Brij Gopal

Open letter to Uma Bharti, Minister for Water Resources

What are the gaps in the recent gazette notification on river Ganga rejuvenation? Dr Brij Gopal, coordinator, Centre for Inland Waters in South Asia writes an open letter for public discussion.

Posted on 20 Dec, 2016 08:03 PM

Hon’ble Madam,

Namaskar,

Chhatris on the banks of the Betwa river. (Source: Vadaykeviv Wikimedia Commons)

Traditional ways to water security

Reviving traditional water bodies, and not environmentally-unsustainable mega projects which are expensive, is the most viable solution to deal with water scarcity in parched lands like Bundelkhand.

Dinesh K Marothia

Posted on 04 Dec, 2016 08:15 PM

Although droughts are not new in India, we are seeing more of it of late.

A traditional pond in the fort city of Charkhari, Bundelkhand. (Source: India Water Portal)

An open letter to Uma Bharti, Minister for Water Resources

Is there an alternative to the Ken-Betwa project? Dr. Brij Gopal, Coordinator, Centre for Inland Waters in South Asia writes an open letter for public discussion.

Posted on 14 Oct, 2016 03:35 PM

Hon’ble Madam,

Namaskar.

View of Betwa river (Source: Manual Menal, Wikimedia Commons)

An Indian perspective on the conservation and management of lakes – A report by Ministry of Environment and Forests

This publication on the conservation and management of India’s lakes and wetlands, is a follow-up of the 12th World Lake Conference. The importance of this publication also stems from how valuable our lakes and wetlands are to our ecosystems.

M Sengupta

National River Conservation Directorate (Ministry of Environment and Forests)

R Dalwani

S K Srivastava

Posted on 25 Jun, 2011 10:43 PM

Lake

This publication will serve to be useful reference material for policymakers, implementing agencies, environmentalists and those who enjoy the beauty and diversity of India’s water bodies.

Lakes are not only a source of water and livelihood for many of our populations, but they also support a large proportion of our biodiversity. The wetlands, shallower peripheral areas of large lakes, provide breeding and nesting grounds to huge population of birds, many of which migrate to India from as far north as Siberia.

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