Amita Bhaduri

Supreme Court order in February 27, 2012 on the interlinking of rivers project A statement and an appeal by concerned citizens to think of all the implications

A number of citizens have made a public statement, expressing serious concern about the Supreme Court’s Order of Feb 27, 2012 on the Interlinking of Rivers Project. The statement endorsed by more than sixty eminent persons has urged the Supreme Court to put this order on hold and reconsider the matter. The statement first states the concerns relating to the propriety of the apex court making this specific order, and then proceeds to state the concerns relating to the Project itself. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 3 months ago

Draft National Water Policy (2012) fails to take into account the multiple, complex problems and issues relating to water in India says M S Vani

The Draft National Water Policy 2012 seems to be an improvement over earlier versions due to a fundamental shift from the ‘project oriented’ approach espoused so far by the bureaucracy and political establishment to a ‘resource’ oriented approach. Water, considered state property due to eminent domain principle, was hitherto seen only in terms of projects- irrigation or multipurpose. Now at least it is defined as a ‘natural resource’.
But what does it really mean, to call water as a ‘natural resource’? What is the relationship we as humans are seeking to establish with this part of nature? What are the relative roles of citizen and state in India towards this resource? Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 3 months ago

Draft National Water Policy 2012 - Dialogue organised by NEER Foundation, Meerut on February 18, 2012

The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), Government of India (GoI) has recently prepared a National Water Policy whose draft has been put up on the Ministry's website for public comments by February 27, 2012. The MoWR also stated that it would incorporate reasonable comments and suggestions into the new water policy after discussions. NEER Foundation, Meerut organized a one day intensive dialogue on February 18, 2012 at Hotel Crystal Palace, Meerut on the policy draft in which experts from across the country and farmers participated. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Living rivers, dying rivers: Rivers in the Western Ghats

The sixth lecture in the series titled "Living Rivers, Dying Rivers" was delivered by Parineeta Dandekar and Pandurang Hegde. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Free flowing stretch of river Seetha Nadi in the Western Ghats (Source: SANDRP)

Safe water dissemination workshop by PATH held on January 19-20, 2012 at New Delhi

PATH organized a Dissemination Workshop of its Safe Water Project at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on January 19-20, 2012. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

Alternative National Water Policy: Ramaswamy Iyer's response to comments by Rahul Banerjee and Chetan Pandit in EPW

Ramaswamy Iyer responds to comments in EPW by Rahul Banerjee and Chetan Pandit on his alternative National Water Policy Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 4 months ago

River basin planning for Ganga : Lessons from Murray-Darling Basin Authority

A report by Amita on the round table meeting held at India International Centre, New Delhi on the topic of river basin planning for Ganga on February 1, 2012. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Environment Statistics – A compendium by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (2011)

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has come up with a Compendium of Environment Statistics 2011, the twelfth edition of the series, which started in 1997. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Examining the storm protection services of mangroves of Orissa during the 1999 cyclone – A special article in EPW

Mangroves are tropical and subtropical coastal forests that grow in inter-tidal saline areas and estuary mouths between the land and the sea. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Sustainable groundwater management – Report of the Working Group of the Planning Commission for the 12th Five Year Plan

This is the report on “Sustainable Groundwater Management” by the Working Group set up by the Planning Commission as a part of the process to prepare the 12th Five Year Plan. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Floods in Orissa: No lessons learnt – An article in EPW

This article on floods in Orissa shows how no lessons have been learnt yet. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Big dams and protests in India: A study of Hirakud dam – An article in EPW

This article by Arun Kumar Nayak in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) examines the movement against the construction of the Hirakud dam in Orissa. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Living rivers, dying rivers: Bagmati river in Nepal

The fifth lecture in the ten-part series titled "Living Rivers, Dying Rivers" was delivered by Dr. Ajaya Dixit and Dr. Dipak Gyawali. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 5 months ago

Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple (Source:Wikipedia)

Performance audit of water pollution in India – A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

This report of the CAG deals with the results of the performance audit of water pollution in India for the year ended March 2011. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

Alternative National Water Policy by Ramaswamy R Iyer - Comments by Rahul Banerjee

Rahul Banerjee comments on Ramaswamy Iyer's draft a National Water Policy. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

National Alliance for People s Movements condemns arrest and harassment of anti-dam protesters in Assam

NAPM demands scrapping of big dams in Brahmaputra River Valley. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

Life, livelihoods, ecosystems, culture: Entitlements and allocation of water for competing uses

The Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India presents a report on water allocation for competing uses. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

Agriculture, food security and nutrition in Vidarbha: Household level analysis – A special article in EPW

This special article in EPW is based on an assessment of agricultural practices and livelihoods of people in Vidarbha, one of the most distressed regions in India. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

The impacts of water infrastructure and climate change on the hydrology of the Upper Ganges river basin – A research report by IWMI

This study by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) assessed the variability of flows under present and ‘naturalized’ basin conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago

Yamuna-Elbe - A public art and outreach project at the Yamuna riverscape in Delhi launched on 5 November, 2011

People in the capital got to “experience the rivers” when the Yamuna-Elbe public art outreach project was organized in Delhi. Amita Bhaduri reports on this. Amita Bhaduri posted 12 years 6 months ago