Invitation to the release of 'Agony of Floods: Flood Induced Water Conflicts in India', Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India & Megh Pyne Abhiyan , Patna

18 Oct, 2013 . 1 min read

The Forum has been engaged in documenting several kinds of water conflicts in India since 2004-05, and this publication is a compendium of case studies of flood induced water conflicts in India.

Megh Pyne Abhiyan

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To read more on the organisers, Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India, click here and for Megh Pyne Abhiyan, here.

Event Date

October 22, 2013

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