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Interlinking of rivers project: A disquieting judgement - Ramaswamy Iyer's perspective in the EPW on the recent Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court judgement of 27 February 2012 directed the executive government to implement the river inter-linking project through a special committee which will take precedence over all other administrative bodies. In this article, first published in the Economic and Political Weekly, Ramaswamy Iyer explains why this backing of a 'potentially disastrous' project is disturbing. The article then calls for a reconsideration of this judgement.
Ramaswamy Iyer
Posted on 20 Apr, 2012 10:52 PM

 

1. Introduction
Two writ petitions were filed in 2002 on the subject of interlinking. The judgement finally passed in 2012 directs the implementation of this project. This judgement is disturbing for the following reasons:
A framework for rural drinking water quality management, based on experiences from the voluntary sector - A learning document by Arghyam
Arghyam, Bangalore, a non-profit foundation focusing on domestic water and sanitation, has published a document highlighting a water quality management (WQM) framework for rural areas. The framework lays out a phased and process-driven approach to WQM in rural areas and is based on work done by 12 prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who have been working on water quality (WQ), from across the country. Ayan Biswas of Arghyam writes about this.
Arghyam
Ayan Biswas
Posted on 20 Apr, 2012 04:33 PM


The phases that have been identified for a sustainable WQM programme are: 

(1) Assessment of baseline situation

(2) Participatory planning

(3) Water quality monitoring

(4) Implementation
CHIRAG invites applications for Executive Director, based at Simayal village, Nainital, Uttarakhand
Posted on 18 Apr, 2012 07:15 PM

Chirag

 
Workshop on hydrological data management in Gujarat, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, April 18,2012, Gandhinagar
Posted on 18 Apr, 2012 06:36 PM

Organiser: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

Venue:  Department of civil engineering
              Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,
              Gandhinagar,
              Gujarat

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

The sanitation crisis in India - An urgent need to look beyond toilet provision
Recent evidence indicates that India is heading towards a major sanitation crisis in the coming years. Efforts made at meeting the sanitation challenges have been found to have very limited results, with as high as 65% of the population not having toilet facilities coupled with very low use of existing toilets in urban and rural areas.
It is perhaps the right time to critically evaluate and move beyond the excessive focus we have on 'provision' and pay attention to the underlying complexities of the mechanisms involved, that influence sanitation behaviour among people. If we dont do so, we stand the risk of "missing all the trees for the forest", i.e. missing the social and economic dimensions of the sanitation needs of the people, in the hurry to count the number of toilets provided ! Aarti Kelkar-Khambete writes about the issue.
Aarti Kelkar-Khambete
Posted on 18 Apr, 2012 12:14 PM

Guest post by: Aarti Kelkar-Khambete

Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

The sanitation crisis and the recent evidence on lack of toilet facilities 
Water supply and demand management of the Indus basin : Options for current and future sustainable water resources management
The Indus basin is one of the regions in the world that is faced with major challenges for its water sector, due to population growth, rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, environmental degradation, unregulated utilization of the resources, inefficient water use and poverty, all aggravated by climate change. The Indus Basin is shared by 4 countries – Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and China. With a current population of 237 million people which is projected to increase to 319 million in 2025 and 383 million in 2050, already today water resources are abstracted almost entirely (more than 95% for irrigation). Climate change will result in increased water availability in the short term.
A.N. Laghari
D.Vanham
and W.Rauch
Posted on 17 Apr, 2012 12:04 PM

Article Courtesy : Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS)

Authors : A.N. Laghari, D.Vanham, and W.Rauch
Water And Land Management Training And Research Institute invites applications for Junior Research Fellows (JSR), at Hyderabad, Walk-in interview on April 21, 2012
Posted on 17 Apr, 2012 11:49 AM

WALAMTARI
Workshop on climate change, water, energy nexus in India, The Energy & Resources Institute, April 17-18, 2012, India Habitat Center, New Delhi
Posted on 16 Apr, 2012 12:29 PM

Organiser: The Energy & Resources Institute

Venue:  Casurina Hall,
             India Habitat Center,
             Lodhi Road,
             New Delhi - 110 003

TERI

 

TERI was formally established in 1974 with the purpose of tackling and dealing with the immense and acute problems that mankind is likely to face within in the years ahead

Training workshop on ground water management, rain water harvesting and artificial recharge, Earth Water Group, April 20-21, 2012, at Rajputana Resort, Udaipur
Posted on 16 Apr, 2012 11:38 AM

Organiser: Earth Water Group

Venue:     Rajputana Resort and Lake Palace Nahargarh
                Sec-11, Hiran Mangri,
                Near Savina Math,
                Udaipur – 313001
                Rajasthan

 

EWG

 

Incepted in 2000, the Earth Water Group is a frontrunner in addressing key issues facing the world sector today viz: Infrastructure Development, Quality of Water, Water Conservation and Environmental Protection etc.

Training in water supply distribution modelling, EPANET, The Community Engineers, April 28, 2012, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Apr, 2012 08:11 AM

Organizer: The Community Engineers (TCE)

Venue: Yeswanthpur, Bangalore

 

tce

Description:
Trainees will be provided with the EPANET 2.0 software, Handouts and EPANET Manual. TCE has carried out several training in Water Supply Distribution Modelling using EPANET across India. 

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