Bihar

Living rivers, dying rivers: Ganga and the river systems of Bihar
The first lecture was on the Ganges by Rama Rauta and K C Sivaramakrishnan, and the third on the river systems of Bihar--Kosi and Bagmati--by Dr. Dinesh Mishra.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 10 Jul, 2015 11:11 AM

Introduction: The Ganges

The first discussion was on June 4 2011, in which Rama Rauta and K C Sivaramakrishnan shared their experiences of working with the government and people’s organisations to save the Ganga.
Kosi river, Bihar (Source:Wikipedia)
Brick kilns take the Ganga away from Patna
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Apr, 2015 08:16 PM

596 brick kilns along Ganga's banks are pushing it away from Patna
Brink kiln in Doddaballapur
Cursed by greed: The Falgu river
The Falgu river, supposedly cursed by Sita to run below the ground, is today threatened by encroachment and pollution. Can she be saved by her defenders?
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 23 Mar, 2015 04:32 PM

The story of the Falgu is one of greed. Unlike most other rivers, the Falgu is not just a victim of greed, but also an oppressor -- she oppressed none other than Sita herself as she flowed through Gaya in Bihar.

The story
People gather around a chua in the Falgu
Patna HC wants Ganga's original course restored
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Mar, 2015 10:56 PM

Restore Ganga's original course: Patna HC
River Ganga
Embankments: Engineering solutions or problems?
In his book titled 'Bandini Mahananda', Dinesh Mishra describes the vicious circle of embankments that has created more problems than solutions in Bihar.
Dinesh Mishra
Posted on 02 Mar, 2015 05:12 PM

Mahananda, a major River of north Bihar rises in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It meets the Ganga after a journey of 376 km through the flat lands of Bihar, West Bengal and Bangladesh. It would spill its banks because of the flat slopes, causing deluge and waterlogging in the Katihar district of Bihar.
Floods in Bihar; Image: Usha Dewani
The pond with a purpose
The residents of Gobariya village built two ponds for livestock rearing and horticulture, but a chance discovery led to them becoming a quicker and better income generator.
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 21 Feb, 2015 06:02 PM

The Bhuiyas, a group of people who belong to the Scheduled Castes in Jharkhand and Bihar, have historically been landless foragers -- a fact reflected in their name which means 'of the earth'.
Celebrating the pond at Gobaria
Rs 2000 crore action plan to restore mining ravaged areas in Karnataka
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:54 PM

Karnataka sets up firm to mitigate mining impacts
Coal mines in Jharsuguda
Bihar Government bans plastic packaged water bottles in all its departments
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Feb, 2015 01:35 PM

Bihar's government offices to soon become free of plastic bottles
Plastic water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)
Odisha becomes Centre's focus state for small hydel projects
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 04 Nov, 2014 11:26 AM

Centre chooses Odisha as a focus state for small hydel projects
Small hydel project in Bilgaon
3000 MW Dibang mega project approved without public consultation
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 29 Sep, 2014 10:26 PM

Dibang hydel project gets Centre's nod
People protesting Dibang Project (Source: SANDRP)
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