Government Programmes
The state of water, sanitation and solid waste management in Doddballapur town - A research report by SVARAJ (2009)
Posted on 23 Mar, 2010 02:26 AM
This research report by SVARAJ, is an attempt to assess the availability of basic civic amenities for the citizens of Doddaballapur (a peri-urban town, about 45 km from Bangalore) and the overall environmental condition of the town, as well as identify the aspirations of its citizens for a better, well-planned and inclusive town.
Ramaswamy Joint Legislature Committee Report on the encroachment of lands in Bangalore Urban district (2006)
Posted on 21 Mar, 2010 04:45 AM
The Joint Legislature Committee on Encroachments in Bangalore Urban District, was constituted in June 2006 with 14 MLAs and 6 MLCs, with A T Ramaswamy as Chairm
an. The attached report contains translated excerpts from the original Kannada report released in 2007, as well as a complete detailed version of the interim reports.
The report written on the basis of spot inspections, land surveys and hearings of various government departments and statutory bodies, concludes that the various state bodies such as the Bangalore Development Authority, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, City and Town Municipal Councils etc, miserably failed in their duties to protect Government and public land, and have become helpess, tolerant witnesses, and in many cases, active participants, abettors and promoters in these crimes in tandem with the land mafia.
NREGA news updates collated by the Foundation for Ecological Security (16-31 Oct 2010)
Posted on 21 Mar, 2010 03:45 AMArticle and Image Courtesy: Foundation for Ecological Security (FES)
Extent of social inclusion in the Government of Rajasthan's Integrated Fluorosis Mitigation Programme (RIFMP)
Posted on 20 Mar, 2010 04:36 AMThis paper presents and explores the efforts of the Government of Rajasthan, in tackling the problem of fluorosis and in ensuring that the Rajasthan Integrated Fluorosis Mitigation Programme (RIFMP) impacts all segments of the target population, including dalits.
Rajasthan has almost half of the total villages, with the highest levels of fluoride in the country. After the success of the UNICEF pilot project using Domestic De-fluoridation Units (DDUs) at household levels, the Government of Rajasthan in 2005 adopted this technology and implemented the Rajasthan Integrated Fluorosis Mitigation Programme (RIFMP), across the state.
State Government of Bihar is inviting comments from the public, on the Bihar State Water Policy Draft (2009)
Posted on 11 Mar, 2010 05:06 AMIn the context of the guidelines of the revised National Water Policy (2002) which require the states to prepare a comprehensive state-level water policy, and also the need to pay special attention towards the construction of new irrigation projects, along with water management, land management, food management, floods management, ecological balance etc, in the context of the various new developments and problems being faced by the state of Bihar over the last decade or so, the Water Resources Department of the State Government of Bihar has prepared a draft State Water Policy (2009) and is inviting comments from the general public.
Entry 56 of List I and Entry 17 under list II of seventh schedule - Ministry of Water Resources (2010)
Posted on 04 Mar, 2010 02:22 PMEntry 56 of List I of Seventh Schedule provides that "Regulation and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys to the extent to which such regulation and development under the control of the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest".
Original document can be viewed here on the Ministry of Water Resources website
Wetland mapping and conservation: Use of GIS
Posted on 01 Mar, 2010 04:35 PMGuest post by Sangeeta Deogawanka
February 2nd, designated as World Wetlands Day, has quietly slipped by with isolated events that speak of the lackadaisical attitude towards this rich ecosystem.
With 67,429 wetlands covering an area of about 5.5 million hectares, [Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), 1990], the wetland systems in India are diverse, found in high altitude cold zones, the hot and humid coastal areas or occurring as scattered inland wetland systems.
Pollution of River Ganga, its control and preservation
Posted on 01 Mar, 2010 03:54 PMI recall the day two months before, when I had the opportunity to attend a seminar at the outskirt of Delhi. The hot topics, to be bothered and discussed in the gathering was: “Pollution of River Ganga & its Control and Preservation” (i.e. Ganga ka Pradushan … Ganga Bachao”).
And so, so early reached at the venue ignoring the shivering cold weather. However, it happened so, probably due to the chilly cold situations, that VIPs- honourable guests and invited respected audience reached one by one…. at last to conclude it to be ‘a late affair’!
Supreme Court's order on children falling in abandoned tube wells dated 11.02.2010
Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 12:13 PMMessage from Mr.Rama Mohan Centre for World Solidarity
In response to my letter petition filed as PIL in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as WP(C) 36/2009 on 13.02.2009 requesting measures to prevent fatal accidents involving children falling in abandoned bore wells, the court has given certain safety measures / guidelines to all the States and UTs in India on 11.02.2010.
Food Distribution in Aila Affected K-plot
Posted on 22 Feb, 2010 10:39 AMFood Distribution in K-Plot on Feb 17th
In face of the dire situation in Aila Affected areas, AID EB approved Rs. 1,50,000 for distribution of food in the remote island of K-plot and Nagenabad area of Moipith island. AID has been working with Baikanthapur Tarun Sangh (BTS) since Aila, on relief/rehabilitation and the revival of agriculture in the area.