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Narmada
Concurrent monitoring of the world's largest drinking water pipeline project - A study of Narmada based project in Gujarat
Posted on 27 May, 2009 02:56 PMThis report presents the findings of a study done by Pravah on the concurrent monitoring of the world's largest drinking water pipeline project, the Narmada project, which is supposed to cover 9633 villages an 131 towns of Saurashtra, Kutch and parts of North Gujarat.
Basin maps of Narmada river showing basin indicators, landcover classes and biodiversity information and indicators
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 12:55 PMBasin indicators map of Narmada river basin
Compilation of data for Cauvery basin for river basin planning along with maps of major river basins of India
Posted on 17 Apr, 2009 09:49 AMWater flows without regard to political and administrative boundaries. Water planning with respect to rivers should therefore be done for the river basin (or sub-basin) as a whole. River basin planning also has to look in an integrated way at all the relevant parameters like urban and rural populations, water usage patterns, water pollution, wastewater flows.
Oustees demand stoppage of Maheshwar dam in front of Environment Monitoring Committee
Posted on 11 Mar, 2009 08:48 AMThe oustees of Maheshwar Dam demanded immediate stoppage of Maheshwar dam in village during the visit of the Monitoring Committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The oustees told the Committee that the project authorities have completely failed to rehabilitate the oustees but the construction work is going on full pace. Therefore, as per the conditions of the clearance the dam work should be stopped.
The Monitoring Committee: It may be stated that on 1st May 2001, the Ministry of Environment and Forest transferred the statutory clearance regarding Maheshwar Project to the Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Limited (SMHPCL), the company building the dam. As per this clearance a Monitoring Committee was constituted to ensure that the rehabilitation work should be carried out at the same pace of concreting. The Committee headed by Mrs. Nirmala Buch visited the area on 23rd and 24th of February,2009.