Andhra Pradesh
Polavaram fraud - The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forest land - Article from Down To Earth
Posted on 06 May, 2011 08:33 PMMost of the people threatened to be displaced cannot be relocated until their rights over forestland are recognized under the Forest Rights Act. How did the Andhra Pradesh government meet this immense challenge? It quietly told the Union environment and forests ministry that all claims have been settled.
The ministry gave forest clearance to the project last year. Now over 50 villages have written to the ministry, saying their forest rights have not been settled. Richard Mahapatra visited the villages and found the state had indeed lied.
Following similar complaints, the ministry had scrapped Vedanta’s proposal to mine Niyamgiri hills and withheld forest clearance to the POSCO steel plant in Odisha. Will it apply the same yardstick to Polavaram?
Residents of Teladibbalu did not know they had forest rights. The village is in the dam’s submergence zone and accessible only by boat. (Photo: G Srinivas).
WASSAN is looking for Technical Officer (Fisheries), at Khammam district (Andhra Pradesh) – Apply by 30th April, 2011
Posted on 28 Apr, 2011 01:00 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN) is an autonomous support organization, working to promote NRM based livelihoods in rain fed areas. WASSAN mainly focuses on capacity building, technical support and policy advocacy through its various projects funded by Government, national and international donors and other agencies. WASSAN is looking for Technical Officer(s) to work for the inland tank based fisheries in rainfed areas.
Assessing acute Gastroenteritis risks associated with water quality and sanitation in Hyderabad city - A paper by the Institute of Health Systems (IHS)
Posted on 19 Apr, 2011 11:35 PMThe quality of drinking water is a vital element of public health and well-being. The most effective means of consistently ensuring the safety of a drinking-water supply is through the use of a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that encompasses all steps in water supply from catchment to consumer.
WHO guidelines on water quality term these approaches as water safety plans (WSPs), developed to organize, systematize and apply management practices in drinking-water quality.
Resistance against the Polavaram dam - An EPW article
Posted on 19 Apr, 2011 11:02 PM
This EPW paper studies the various forms of resistance against the construction of Polavaram dam, and notes that the main feature of the struggles has been the involvement of people’s organisations due to the failure of traditional as well as statutory bodies, representatives and regional leadership of mainstream political parties.
FES is looking for Senior Project Officers/Project Officers Water Management at Madanapalle(AP) - Apply by 20th April 2011
Posted on 08 Apr, 2011 06:22 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
We work with 1,646 village institutions in 27 districts across six states, and assist the village communities in protecting 108,594 hectares of revenue wastelands, degraded forestlands and panchayat grazing lands. We support panchayats and their subcommittees, Village Forest Committees, Gramya Jungle Committees, Water Users Associations and Watershed Committees in order to improve the governance of natural resources.
National conference on “Contextual changes in Indian slums - A critical analysis” – VISION (NGOs Network), 29th – 30th May, 2011, Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 03:27 PM
Organizer: VISION (NGOs Network)
Venue: Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Topics:
- Urban Slums Networking – Transcending poverty with innovative water & environmental sanitation paradigm
- Indian Slums: Issues and challenges – Case studies and coping strategies
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), 31st March, 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 02:36 PM
Organizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
Venue: International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad
Workshop on Bhuvan: Gateway to Indian Earth Observation visualization – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), 28th March, 2011, Chennai
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 02:03 PM
Organizers:
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Science City, Gandhi Mandapam
Venue: Science City, Gandhi Mandapam, Chennai
Measuring irrigation subsidies in Andhra Pradesh and Southern India: An application of the GSI method for quantifying subsidies – A paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 08:49 AMThe objectives of the study included: i) assessing the application of a common method for measuring irrigation subsidies in order to develop accurate, replicable and reliable subsidy estimates and ii) providing policy advice aimed at improving and standardizing the reporting of data on irrigation subsidies.
Training on Use of Open Source Geospatial Tools in IWRM, SaciWATERs-CapNet Network - Apply by 16th March 2011
Posted on 09 Mar, 2011 03:34 PM
Organizers:
- SaciWATERs-CapNet Network (SCaN)
- OSGeo-India
- Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)
- Cap-Net
Venue: Hyderabad
Description:
The SaciWATERs-CapNet Network (SCaN) invites applications for a three day training course(19th - 21st April, 2011) on the use of Open Source Geospatial Tools in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).