Amita Bhaduri

State of rivers goes south

Rivers turn muck in many stretches in south India calling for action before they dry up completely. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 5 months ago

Water-borne litter in Salem, Tamil Nadu. (Source: Parvathisri, Wikimedia Commons)

When riverbed becomes real estate

The banks of Yamuna have witnessed many forced evictions of illegal settlers over the years. The officials, however, turn a blind eye to encroachment by massive infrastructures. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 6 months ago

Forced evictions before the Commonwealth Games. (Source: Housing and Land Rights Network)

Summer of discontent

A wetland which is one of the Ramsar sites in India, struggles to maintain its character due to lack of water. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 6 months ago

An Indian cormorant dries its wings at Keoladeo national park, Bharatpur. (Source: Aastha Singh, Wikimedia Commons)

Water worried, Ranchi looks for a way out

Ranchi, like many other cities in the country, is reeling under severe water crisis. Managing the existing water bodies is one way of taking care of it. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 6 months ago

Harmu, a dirty waterway winds through the centre of the city.

Grand scheme to befriend farmers

Despite farmers’ apprehension, the new crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, is considered a game changer. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 7 months ago

A group of farmers in Karnataka's project on spice value chain development.. (Source: Rakesh Sahai, Wikimedia Commons, 2015)

WASH away Ujjain woes

The holy city of Ujjain is dealing with severe water and sanitation issues. A study reveals serious anomalies in the WASH situation in the city. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 7 months ago

Open well in Hira mill ki chaal slum situated next to an open drain resulting in its water getting polluted.

Angry, swirling waters

When the twisted model of Uttarakhand’s development goes wrong, a river lashes out killing many. A new book tries to shed light on what went wrong to cause the great Kedarnath disaster. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 7 months ago

Gori floods (Source: Chicu Lokgariwar, India Water Portal)

Should wildlife suffer in the name of water?

Ken-Betwa river-linking project, if realised, will wipe out a portion of the Panna Tiger Reserve with its flora and fauna. The government, however, is adamant about its plan. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 7 months ago

Ken river flows through Panna tiger reserve. (Source: K Gagan, Wikimedia Commons)

Empty fields remain as schemes fail

CAG audit of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, a scheme that promised a revitalised agriculture sector, suggests only 62 percent work was completed. They are fraught with irregularities, too. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 8 months ago

Phaguni is one of the victims of the crisis in farming.

Ways to keep arsenic away

There are many arsenic removal technologies available to ensure safe drinking water for villages. Picking the right approach is key. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 8 months ago

Arsenic removal unit developed by Arup Sengupta, Lehigh University, Bethlehem at Howrah, West Bengal. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Dealing with urban waste

While India continues to be besieged by waste, a new book on waste management looks at how a minimal waste society can be created. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 9 months ago

Pushpa leads the struggle against Bhalaswa landfill that contaminates Delhi's groundwater.

Power crisis: Time to go green

Hydro energy is a leading source of power in India. With severe water crisis looming large, isn't it time for us to look at renewable energy options? Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 9 months ago

Tehri, a hydropower dam in Uttarakhand (Source: Mayank Gupta, Wikimedia Commons)

Water warriors at work

Citizens come forward to restore polluted lakes and rivers in their cities. They demand support and swift action from the government. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 10 months ago

Citizens of Udaipur get together to remove water hyacinth from the Pichhola lake.

Mines radiate disaster

Villagers of Jadugoda say radiation from uranium mines is impairing their children. It’s high time the government took measures against it so a generation is not left crippled. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 10 months ago

Guria was born deformed. Her father Chhatua blames the radiation from indiscriminate uranium mining and the tailings ponds for her death.

Riverbed off limits, farmers fume

With the sewage-fed vegetable cultivation on Yamuna riverbed banned, the farmers are worried about their livelihood. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 11 months ago

Thousands of farmers like Champa Devi (in pic) who were growing edible crops or doing fodder cultivation on the riverbed and its floodplains took the brunt of the court’s decision.

Once a drain, now a sewer

Barapullah drain, which was once a major drain in Delhi, is being clogged with human waste, thanks to the rapid growth the city is undergoing. Amita Bhaduri posted 7 years 11 months ago

Construction debris of the Barapullah flyover project chokes the nallah.

Subarnarekha is dying. Who’s responsible?

The pitiful state of Subarnarekha stands testimony to the changing times. The river is being slowly killed by the greed of the rich and the apathy of the powerful. Amita Bhaduri posted 8 years 1 month ago

India’s steel city dumps its waste into Subarnarekha, the river of gold

Two states, a canal and a river

A solution to the problem of sharing Yamuna waters continues to elude Delhi and Haryana even as the river dries up and caste issues flare up. Amita Bhaduri posted 8 years 1 month ago

Munak canal to check seepage losses along the Western Yamuna Canal and to augment its supply

A lac cooperative’s success story

A lac cooperative in Jharkhand strengthens and streamlines the lac-production system Amita Bhaduri posted 8 years 1 month ago

TRCSC promoting lac based products like bangles through training of over 200 women members of SHGs

Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere

Fishers livelihoods are being directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods and ecologically destructive fishing practices. Amita Bhaduri posted 8 years 3 months ago

Traditional fishers livelihoods are directly threatened by mechanised fishing methods (Source: Vikas Sahayog Kendra, Palamau)