Odisha Water Forum
Odisha Groundwater (Regulation, development and management) Bill, 2011
Posted on 09 Sep, 2011 06:44 PMContent courtesy: Odisha Water Forum
The Odisha Groundwater (Regulation, Development and Management) Bill, 2011 has been placed before the Odisha Legislative Assembly in this session. Odisha Water Forum has gone through the contents of this bill. While Odisha Water Forum appreciates the initiative of the Government of Odisha to regulate development and management of groundwater, it is concerned about the fact that this bill does not address the fundamental concerns regarding groundwater management.
Odisha Drought Update- Aug 13-20, 2010
Posted on 24 Aug, 2010 03:00 PM News from Odia and English (Bhubaneswar internet editions) news papers are put together at one place to provide an appreciation of Drought in Orissa periodically.
This Drought Update is being circulated among media, decision makers – legislatures, bureaucrats etc. with an aim to catalyze informed and expeditious decisions and actions.
Flood situation on 8-10th August in Odisha
Posted on 11 Aug, 2010 11:20 AMThis initiative is an attempt to provide daily updates on Flood Situations and related events/news to water enthusiasts, professionals and citizens concerned about flood in Odisha. News and information collected from Odia news papers, English media (internet editions) and web site of Department of Water Resources, Govt of Odisha are put together at one place to provide an overview of flood in Odisha on a daily basis.
Odisha Flood Alert - II issue 2010
Posted on 09 Aug, 2010 05:14 PMThis initiative is an attempt to provide daily updates on Flood Situations and related events/news to water enthusiasts, professionals and citizens concerned about flood in Odisha. News and information collected from Odia news papers, English media (internet editions) and web site of Department of Water Resources, Govt of Odisha are put together at one place to provide an overview of flood in Odisha on a daily basis.
Second issue of quarterly Odisha river basin news
Posted on 30 Jul, 2010 12:55 PMWe had mentioned while dispatching our 1st Issue of River Basin Transact that the present pace and direction of development bandwagon in Odisha, made it imperative for its civil society and citizens alike to give more attention to its rivers, before it became too late.
During this quarter (Apr-Jun), there are quite a few such civil society responses towards redefining the way our rivers are being managed. While Dakshin Odisha Vikash Parishad (DOVP) came up with a suggestion to have Integrated River Valley Project in line of TVA in USA to manage South Orissan Rivers, State Govt resolved not to allow any new industry to draw water from the Brahmani and the Baitarani. Towards the end of the quarter alignment of civil society and political parties around MBA (Mahanadi Banchao Andolan) to protest diversion of Mahanadi water to POSCO and IOC made the headlines local dailies.