We had mentioned while dispatching our 1st Issue of River Basin Transact  that the present pace and direction of development bandwagon in Odisha, made it imperative for its civil society and citizens alike to give more attention to its rivers, before it became too late.

During this quarter (Apr-Jun), there are quite a few such civil society responses towards redefining the way our rivers are being managed. While Dakshin Odisha Vikash Parishad (DOVP) came up with a suggestion to have Integrated River Valley Project in line of TVA in USA to manage South Orissan Rivers, State Govt resolved not to allow any new industry to draw water from the Brahmani and the Baitarani. Towards the end of the quarter alignment of civil society and political parties around MBA (Mahanadi Banchao Andolan) to protest diversion of Mahanadi water to POSCO and IOC made the headlines local dailies.

We present herewith 2nd Issue of Quarterly River Basin Transact with these and many other river news, on behalf of Baitarani Initiative, Odisha Water Forum and Odisha State Center of FPWCI. We also thank many of our well wishers who responded with suggestions and appreciations.

We are sure with your feedbacks and solidarity; this humble initiative would go a long way in spreading basin literacy and raising basin concerns.

Click here to read the Second issue of River Basin Transact

Contact Details
Pranab Ranjan Choudhury
Project Coordinator
Odisha State Center
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
Baitarani Initiative, Shristi
Ground Floor, C/O: Late Gokulananda Mohapatra
Plot No.:63, Unit – VIII, (In front of Unit – VIII Boy’s High School),
Bhubaneswar – 751 003
Phone/Fax : +91 674 2560634
Cell : +91 9437021261
Alt Email ID : www.baitarani@gmail.com