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A water worried year in a nutshell
From river disputes to the failure of the Ganga clean-up plan and the interlinking of rivers, water conflicts dominated most of 2016.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Jan, 2017 08:13 AM

The year 2016 was eventful, to say the least when it comes to the water scenario in the country. The year saw severe droughts affecting 33 crore people across 10 states.
The Cauvery river at Hogenakkal, Karnataka
Maharashra issues water advisory for Holi
News and policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 06:05 PM

Reservoir levels dip, Maharashtra urges people to celebrate dry holi
Holi being celebrated (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal creates rift between Punjab-Haryana
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 15 Mar, 2016 12:10 PM

Punjab-Haryana at crossroads over the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna canal
Sutlej river in Punjab (Source: Harpreet Riat via Wikipedia)
People in Kinnaur are making all efforts to stop further destruction'
The Environics Trust collaborated with Himalaya Niti Abhiyan to assess the impact of hydropower projects in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. R Sreedhar of Environics Trust talks about this to IWP.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 24 Aug, 2015 01:01 PM

Around 21 major hydropower projects are proposed in the upper Satluj catchment area of Himachal Pradesh. In 2013, The Environics Trust collaborated with Himalaya Niti Abhiyan to assess the impact of these projects on the people and ecology of the geographically-fragile Kinnaur region.
At Pangi village, several houses have suffered damage due to a hydel project.
No tunnel for the Luhri hydel project in Himachal
Policy matter this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Aug, 2015 12:07 PM

Villagers win as SJVNL drops its tunnel plan for Luhri hydel project 
Sutlej river in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Sanyam Bahga, Wikipedia)
Who's to blame for Shimla's water shortage?
It isn't just the tourists or its hilly terrain but a 140-year-old leaking water distribution system set up by the British in 1875 which is leading to heavy losses and contamination.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 30 Jun, 2015 09:03 AM

Most tourists visiting Shimla won’t know that they are walking on a water tank when they wait to get their pictures taken or go horse riding on Ridge road but they will know that the city faces water shortage -- their hotel bathrooms have messages asking them to use water judiciously. 
The Ridge houses Shimla's first underground water tank
Swachh Punjab' is a stinking reality
The state's high toilet coverage has compounded the problem of water pollution and diseases. It now needs an efficient and affordable sewage treatment system.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 12:54 PM

Whenever Nachatar Singh’s wife and children fall sick, he blames it on the groundwater they pull out everyday using a hand pump in his courtyard at Veere Wala Kalan village of Faridkot district. Singh swears that the problem started only recently. “The same tap used to fetch such good quality water thanks to seepage from the Gang canal which runs around 1 km from our place.
Not much distance between toilet and water source
Mark no-go zones for hydel projects in Sultej basin: CEIA
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 Jul, 2014 12:23 PM

Impact study demands for a no-go zone for hydel projects in Sutlej
Sutlej river in Kinnaur (Sanyam Bahga)
Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
News this week: IMD predicts a below average monsoon this year; Himachal villagers reject govt's Assessment Report on Sutlej basin; Six years post-construction, Narmada canals breach every ten steps.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 10:18 PM

'Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
Monsoon in India (Source: journeys@remember)
Climate change hits Northeast bamboo crop
News this week: Climate change hits bamboo crop in the Northeast, people in Himachal reject EIA report on dams on the Satluj and marine pollution results in economic losses.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 15 Dec, 2013 09:18 PM

Climate change affects bamboo production in the Northeast
Bamboo hit by climate change Source: Wikimedia
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