s Water Sector: The performance and challenges – A presentation by Himanshu Thakker of SANDRP (2011)	5.03 MB

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Delhi, DL, India
Latitude: 28.635308, Longitude: 77.224960

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Content Type: Research
Media Type: Presentations
Category: Canal Irrigation, Climate Change, Dams, Flood Control, Food Security, Groundwater Irrigation, Hydropower Projects, Interlinking of Rivers, Irrigation, Large Dams, Rivers, Water Harvesting, Water Resource Development, Water Sector, Water Services
Author: South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP), Himanshu Thakker
Source: South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP)
Location / Time: Alaknanda, Arunachal Pradesh, Averi, Baspa, Bata, Beas, Bhagirathi, Bhakra, Bihar, Cauvery, Chalakudy, Chandil, Chenab, China, Damodar, Delhi, Dibang, Giri, Himachal Pradesh, Hirakud, India, Kosi, Krishna, Maharashtra, Malkangiri, Nagarjunasagar, Narmada, Nathpa Jhakri, Pong, Rampur Project, Ranganadi, Ravi, Renuka, Sardar Sarovar Project, Srisailam, Sutlej, Teesta, Tehri, Tungbhadra, Ukai, Upper Krishna, Vidarbha, 2011
Difficulty Level: Expert

Damming North East India - Juggernaut of hydropower projects threatens social and environmental security of region

subansiri This report by Kalpavriksh, Aaranyak and ActionAid India deals with the large dams’ juggernaut, which happens to be the biggest ‘development’ intervention in this ecologically and geologically fragile, seismically active and culturally sensitive region in the coming days. With the Northeast identified as India’s ‘future powerhouse’ and at least 168 large hydroelectric projects set to majorly alter the riverscape, large dams are emerging as a major issue of conflict in the region.

Although the current scale of dam-related developments far outstrips anything which took place in the past, the region has been no stranger to dam-related conflicts. For example, the Kaptai dam, built in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the 1960s, submerged the traditional homelands of the Hajong and Chakma indigenous communities, and forced them to migrate into parts of Northeast India.Read More

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Damming North East India - Juggernaut of hydropower projects threatens social and environmental security of region (2010)	1.34 MB

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Loktak, MN, India
Latitude: 24.579037, Longitude: 93.742422

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Content Type: Research
Category: Dam Induced Floods, Dams, Displacement, Hydroelectric Projects, Hydropower Development, Indigenous Communities, Large Dams, Mega Dams, Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Rivers, Riverscape, Water Bodies, Water Conflict, Wetland Ecology
Associated People / Organizations: Anuradha Arjunwadkar, Ashish Fernandes, Girin Chetia, Gita Bharali, Himanshu Thakkar, Linda Chhakchhuak, Manju Menon, Sharmila Deo, Shripad Dharmadhikary, Sujatha Padmanabhan
Author: Partha J Das, Neeraj Vagholikar, Kalpavriksh, ActionAid, Aaranyak
Source: Aaranyak, Partha J Das
Location / Time: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bangladesh, Barak, Chittagong, Chujachen, Doyang, Gumti, India, Jorethang Loop, Kameng, Kaptai, Karbi Langpi, Khangdong, Kopili, Kyrdamkulai, Loktak, Lower Borpani, Lower Subansiri, Manipur, Meghalaya, Myndtu, Nagaland, New Umtru, North East India, Pagladiya, Pare, Raima, Ranganadi, Rangit, Sikkim, Subansiri, Teesta, Tipaimukh, Tripura, Umiam, Umtru, 2010
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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