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We are not doing a true cost-benefit analysis of hydropower dams in India - Interview with Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala
The benefits from generation of electricity are grossly overstated while the costs of generation are understated.
Parineeta Dandekar
Posted on 28 Jan, 2011 05:46 PM

Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala, past faculty at IIM, Bangalore, holds a doctorate in Economics.  He has been working persistently on economic impacts of hydropower dams, applying the concepts of environmental economics to arrive at some interesting results.

His latest book, ‘Economics of River Flows: Lessons from Dam Removals from America’ analyses dam decommissioning examples from the United States and raises some pertinent questions about costs benefit analysis of dams in India. His earlier book, ‘Economics of Hydropower’ raised questions about economic efficiency, viability and sustainability of Hydropower Dams in India.

Parineeta Dandekar, IWP, talks with him on some of these issues.

Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala can be contacted at: bharatjj@gmail.com

Fluorosis water contamination in rural India - A video by Earth Report
In 15 of India's 26 states, bone deformity has become increasingly common. Flourosis. Contamination of drinking water with high levels of flourosis is the cause
Earth Report
Posted on 26 Nov, 2010 12:08 PM

Video Courtesy: EarthReport

Source:  5min Media

It has been proved that it's a direct result of drinking ground water that's contaminated with high levels of fluoride. This video suggests that rainwater is the best source of water for communities living in these regions.

"Indian rivers have not been understood as ecosystems but are treated as conduits of water or wastewater" - Interview with Dr. Brij Gopal
River systems need to be recognised at ecosystem,everything is all bound by it and we should stop trying to divide them along man-made landscapes, and least of all let it divide us.
Parineeta Dandekar
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 04:42 PM

Dr. Brij Gopal, Vice President, National Institute of Ecology and former Member, Working Group on Minimum Flows, constituted by the Water Quality Assessment Authority, talks to Parineeta Dandekar, India Water Portal about the urgent need of freshwater flows in Indian rivers, and the legal and institutional set ups required to ensure this.

"We have to accept diversity of knowledge to manage water wisely": Interview with Prof Jayanta Bandyopadhyay on business economics
Prof Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Head, Centre for Development and Environment Policy, IIM Calcutta, speaks on the consequences of global warming and climate change.
Bappaditya Chatterjee
Posted on 08 Jun, 2010 11:48 AM

Prof Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Professor and Head, Centre for Development and Environment Policy, IIM Calcutta, speaks to Bappaditya Chatterjee of Business Economics , on the consequences of global warming and climate change on India's water resources, in the magazine's June 1-15 2010 issue.

The Case for Water Equity Investing 2010:Interview with Jud Hill, Summit Global Management Inc.
Water- Stocks.com Interview with Jud Hill, Managing Partner, Summit Global Management, Inc:
Water-Stocks
Posted on 22 Jan, 2010 12:10 PM

www.Water-Stocks.com, an investor and industry portal for the water sector within Investorideas.com, presents an interview with Jud Hill, Managing Partner, Summit Global Management, Inc., discussing ‘The Case for Water Equity Investing 2010’.

 
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