In a shocking development, Consortium of Indian Institute of Technology (IITC) has submitted a report that is a shot in the arm for the hydropower lobby in Ganga basin in Uttarakhand. This IITC report is being used by the Union...![]()
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Why is the IIT Consortium acting like a hydropower lobby?
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Goda Park Riverfront Development Project: Violation of court order and destruction of fertile riparian zone
Godavari is the second longest river in India after the river Ganges. It is popularly known as “Dakshin Ganga”. It originates at Bramhagiri hills in Tryambakeshwar of Nashik District in Maharashtra. 13 KM stretch of the river flows through Nashik...![]()
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Ramganga Project: A performance Review
The Ramganga multipurpose project[1], from the point of view of the government, is an eminently successful project. From the date of its commissioning in 1974, government reports declare that it has been fulfilling its stated objectives[2]. These were to bring...![]()
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Submerged – what to expect if the Dibang river is dammed
Guest Blog by: : Karthik Teegalapalli (kartix@gmail.com) a researcher with the Nature Conservation Foundation In April 2014, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) decided to deny clearance to the 3000 MW Dibang Multipurpose Hydro-electric Project, the largest capacity hydro project in the country proposed to...![]()
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Open Letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Above: CM Devendra Fadnavis Photo from: IBN Lokmat Dear Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Congratulations for becoming the Chief Minister of one of the progressive States in the country. We would have felt better if this greeting was without the smudge...![]()
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Know our rivers: A beginners guide to river classification
Who has not seen a river? And who has then, not been moved by a fierce emotion? The common man sees its life granting blessed form, the government or CWC engineer sees in it as a potential dam project, the...![]()
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Who governs our rivers: Too many cooks without care or coordination?
By law, rivers in India belong to the government, however, government has no particular agency that governs our rivers. Our constitution or law does not provide any direct protection to rivers. A large number of entities at centre and state...![]()
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DAMS, RIVERS & PEOPLE Magazine: July – Sept 2014, Oct 2014
Two latest editions of SANDRP’s magazine “Dams, Rivers & People” are available online: http://sandrp.in/DRP_Jul_Sep2014.pdf and http://sandrp.in/DRP_Oct2014.pdf. The contents two issues are listed below. SN Index Oct 2014 issue Page No 1 Why is the IIT Consortium acting like a hydropower lobby?...![]()
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WRIS River Basin Reports: Hits and Misses
Reliable data and information that is both correct and validated on ground, is a pre requisite to understand any feature or activity. And for a river, a constantly evolving and truly complex entity, it becomes even more crucial. The wellness...![]()
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An introduction to Godavari Basin
Introduction Godavari, the Dakshin Vahini Ganga, originates at an elevation of 1067 meters in the Brahmagiri Hills of the Western Ghats in Nashik District of Maharashtra and continues its journey over 1465 km kms in the south east to meet...![]()
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INDIA RIVERS WEEK Inaugurated!
November 24, 2014 “We deal with rivers with utmost unconcern and disrespect… India Rivers Week and India Rivers Forum is most welcome, will look forward to participate in it” says Jairam Ramesh at the India Rivers Week 2014 inauguration Former...![]()
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Lessons from Farakka as we plan more barrages on Ganga
Introduction “When Farakka barrage was built, the engineers did not plan for such massive silt. But it has become one of the biggest problems of the barrage now” said Dr. P.K. Parua[1]. And he should know as he has been...![]()
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India Rivers Week Day 2 roots strongly for Flowing Rivers!
INDIA RIVERS WEEK _ November 25, 2014 “A river is an ecological system that flows and performs many functions” says Ramaswamy R Iyer, former Secretary to the Government of India, at the India Rivers Week 2014 Over 125 river experts,...![]()
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Celebrating the story of Koel-Karo resistance: KKJS gets Bhigirath Prayas Samman at first India Rivers Week
Above: KKJS Activists receiving Bhagirath Prayas Samman Award from Justice Madan Lokur Photo: IRW We are happy to share the story of Koel Karo Resistance even as the Koel Karo Jan Sangathan gets the Bhagirath Prayas Samman at First India Rivers...![]()
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Union Minister Uma Bharti at IRW: “Government will not proceed with interlinking of rivers if environmental consequences are adverse”
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Dr. Latha Anantha, CPSS and River Research Centre: For the rivers to flow..
Above: Latha with her friends at Athirappilly Falls. Photo: Parineeta Dandekar It is difficult for me to write impersonally about the work of Bhagirath Prayas Samman recipient Dr. Latha Anantha. She is Latha Chechi to me, a close friend and...![]()
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Can Marathwada afford to undertake Sugarcane Crushing in this terrible drought?
Since 2012, farmers in Maharashtra, especially in Marathwada and Vidarbha region of central and eastern Maharashtra are faced with unending mountains of crisis. What started as drought of 2012 went on in form of violent rains at places in 2013, hailstorms...![]()
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HLC – TSR Subramanian report: Climate blind or a climate disaster?
The Report of the High Level Committee to review various Acts administered by MoEF & CC (the report hereafter) has been submitted[1] on Nov 18, 2014[2], though it has been made public only in early Dec 2014. The High Level...![]()
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New Publication: Headwater Extinctions – Impacts of hydropower projects on fish and river ecosystems in Upper Ganga and Beas basins
SANDRP has just published a new report: “Headwater Extinctions- Hydropower projects in the Himalayan reaches of the Ganga and the Beas: A closer look at impacts on fish and river ecosystems”, authored by Emmanuel Theophilus. The report[i] was released at...![]()
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Larji Dam Fishladder: an unlovely trinket, a deceptive ornament
Emmanuel Theophilus[1] (etheophilus@gmail.com) The 126 MW Larji Hydropower project near Aut on the mainstem of the Beas is run by the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB)[2]. The dam is constructed a little downstream of the confluence of the two...![]()
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