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Analysis of TAC guidelines and decisions in recent meetings' - Dams, Rivers and People - Newsletter of SANDRP for April, May 2011
Posted on 27 May, 2011 01:26 PM
Newsletter of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) for April - May 2011 (Volume 9 Issue 3-4), focuses on the following topics.
- Analysis of TAC guidelines and decisions in recent meetings
The Advisory Committee in the Union Ministry of Water Resources for consideration of techno-economic viability of Irrigation, Flood Control and Multi Purpose Project Proposals (TAC in short) is supposed to discuss the techno-economic viability of the irrigation, flood control and multi-purpose project proposals as per the Resolution published in the Union of India Gazette Notification No. 12/5/86-P-II dated Nov 27, 1987.
In the name of clean energy – A report on Asian Development Bank financed hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 25 May, 2011 07:06 PMThis report by Him Dhara, an environmental research and action collective, deals with the Asian Development Bank financed hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh, which are leading to obstruction of the rivers and their consequent disappearance for harnessing energy and making ‘judicious’ use of the water. Within the hydro sector the attention has turned to the Indian Himalayan region which is estimated to have seventy nine per cent of the total hydropower potential of the country.
The technology of ‘run of the river’ (ROR) used to tap “the flow of rivers” in high gradient zones to generate power has given impetus to setting up of hydro-projects in the Himalayan states. In India, the mountainous region of the Himalayas offered the “perfect setting” for such projects, with the availability of several flowing water sources that could be tapped before they reached the plains. Of the Himalayan states, after Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh is second in line with a hydropower potential of about 21000 MW. The installed capacity has increased twenty fold (from 326 MW to 6370 MW) in the last ten years indicating the frenzied pace of hydropower development in the state.
Intensive field training in process documentation & communication - Grassroots Institute, 26th – 30th April, 2011, Manali (HP)
Posted on 31 Mar, 2011 12:14 PMOrganizer: Grassroots Institute
Venue: Hotel Chandramukhi, Manali(HP)
"The continuing farce called conditional clearances" - Dams, Rivers and People
Posted on 24 Feb, 2011 10:55 AM
Non-compliance of dam agencies in construction of hydro-electric projects in Himachal Pradesh - A photo-essay by SANDRP
Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 03:02 PM
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National Conference on Sustainable Use of Water Resources in Context of Climate Change - A Shared Responsibility, 11th - 13th March 2011, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Posted on 31 Jan, 2011 05:21 PMOrganizer: Government Post-Graduate College
Venue: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Themes:
- State of Natural Water Resources
- Living with water Problems in changing world/ climate change
- Water related Disasters
Training course on Hydrological Investigation for Conservation and Management of Lakes, National Institute of Hydrology, 1st to 3rd March 2011, Roorkee
Posted on 31 Jan, 2011 10:59 AMOrganizer: National Institute of Hydrology
Venue: National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
Topics:
- Basics of lake hydrology
- Evaporation and water balance of lakes
- Water quality and eutrophication
Benchmarking local government performance on rural sanitation in Himachal Pradesh - A learning note by WSP
Posted on 06 Jan, 2011 06:43 AMThis document deals with benchmarking local government performance on rural sanitation in Himachal Pradesh. To strengthen outcome-focused management of the rural sanitation sector in India, the Water and Sanitation Program’s (WSP) Global Scaling Up Sanitation Project, in partnership with the Government of Himachal Pradesh, developed a five-step process to monitor and benchmark performance on a monthly basis across all twelve districts in the state. Applied at the local government (district) level, this process has proven to be an effective approach, one that can improve reporting, monitoring, and performance.
Environmental compliance of hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh - Shukla committee report (2009)
Posted on 20 Dec, 2010 12:43 AMThe terms of reference for monitoring included the following:
Heavy rainfall, floods and drought affect life, agriculture and economy of the country - News Roundup (8-15 December 2010)
Posted on 17 Dec, 2010 12:22 AMReports over the last week indicate heavy rains and loss of lives and property in the state of Tamil Nadu, which has faced the maximum brunt of the rains followed by Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh. Reports also indicate that there have been massive losses to agricultural produce due to heavy rains in parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and because of droughts in the state of Orissa. At the same time, reports also indicate good news that there has been a rise in the water levels in the country and of attempts being made in different parts of the country to cope with floods and excessive rains in the future.
Rainfall
Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu: The north-east monsoon, 50 per cent in excess in the State, claims over 200 lives and destroys crops and infrastructure
- After the deluge: Chennai has received 71 cm of rain during this year's northeast monsoon, leaving the roads in the Chennai Metropolitan Area in shambles
- The rain-hit north and south Chennai, Tamil Nadu get some respite even as several areas, including Velachery and Taramani, remained under a sheet of water, affecting hundreds of people
- Rain stops, but no end to woes for people from Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Rain pours non-stop misery in Tamil Nadu
- 2,000 people rescued from low-lying areas along river Tamirabarani, in Kanyakumari district
- Torrential rain kills over 200 in Tamil Nadu
- 70 % excess rainfall in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu