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DRP News Bulletin 23 Jan. 2017 (Unjustified Ken-Betwa Link Costs: Bundelkhand...
SANDRP Blog Little for Bundelkhand, lot for contractors in Ken Betwa river-link The official executive summary of the Detailed Project Report of KBLRP on NWDA website says: “The main objective of the...
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Yamuna River Developments in 2016-2- Other River Interventions
(During monsoon the polluted river cleanses itself allowing migrant fishermen to move in and seek out their livelihood through fishing ; Photo by Burhaan Kinu) The exploitation of Yamuna Rivers that...
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DRP News Bulletin 30 Jan 2017 (After 31 years, SC transfers Ganga case to NGT...
People walking on the bank of Ganga in Allahabad SC transfers PIL on cleaning Ganga to NGT In a major development, after monitoring Ganga cleaning work for last 31 years and without achieving any...
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WORLD WETLANDS DAY 2017: Man made Disaster for Wetlands that protect us from...
The World Wetlands Day, celebrated around the world on 2nd February each year, marks the adoption of Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Iran in 1972. The Convention came into force in India since 1982....
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India’s Wetlands 2016: Encroached and Polluted
In the picture-Drying Wular lake in J&K; Mass dish death due to pollution in Ulsoor Lake, Karnataka; Filling up of Wetlands in Maharashtra and Waste dumping on Deepor Beel in Assam Wetlands are...
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Wetlands Review 2016: Government Actions
India is one of the 169 signatories to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international...
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Wetlands Review 2016: Legal Interventions
Featured image showing 36 Wetlands in India requiring urgent attention as per a 2014 petition filed in apex court (Image Source: Live Mint) In the third part of Wetlands Review 2016, SANDRP presents...
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DRP News Bulletin 06 Feb. 2017 (MSPCB Directs Reduction in Water Supply to...
Maharashtra SPCB cuts 40% water supply to Taloja industries After the pollution board identified that chemical effluents from common effluent treatment plant (CETP) at Taloja were polluting the Kasadi...
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Diminishing Returns from Large Hydropower projects: Opportunity for a pause
As per the latest power generation figures released by the Central Electricity Authority,[1] the hydropower generation during the current Financial Year 2016-17 is likely to be lower than the previous...
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Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan: A Decade in the Service of River Yamuna
At least since 1994, ever increasing pollution of River Yamuna had ballooned into a national concern, with Supreme Court of India taking up the case of Mailee Yamuna. The authorities lacked a holistic...
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Ground Water 2016: India’s water lifeline continues to bleed
Summer of 2016 saw thirteen Indian states grappling with severest drought greatly fueling the ongoing depletion of aquifers. Then the supposedly surplus southwest monsoon also fell short by 3 per cent...
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Maharashtra State Environment Protection Agency: Pathetic performance, sits...
Above: Illegal Sand Mining in Pune (Photo: Indian Express) At State level the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is the regulatory authority for granting environmental clearance to...
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Oroville Dam Spillway Damage in USA: Worst is yet to come
Oroville Dam, the tallest Dam in USA was found to have suffered severe damage to its spillway on Feb 7, 2017. A crater of about 180 feet width, 250 feet length and 30 feet depth was found in lower...
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DRP News Bulletin 13 Feb 2017 (Oroville Dam Disaster, USA: A Wake up Call for...
Finally the Oroville Dam spillway damage has turned into a disaster. Report at this time (01:00pm, Feb. 13, 2017) finds dam level rising about 1 feet above the danger level. Water currents have started...
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DRP News Bulletin 20 Feb. 2017 (Bihar Govt Demands Decommissioning of Farakka...
Bihar wants Farakka barrage to be decommissioned The Nitish Kumar govt has held the Farakka barrage in West Bengal responsible for heavy floods in Bihar and asked the Centre to decommission it to...
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Sindh People March to Protect Indus River
GUEST BLOG by Muhammad Ali Shah, Dr. Aly Ercelan & Roshan Bhatti Sindh Peoples Caravan March 1-14, 2017 Protect Our Rivers and Delta Across the world the greed of capitalism has created water...
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DRP News Bulletin 27 Feb 2017 (Urgent Need To Review Impacts Of Farakka Dam:...
During a global seminar held on Feb. 25-26, 2017 in Patna experts from across the country have advocated an “urgent review” and comprehensive study of the Farakka dam to revive the Ganga river. The...
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Maharashtra Farm Ponds: accelerating groundwater exploitation, rather than...
Farm ponds dotting the agricultural fields immediately grab your attention as you enter Hiwargaon Pawasa – a small village of about 1500 population in Sangamner Taluka of Ahmadnagar District. The...
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Landmark Ganga Conference in Patna: What Bihar needs to urgently do
DURING FEB 25-26, 2017, A LANDMARK MEETING HAPPENED IN PATNA, ORGANISED BY BIHAR GOVERNMENT, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF MINISTER SHRI NITISH KUMAR. THE MEETING WAS ON INCESSANT GANGA WITH SUBTITLE...
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Lahaul people write to Environment Committee not to clear Reoli Dugli Hydro...
To The Environment Appraisal Committee River Valley Projects Ministry of Environment and Forests New Delhi Subject: Submission related to Chenab River and Lahaul Valley in context of EC for 430 MW...
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