Suresh Babu
Suresh Babu
"Citizens need to engage in critiquing environment impact assessments": Report of a workshop on environmental flows, organised by Himmothhan and International Rivers at Dehradun
Posted on 24 Jun, 2012 04:39 PMWhat do we see our rivers as? Are they merely conduits for water that is to be used to its fullest extent? Or are they valued and revered ecosystems? The Himmotthan Society, Dehradun and International Rivers, U.S.A., hosted a discussion a workshop on ‘Environmental Flows’ at Hotel Madhuban, Dehradun on 08 June 2012 that sought to clarify the issues around these questions.
A Primer on the What, Why and How of environmental flows, authored by Dr. Latha Anantha (River Research Centre, Kerala) and Parineeta Dandekar (South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, SANDRP) and published by International Rivers, was shared with the participants. The presentations made during this workshop are presented in this article.
The legendary Jog falls are a shadow of their former self after damming (Courtesy: Dr.Latha Anantha)
Curious case of Ganga Action Plan
Posted on 04 Dec, 2009 06:40 PMThe news is out. On December 2, 2009, Government of India announced its plans of taking a loan to clean the Ganga. This time around the World Bank is extending Rs $1 billion [Rs 4500 crore] loan to India.
Press release: 467 projects approved and 40 projects completed under JNNURM
Posted on 11 Oct, 2009 05:53 AMMinistry of Urban Development has approved 467 projects with total cost of Rs.50,340 crores under Urban Infrastructure Governance (UIG), Sub-Mission –I of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) so far.
Government scheme to repair, renovate and restore 1 Lakh waterbodies
Posted on 30 Sep, 2009 11:07 AM
The following guidelines give information about a new scheme to repair, restore and renovate 1 lakh water -bodies across the country. The outlay is Rs 4000 crore.
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