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Uttarakhand
Climate Himalaya Initiative, Roorkee
Posted on 28 Apr, 2010 09:11 AMOrganizer: Climate Himalaya Initiative
Venue: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee-IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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Ganga pollution unabated in Haridwar- Study by PSI
Posted on 21 Jan, 2010 04:39 PMA recent study monitoring water quality of river Ganga in Hardwar shows that it does not meet the standards for outdoor bathing set by the Central Pollution Control Board. This is primarily due to the continuing discharge of untreated wastewater and effluents from various drains directly into the river. The outfall from the sewage treatment plant (STP) at Jagjeetpur alone releases about 129 million litres daily (MLD) into the Ganga with a fecal coliform concentration of about 34 million/100ml!
Scientists from People’s Science Institute (PSI) took samples from 10 drains falling into river Ganga at different locations in Hardwar on January 2nd and 3rd, 2010 along with samples of the river water at 3 locations.
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.
National Institute of technology,Rourkela looking for a speaker
Posted on 29 Oct, 2009 03:42 PMLooking for a speaker who has initiated Water conservation,Rain water Harvesting etc for the Seminar we are hosting on December 20 ,at Hotel Swoosti Premium,Bhubaneswar,Orissa.
Bijoy K Das,
President - NITRAAB
National Institute of technology,Rourkela at Bhubaneswar
Contact - bijoydash@sify.com
Request for survey and estimate for water supply system in village in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Posted on 26 Sep, 2009 12:02 PMThe following request was recieved by India Water Portal:
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Sisyphean labours - Domestic water supply in the central-western Himalayas
Posted on 11 Sep, 2009 01:11 PMThis paper by the People's Science Institute informs that domestic water supply, mistakenly referred to as drinking water supply, is a state subject under the Indian constitution. However, policies and programmes are ususally set within a national framework as a part of the national five year plans. Domestic water supply programme performance in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have followed national trends.
Experience sharing workshops on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - A report
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:55 PMThis report available on the Watershed Support Services And Activities Network (WASSAN) site provides the details of three workshops organised by People's Science Institute (PSI) in October 2006 in the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh as a first step towards sharing the experiences of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method with the stakeholders group as well as assist the voluntary organisations in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to develop professional capabilities in the field of SRI method of paddy cultivation.
Paper and pulp mills pollute Uttarakhand hills
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 04:49 PMVillagers and townsfolk of Lalkuan, Bindukhatta, Pantnagar, Kichha, Bazpur and Kashipur in Uttaranchal's terai belt are beset by water and air pollution, and have picked up a struggle against a number of red-category (most polluting) paper and pulp units and distilleries in the districts of Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar, which are polluting the Uttarakhand hills with impunity.
Infiltration wells in the Himalayas - Videos by Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation
Posted on 12 Jun, 2009 09:38 AMThis is a DVD made by a non-profit group that has been uploaded to the web where it could reach many more people and add visibility to your organisation's work. If you would like India Water Portal to do something similiar with your organisation's DVD , please mail us at portal@arghyam.org
Dams, Rivers and People (April - May 09): Poor track record of the NDA & UPA in the water sector
Posted on 08 Jun, 2009 04:00 PMForwarded to the Portal by: Himanshu Thakkar, SANDRP
The latest edition of the Dams, Rivers and People Newsletter is out !