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Assam Government issued notice over dumping of waste in Deepor Beel
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Oct, 2014 03:09 PM

NGT takes notice of waste dumping in Assam's Deepor Beel
Dumping ground on the banks of Deepor Beel
Tribals in Jharkhand plan for water security
To let people make their own decisions and to understand that the best solution doesn't always work are two big lessons that have come from meetings with Jharkhand's tribals.
Chicu Lokgariwar
Ayan Biswas
Posted on 14 Oct, 2014 03:15 PM

"Clean water", emphasized the woman. "'Close to the house. Whenever it is needed", she added. She was speaking at a village meeting organised to determine what was needed to make the village water secure. The discussions had begun with an attempt to define water security.
A planning meeting in Bhawani Chowki
3000 MW Dibang mega project approved without public consultation
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 29 Sep, 2014 10:26 PM

Dibang hydel project gets Centre's nod
People protesting Dibang Project (Source: SANDRP)
Gujarat allocates 3 MLD of Narmada water to upcoming Coca Cola plant
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Sep, 2014 10:27 PM

Gujarat Government allocates Narmada water to Coca Cola plant at Sanand
Coca Cola bottling plant (Source: S. Subramanium)
Supreme Court gets strict with illegal river sand miners
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Sep, 2014 09:25 PM

SC gets strict with illegal river sand miners
Sand mining in the Narmada valley
Call for Proposals, Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation, India
Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) invites proposals from civil society organisations for projects that seek BRLF support.
Posted on 23 Apr, 2014 01:44 PM

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Water privatisation, a failed model?
JUSCO, India's largest water supply developer, has failed to provide water connections in many parts of India. Water must be treated as a non-commercial entity if there is to be equity in access.
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 03:12 PM

Since water reforms were introduced in India in the 1990s, water privatisation has been propagated as a panacea to the sector's problems. 
JUSCO disconnected Nirmal Basti's water connection
Their land lost to a dam, 2,000 farmers take to fishing -- in cages
The rush for caged fish culture of one variety has created a glut in the market, crashing prices. How will the farmer-fishermen cope?
Makarand Purohit
Posted on 25 Mar, 2014 08:28 PM

The Chandil dam reservoir is located 30 kms from Jamshedpur on the Subernarekha river in Jharkhand. While this dam is a 'tourist hotspot', its construction has resulted in the displacement of more than 20,000 families from 116 surrounding villages. “We lost our farmlands because of the project and now, to support our families, we have to take any job available", says Narayan Gope. 
Modular cages used for cage culture in Chandil
Applications invited for the post of 'State Coordinator Jharkhand', The World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program
The objective of this assignment is to contribute to the acceleration and scaling up of the implementation of the Nirmal Bharat Abiyan (NBA) at the State and District level.
Posted on 14 Mar, 2014 03:26 PM

Supervisor and Department: Joep Verhagen, India, WSP-SA, TWISA

Location: India

Assignment Duration: 100 days

Assignment Type: STC

International Recruitment: No
Toilets for all: Jharkhand's Sanitation Policy
This policy document is a compilation of directions and instructions for Jharkhand to achieve the status of an open defecation-free state.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 07 Mar, 2014 10:29 AM

The document titled ‘Sanitation Policy of Jharkhand’, by the Government of Jharkhand, serves as a guidance manual to follow the directives of the Nirmal Bahrat Abhiyan (NBA), a government programme to tackle open defecation in rural India.
State of Sanitation-Jharkhand
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