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Damn the dams, say the displaced
Posted on 30 Aug, 2016 12:28 PM"If you are to suffer, you should suffer in the interest of the country.”
- Jawaharlal Nehru, speaking to villagers who were to be displaced by the Hirakud Dam in 1948.
![The Hirakud dam](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/14075678201_097f9dcec5_z_2.jpg?itok=PsMY8lM6)
Poor dam management behind Bihar flood
Posted on 29 Aug, 2016 12:17 PMFarakka behind Bihar flood: CM
![Farakka Barrage by Sudip Burman via Google Maps, Feb 2012](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farakka_barrage_-_google_maps1_0.jpg?itok=VwYO_i1V)
Telangana, Maharashtra sign pact for Godavari projects
Posted on 29 Aug, 2016 09:44 AMTelangana, Maharashtra sign pact for irrigation projects across Godavari
![A dam in Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9196595119_2dfb3dfedd_z_0.jpg?itok=tiCmamDn)
Farakka faces a barrage of criticism
Posted on 27 Aug, 2016 08:25 AMThe chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, called for the decommissioning of the Farakka barrage recently.
![The lower Ganga, just upstream of Farakka, displays bank-cutting and erosion.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ganga_bank_cutting.jpg?itok=EwgV6iYP)
A tale of two sparring states and a river
Posted on 25 Aug, 2016 11:36 PMThe small town of Navalgund of Dharwad district in Karnataka with a population of 25,000 has been the epicenter of farmers’ protest demanding water from the west-flowing river, Mahadayi.
![The Mahadayi or the Mandovi river, shared between Karnataka and Goa for their water needs, is a bone of contention between the two states.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/pic4_re.jpg?itok=Fr8d6OLz)
Water warriors at work
Posted on 24 Aug, 2016 09:31 AMThe pitiful state of some of the water bodies in the country, coupled with the sheer apathy of the government, have forced some well-meaning citizens to come out of their comfort zones and make a difference. Some of these efforts, like the Puttenahalli lake in Bengaluru that is now overflowing with clean water, have been successful, while others are ongoing.
![Citizens of Udaipur get together to remove water hyacinth from the Pichhola lake.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/udaipur.jpg?itok=rqIe7sEd)
Call for applications: Closing The Environmental Compliance Gap
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 10:36 PMIn the field of environmental justice, compliance is one of the least understood and researched topics. Since compliance may involve scientific and technological aspects of the environment, it is mostly left to technical experts, regulatory bodies and members of the industry. It has seen almost no public engagement or community action at the field and at policy levels.
Notes from Swachh Madhya Pradesh campaign
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 09:56 PMAjit Tiwari is Deputy Commissioner, Swachh Bharat Mission, Madhy
![Sudam Khade, collector, Sehore, felicitates a woman from the community for their efforts in ending open defecation.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/picture4.jpg?itok=9irNjjG5)
Spike in farmer suicides
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 08:47 PMIndia witnesses 40 percent rise in farmer suicides in a year
![A farmer in his field. (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_8_0.jpg?itok=OMozgQZX)
Honestly, not the best policy changes
Posted on 19 Aug, 2016 04:19 PMSaileena Sarkar's introduction to the East Kolkata Wetlands began as soon as she moved to the city. She says, “The Kolkata wetlands have been a point of interest since I came to the city.
![An earthmover submerged downstream of the Srinagar Hydroelectric project, Uttarakhand. By permitting contractors to begin construction on a project before the EIA is approved, the government is enabling disasters in the future.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/submerged_crane.jpg?itok=yI8m0yrf)