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Need for a case study and concised factual information on the rivers of India
Posted on 16 Nov, 2009 09:38 PMThe complete title reads as “The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come”. I see the version two of this epic work by John Bunyan being written in our times, for the journey which the modern world has undertaken to achieve “development” at all costs. It won’t be an allegory this time. It would be a factual story of how we plundered the planet of its resources, to realize a life which could no longer be sustained within the replenishing levels of the natural processes.
William Pollard of the
Pilgrims making their way to the source of Ganges known as Gomukh (a glacier high up in the Himalayas named Gangotri). Photo Credit: Vineeta Rajput
ROW foundation is joined by a Water expert + Yamuna-Potomac team to conduct field workshops in India
Posted on 16 Nov, 2009 12:30 PMDear Yamuna Lovers:
We are pleased to announce that Dr Satinder Ahuja has recently joined the Executive Committee of Rivers of the World Foundation (ROW). Dr. Ahuja will lead the Water Quality Improvement projects for the Rivers of the World Foundation...
To see details Click Here
Flood Assessment Report of Mahabubnagar District - II
Posted on 16 Nov, 2009 10:54 AMNow that the media has stopped taking interest in the devastating floods that made news in early October, you must be wondering what must have happened to the people who were badly affected by the floods !
Indian women farmers in Bihar and UP coping with climate change
Posted on 07 Nov, 2009 09:50 AMAt a recent public hearing, Indian women farmers voiced their helplessness in dealing with the ramifications of global warming.
Environmental Public Hearing of the proposed Devsari HEP, on River Pinder, disrupted by angry villagers
Posted on 03 Nov, 2009 01:19 PMPublic Hearing not Performed in Devsari HEP
{for pics see matujan.blogspot.com}
FIR filed against 11 people by name (Vimalbhai, Gabbarsingh etc.) under IPC. 148,332,427,436,504
Agitation is continue in Deval
On 13th October, 2009 the Environmental Public Hearing (PH) of the proposed Devsari HEP (252 MW) on river Pinder, one of the main tributary of Alaknanda River, District Chamoli, Uttarakhand was organised by Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board amidst growing opposition to the Project from the local vilagers. Satluj Jal Vidhut Co. Ltd., a joint venture of Central Govt. and Himachal State is the project proponent.
Assesment report in Mahbubnagar district
Posted on 12 Oct, 2009 11:18 PMAttached is an assesment report of the status in Mahbubnagar district created by a team of civil society representatives. The report makes reference to a networking effort of civil society organisations in order to co-ordinate their efforts, and the team promises to continue to survey the situation and make periodic reports.
Reports from the Field : On - Site Interaction Reports from the Kosi Basin
Posted on 11 Oct, 2009 06:49 AMThe following reports are from interactions organized in and around the Kosi Basin on the initiative of the Barh Mukti Abhiyan in alliance with local organizations. Reports from the interactions offer an unique window to the continued effect of the Kosi deluge and also the current local concerns in the field.
Information from ReliefWeb
Posted on 08 Oct, 2009 12:45 AMA map of the affected areas can be seen at this URL
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/(db900SID)/LPAA-7WKB6S/picture/0.84?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif
and is also attached to this blog entry
The below is a brief summary of the events:
OVERALL SITUATION
Heavy rains due to depression in the Bay of Bengal and low pressure from the Arabian Sea from Sep tember 29 to October 2 have caused flash floods in north Karnataka and the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, affecting nearly two million people and claiming 210 lives. In Karnataka, 15 districts are affected and 161 people have nearly tw millionperished. In Andhra Pradesh, five districts were hit by the flash flood and 49 people have lost their lives. However, of the two million, 1.4 million people affected are from Andhra Pradesh.
Save Ganga Movement- An initiative to protect river Ganga
Posted on 04 Sep, 2009 05:58 PMMany NGOs are working along with communities and industries to save rivers in India. The river Ganga is relevant culturally, and its waters have been used extensively by industries and communities. At the same time, industrial and agricultural discharge or waste is being dumped at many stretches.