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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin, August 24, 2015
MAHARASHTRA DROUGHT Stop westward diversion of water from Bhima-Krishna basin:SANDRP (21 Aug. 2015) The Report is based on interview of Parineeta Dandekar of SANDRP and provides the steps that the...
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Letter to MoEF Expert Appraisal Committee: Reject Ken Betwa Proposal
August 21, 2015 To: Chairman and Members, Expert Appraisal Committee on River Valley Projects, Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi Subject: Concerns about Ken Betwa River Link Proposal...
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Release water sitting idle in Bhama Askhed Dam: It can help ameliorate...
Writing about drought in Marathwada can give a feeling of deja vu. But, what makes drought this year different is that we are writing about drought not in December or March or April, but in August,...
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Not Gold or Money its Water gaurding which Lathur Residents Maharashtra...
Water has become a closely guarded resource in Latur city which receives municipal supply only once every 15 days. The Dhanegaon dam which supplies water here has been at “dead storage level” for the...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin, Sep 07, 2015 (Narmada Canal, Salt Mining...
Asiatic wild ass now on endangered list; Population Down By 52% In 16 Years The IUCN report mentions that the Little Rann of Kutch faces direct threat from increasing human activities. The ecology of...
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Sugarcane Crushing and Marathwada: A Syrupy debate amidst Lowest JJA Rainfall...
Above: Ashok Pawar’s motorbike cruises right inside his dry field, even after recent showers in Marathwada Photo: Ashok Pawar After a heartbreaking gap, retreating monsoon is blessing Marathwada with...
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Dams, Rivers & People Magazine: Apr-June 2015 and July-Aug 2015 issues
Dear All, The two recent issues of our magazine “Dams, Rivers & People” is now available online at following links, along with the index of the two issues: April-June 2015 issue:...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin, Sep 14, 2015
SAD NEWS: SHRI RAMASWAMY IYER IS NO MORE: He Watered the Arid Fields of Administration with Intellectual Rigour and Honesty: Amita Baviskar payes tribute to Ramaswamy Iyer Iyer’s critical view of large...
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DRP News Bulletin, Sep 21, 2015: Buddhist Monpas, Black-necked Cranes &...
Rohan Chakraborty’s cartoon on the threat from 780 MW Nyamjang Chhu hydel project to Black- necked Cranes revered by the Buddhist Monpas of Tawang. HYDROPOWER UTTARAKHAND: Hydro Power companies, BRO,...
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Why the Decisions and minutes of the 86th meeting of EAC on River Valley...
September 22, 2015 To Chairman and Members, Expert Appraisal Committee on River Valley Projects, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi Respected Chairman and Members, We have just seen the...
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Godavari Krishna River Linking: Are we celebrating an illegal, unnecessary &...
The national media seems to be celebrating linking of Godavari and Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh on September 16, 2015 as the first major step towards Inter Linking of Rivers in India. An emotional...
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Song of the River: Celebrating Rivers on the World Rivers Day
ओ रे माँझी, ओ रे माँझी मेरे साजन हैं उस पार, मैं मन मार , हूँ इस पार ओ मेरे माँझी अब की बार ले चल पार, ले चल पार Everything about this song: its words, its music, its picturisation...
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Book Review: GREEN SIGNALS: In search of a Middle Ground
(GREEN SIGNALS: Ecology, Growth, and Democracy in India; Jairam Ramesh; Oxford University Press; 605 pages; Rs 850) Jairam Ramesh (JR for short) is arguably, India’s best ever Environment Minister. His...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin, Sep 28, 2015 (The reality behind much...
Godavari Krishna River Linking: Are we celebrating an illegal, unnecessary & misconceived water transfer project? SANDRP recent blog investigates and exposes the reality behind much hyped...
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State says 59.9% rainfall, IMD says 73%: Highlights and discrepancies of...
30th September marks the end of June-September South West summer monsoon in India and Maharashtra. The 2015 summer monsoon has proved to be the worst monsoon in the last six years for India. Rainfall...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin, Oct 05, 2015 (On Climate Agenda Govt....
HYDROPOWER Hydro fast loosing sheen in renewable energy basket and the share of hydro is likely to decline further as through the past three years, the installed capacity of hydropower projects has...
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Dams, Rivers & People News Bulletin Oct 12, 2015
Arunachal:- Siang People’s Forum writes to MoEF to not allow mega dam on Siang River, State Govt. supports the cause Assam:- Locals, CM show stiff resistance to Lower Subansiri power project...
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Water Sector Options for India in a Changing Climate – Executive Summary of...
For Full Report, see: https://sandrp.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/water-sector-options-india-in-changing-climate-sandrp-march-2012.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report tries to capture the relevant issues...
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SANDRP critique of India’s NAPCC: There is little hope here
For Full report, see: https://sandrp.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/there-is-little-hope-here-sandrp-critique-of-napcc-feb-2009.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this study is to provide an Indian...
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Water and Sugarcane Crushing in Maharashtra: In search of sustainability
Sugarcane Crushing is set to start at any moment now in Maharashtra[i]. About 164 Sugar factories[ii] have put up proposals for securing Crushing Licenses with the Sugar Commissionerate of Maharashtra....
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