Rising population and over-exploitation of groundwater for irrigation has aggravated conflict among farmers located at the upper reaches and the tail end of the Palkhed canal system of the Upper Godavari project of Maharashtra.

Effluents pollute Kalingarayan canal in Tamil Nadu

Flawed plan triggers water crisis in Uttaranchal villages

syl row rages: The Supreme Court (SC) has come down heavily on the Punjab government for its failure to construct the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal in accordance with the court's January 15, 2002,

Pakistan's Sindh Water Committee (SWC) has reiterated its demands that work on the greater Thal canal be stopped forthwith, and plans to construct dams on Indus river as well as its tributaries be

An eighteenth century canal system in Pune remains fresh despite long disuse

What about privatising water? Should India move to do it? What tips the scales in its favour, and what doesn t? In 2003, two editorials in Down To Earth tried to tackle such questions see:

Water User Associations in Maharashtra face unforeseen hurdles despite being successful. Why is the government stalling them?

status: Five per cent of the state's forests are degrading every year potential: Regeneration of the degraded forests can create 120 million humandays of employment strategy: Open up the

Kashmir s economy is nothing but a sensitive and organised use of its ecology. After 15 years of living under the shadow of the gun, finally, when hope is making a comeback in the state, Kashmir will have to turn to its immense environmental resources to

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