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Open Letter to MoEF: Remove Chairman of Expert Appraisal Committee on Dams...
May 30, 2017 To: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of State of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh, Delhi 110 003 dr.harshvardhan@sansad.nic.in,...
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Madhya Pradesh Rivers Profile
About Madhya Pradesh The state of Madhya Pradesh (MP) was bifurcated in the year 2000. The total area of MP state is 3,08,245 sq. km. The state has been divided into 50 districts and 342 sub...
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Chhattisgarh Rivers Profile
About Chhattisgarh The state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of the state of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2000. The total area of CG state is 135,100 sq km. The state has been divided into 27 districts....
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Thanks, Dr Sharad Jain: But Plz step down from EAC: Let us understand...
Above: Ken Yamuna Confluence at Chilla Ghat (Photo by Siddharth Agarwal) We are thankful & glad that Dr Sharad Jain has responded to our open letter to MoEF, circulated through email and blog[i]...
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DRP News Bulletin 05 June 2017 (Agitation To Stop Illegal Mining Of Ganga)
Today is 13th day of the Swami Shivanand fast unto death to protect Ganga River from illegal mining. The health of 70 years old Marti Sadan head is turning critical with each passing hour. If no...
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About Matri Sadan Fight Against Illegal Mining In River Ganga
Finally on World Environment Day, Swami Shivanand has withdrawn[I] his fast unto death agitation. It was thirteenth day of his indefinite hunger strike including six days of water fast (from May 25 –...
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Jammu and Kashmir Rivers Profile (Jhelum and Chenab Basins)
This report discusses a few of the significant issues in the Jhelum and Chenab basin two of the main tributaries of the Indus and provides the readers a snapshot of the issues confronting the water...
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DRP News Bulletin 12 June 2017 (Rain Bearing Clouds Thinning Out Over India:...
A recent IMD study has found that rain-bearing clouds have been thinning out across the country over the last 50 years. The study, published in the IMD journal Mausam, shows that between 1960 and 2010,...
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North-East India Rivers Profile (Brahmaputra Basin)
The profusion of rivers in the northeast India is simply unparalleled. There two major rivers Brahmaputra and Barak have been joined by tributaries in abundance – small and big, the bigger tributaries...
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Sardar Sarovar gate closure without resettlement or justification is a...
On June 17, 2017, a PIB Press Release from Union Ministry of Water Resources announced, “Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has cleared the final raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) in Gujarat by lowering...
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DRP News Bulletin 19 June 2017 (Farmers across the country are angry:...
Farmers Protest spreads Crops of Wrath: Demonetisation played big role From a persisting cash crunch due to demonetisation to a price free fall because of a bumper produce, it’s a big bag of woes for...
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DRP News Bulletin 26 June 2017 (Why India should not push Pancheshwar Project...
India should not push Pancheshwar Project in Nepal DIPAK GYAWALI asks a lot of pertinent questions here, including this one about PANCHESHWAR DAM: “Did it (India) not ram the Mahakali Treaty down...
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India’s hydro generation drops to below 10% for the first time
For the first time in independent India’s history, hydropower generation from large hydropower projects in India in 2016-17 year fell below 10% of total electricity generation and is likely to go...
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The state of the Aghanashini River Estuary
-Guest Blog by Vidyadhar Atkore Aghanashini –is a small village situated on the southern bank of Aghanashini River in the Kumta taluka of Uttar Kannada district in Karnataka state. River Aghanashini...
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Retracing Her Path 1: A Journey along the Teesta River in Bangladesh
Above: A local fisherman fishing upstream of the barrage (Photo: Gauri Noolkar-Oak) Guest Blog by Gauri Noolkar-Oak Few journeys take us through a string of experiences that nourish the senses and the...
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Retracing Her Path 2: A Journey along the Teesta River in W Bengal
Above: Fabulous view of Rangeet Teesta Confluence (Photo: AJT Johnsingh) Guest Blog by Gauri Noolkar-Oak The minute I crossed over the Indo-Bangladesh border into India at Chengrabandha, the atmosphere...
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Retracing Her Path -3: A Journey along the Teesta River in Sikkim
Above: The Teesta valley (photo: Gauri Noolkar-Oak) Guest Blog by Gauri Noolkar-Oak A day later, I set out on the last leg of my journey – through Sikkim, to the source. The journey from Kalimpong to...
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DRP News Bulletin 03 July 2017 (Panna Villagers Oppose Ken-Betwa Link Project)
In the month of June 2017 several villages in Panna district Madhya Pradesh have opposed the controversial Ken-Betwa interlinking project. According to locals the project will destroy the Ken River...
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DRP News Bulletin 10 July 2017 (Private Companies Exit Unviable Large Hydro...
In a remarkable trend emerging in hydro sector in Himachal Pradesh, many leading private companies have started surrendering hydro power projects allotted to them by State Govt. As per the news report,...
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DRP News Bulletin 17 July 2017 (Northeast Continues To Experience Floods As...
Since May 2017, several flood related incidents have taken place in the North East showing how our shortsightedness in understanding the rivers, how our thoughtless construction along the rivers in the...
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