Deltas sinking, thanks to dams
Major Indian deltas like the Ganga-Brahmaputra and the Krishna-Godavari are sinking because of proliferation of large dams that starve deltas of sediment, groundwater mining that causes land compaction and artificial embankments that affect river courses
Political parties have zero concern for rivers
Except for BJP's river interlinking plan, which itself is being condemned for its unscientific nature, there is no mention in political parties' manifestos about cleaning or reviving rivers
SC committee for shutting 23 out of 24 Uttarakhand hydel projects
Committee set up in October 2013 after the Supreme Court took note of a Wildlife Institute of India report that talked about extensive threat to biodiversity because of these proposed projects worth about 2683 Megawatt
Delhi govt faces flak over Najafgarh drain
The High Court slammed the Government for not cleaning one of the biggest storm water drains of the capital that merges with the Yamuna, resulting in emission of toxic gases, thanks to sewage from various small drains falling into it
Water in the way of environment minister Moily
Moily's 2009 electoral promise of a permanent solution to water woes in his constituency in Karnataka's Chikkaballpur remains unfulfilled even as he has laid the foundation of the controversial Yettinahole river diversion project
Chennai wants more packaged water
Packaged drinking water sale in the city expected to touch one crore litres per day in May. People believe bottled water to be better in quality as compared to piped water and like it for its taste
Dakshin Kannada village irked at water supply to IT industry
Three families in Kairangala village of this Karnataka district supply about 25 tankers of water from their borewells to industries in Mangalore including Infosys. Nearby residents suffering due to over-exploitation of groundwater but all pleas have fallen on deaf ears
Loan for toilet and clean water
GUARDIAN, an NGO based in Tamil Nadu, provides small loans to households to construct sanitation and water facilities within the house besides technical support to build low-cost toilets
This is the news roundup of April 9 and 10, 2014.
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