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May 13, 2021 Serious questions about the dependability of waterways
Dredging in progress on National Waterway-1 (Image: IWAI)
December 6, 2019 A report by the India Rivers Forum highlights the need to focus further than the main stem of the Ganga river.
Distant snow clad mountains, the smaller hills and the Ganga river (Image: Srimoyee Banerjee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)
June 28, 2019 An analysis of the new Nal se Jal scheme, promising drinking water to every household in India by 2024.
Image for representational purposes only. Image credit: India Water Portal on Flickr
November 21, 2016 Policy matters this week
Yamuna river (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
September 25, 2016 Policy matters this week
Cauvery river, Karnataka. (Source: Ashwin Kumar via Wikimedia Commons)
March 19, 2016 Fishers livelihoods are being directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods and ecologically destructive fishing practices.
Traditional fishers livelihoods are directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods (Source: Vikas Sahayog Kendra, Palamau)
Role of cyclones and other factors in the decline of the ports of northern Orissa - Current Science
Cyclones and storm surges are the main factors responsible for the decline of ports, particularly along the northern Orissa coast, the article says. Posted on 30 Jul, 2011 01:23 AM

CyclonesThis article published in Current Scienc

Harbouring trouble - The social and environmental upshot of port growth in India – A report by Dakshin Foundation
This report presents the social and environmental upshot of port growth in India. It reveals gaps and concerns in port planning for the environment and coastal communities. Posted on 22 May, 2011 12:04 PM

Besides its own impact, port development is often accompanied by other activities such as the location of industries, power plants, railway lines, highways, hotels, SEZs, residential complexes, etc., that have multiple detrimental impacts – environmental, social and erosion related.

Sunderbans - A climate adaptation report by World Wildlife Fund India
This climate adaptation report by World Wildlife Fund India captures its experience on climate change in the Sundarbans. Posted on 09 May, 2011 09:23 PM

Sunderbans Beginning in 2005, WWF-India has conducted dozens of personal interviews to record how climate change impacts people's lives here and now. These perceptions demanded that s

Strain on the marine aquatic environmental quality around Mumbai, owing to indiscriminate release of wastewater – Research reports from the National Institute of Oceanography
Unprecedented population growth and industrial development around Bombay Harbour and Thana Creek coupled with heavy port traffic has affected the environmental quality of the Bay. Posted on 10 Apr, 2011 07:21 PM

The first report titled “Heavy metal burden in coastal marine sediments of north west coast of India in relation to pollution” by M A Rokade, University of Mumbai uses the data on contaminants including metals in seawater, marine sediments and biota for the Mumbai- Bassein region, a high

Sethusamudram channel project - An epoch making event - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
This paper discusses the Sethusamudram project which is an attempt to make a shipping canal between Sri Lanka and India. Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 05:24 AM

Beginning with the need for a such a shipping lane, the author compares its importance to the Suez and Panama canal. Currently ships have to go round Sri Lanka to go between the two India coasts. This increases the passage time and fuel costs.The canal would lead to a saving of 254 to 424 nautical miles and reduce sailing time of ships by 21 to 36 hours.

Implementing Vessel Monitoring System in India : High costs involved
VMS is essentially a Global Position System carried on commercial fishing boats that transmits the boat's geographic position to various state enforcement agencies Posted on 07 Feb, 2011 06:01 PM

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Barrages would prevent Polavaram dam from being an economic and environmental disaster : Analysis reveal
An analysis/study on the Polavaram dam project and the need for barrages to prevent submersion of villages and help in inland water navigation of sea going vessels Posted on 12 Jan, 2010 02:20 PM

 Prof.T.Shivaji Rao,

Director, Centre for Environmental Studies,

Gitam University, Visakhapatnam.

Historical Developments: Initially the Polavaram project was proposed as a storage reservoir with FRL at +150ft  with a water storage of about 150TMC in 1941.  Subsequently many changes were made and in 1948 it emerged as Rampada Sagar dam with FRL at +208ft. with water storage of 836  TMC including 150 MW of hydro-power generation at an estimated cost of 129 crores (at 1948 rates) This scheme was abandoned because it was too costly and was bristled with foundation and construction problems.  Subsequently several expert committees were appointed by the Government of India to study the problems of Godavari water utilisation.  These committees under the Chairmanship of  Dr.A.N. Khosla (1953), Mr.Gulhati (1963) and Mr.A.C.Mitra  (1965) suggested to the state Government to build a barrage at Polavaram for improving the irrigation facilities and also to divert Godavari flood water into Krishna river.  https://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/02/stories/2009050260540600.htm

Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The river of our life
The maestro, Gabriel García Márquez writes about the environmental degradation of Colombian waterways. Posted on 11 Jan, 2009 09:37 AM

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