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Unabated Riverbed Mining in Saharanpur, UP, Puts Delhi’s Water Supply under...
Delhi water supply from Yamuna River through Munak canal has been severely impacted by Jat quota stir as the violent mob has damaged the Munak canal. As a result thousands of Delhiites are facing great...
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Are Large Dams a Smart option for cities?
Above: Polluted, encroached and neglected water sources of Mumbai Source: visualwhiplash.com The total dependency of urban areas on dams in faraway regions is a fairly recent phenomenon. Till the...
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DRP News Bulletin 07 March 2016 (Sudden water discharge from Chamera-II hydro...
Sudden water discharge from Chamera-II hydro project killed 2 IAF jawans In the evening of 05 March, 2 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel posted at the Pathankot airbase were washed away by sudden rise...
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DRP News Bulletin 14 March 2016 (No Rain Dance, Only Dry Holy This Time: Pune...
Dam levels down, ‘rain dance’ for Holi dropped Pune district, where a water cut is in effect due to depleting water levels in the dams, will not have any kind of “rain dance” functions this Holi. As...
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Smart Urban Water options: Harvest rainwater, Protect water bodies
Municipal water supply systems in India are struggling to meet the demands of the burgeoning population in cities. Rapid urbanisation is increasing the freshwater demand for different purposes. Ground...
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Smart Urban Water options: Recycle waste water
Recycling and reuse of wastewater is an important aspect of water management providing a way to increase available water while also preventing pollution of water bodies by sewage. An estimated 62,000...
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NWDA & EIA lies on Ken Betwa River Link nailed by IGF (WL): Will EAC take...
The official minutes of the 37th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) held on Feb 26, 2016, about the Ken Betwa Link Project (KBLP) Phase I have exposed the lies...
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Maharashtra Economic Survey 2015-16
Promise of credible Irrigation Data remains unfulfilled yet again Economic Survey Report of Maharashtra state for the year 2015-16 is out. For the Agriculture and allied activities sector, its findings...
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DRP News Bulletin 21 March 2016 (‘Towards Noyyal’ A people’s initiative to...
Tamil Nadu A people’s initiative to restore a river’s glory The Noyyal River Restoration Federation will launch ‘Noyyalai Nokki’ (Towards Noyyal), a people’s initiative to restore the Noyyal river...
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Bihar Floods of 1987-I
Above: Cover photo and map from NIDM report on Bihar floods of 2007 GUEST BLOG BY Dr. Dinesh Kumar Mishra (dkmishra108@gmail.com) Background Bihar faced the worst floods if its history in 1987[1], the...
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Dams, Rivers & People Magazine issues of Sept 2015 – March 2016
Above: Cover page of Feb-March 2016 issue of DRP Magazine The latest issues of our magazine “Dams, Rivers & People” are now available online at following links: Sept-Oct-Nov 2015 DRP Magazine:...
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DRP News Bulletin 28 March 2016(Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?)
Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis? On 11 March first time in 30 years history power generation at Farakka power plant in West Bengal was suspended for 10 days due to non-availability of water...
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Sugar Industry Lifts (read steals) drinking water released for Maharashtra’s...
Above: Dry Pravara River Bed, with sugarcane on one side and frantic well drilling in the riverbed on the other (Photo: Parineeta Dandekar) Large parts of Maharashtra are facing possibly the worst...
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Fish Sanctuaries in Western Ghats of Maharashtra
Above: Near the fish Sanctuary at Tekpowale, Pune Photo: Sarosh Ali Introduction . In India, there has been a rich tradition of communities trying to conserve a part of their ecosystem as a microcosm...
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DRP News Bulletin 04 April 2016 (India Water Week continues to show absence...
SANDRP Comments India Water Week continues to show absence of any fresh thinking from water resources establishment The 4th India Water Week being organized by Union Ministry of Water Resources, River...
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Urban Wetlands and Floods
In city after city wetlands are being built over, for houses, markets and offices to meet the demands of an increasing urban population. As agriculture is being rendered unviable because of soaring...
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Bihar Floods in 1987 – II – East Champaran
Above: Cover photo and map from NIDM report of Bihar floods 2007 Guest blog by Dr. Dinesh Kumar Mishra Floods in East Champaran started following the heavy rainfall in the last week of July 1987. There...
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Amidst a dismal Maharashtra drought, Seeds of change in Solapur
Solapur, a chronically drought-hit district in Maharashtra was serviced with more than 200 tankers in 2013-14, even when the monsoon was good. In this drought, there are only 16 tankers plying in...
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Yamuna Jayanti : An Unforgettable River Journey Through Pictures..
Tomorrow on 12th April is Yamuna Jayanti the birth anniversary of River Yamuna. The festival is also known as Yamuna Chhath and is celebrated on Shashthi sixth day of Shukla Paksha in Chaitra month...
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DRP News Bulletin 11 April 2016 (Harsh Summer: In Search of Green Pastures)
With ponds and lakes drying up, cattle in Telangana are forced to travel long distances for fodder and water. Here, buffaloes are moving towards a water source near Medipalli in Adilabad district on 09...
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