A discussion of the resistance of the local tribal population against the construction of the Polavaram dam on the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, the main feature of which is the involvement of various people
Water sharing disputes between states are growing, the latest in the
news being the conflict between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh over the
Babhli barrage. It puts the spotlight on underlying issues like the
lack of an efficient mediating mechanism for conflict resolution both
within government and the civil society at all levels.
New Delhi: Going purely on the assurances of Andhra Pradesh government, the Union environment and forests ministry has cleared the longpending case of diverting 3,831 hectares of forest land for Rs 8,000-crore Polavaram project on Godavari river in AP meant to provide irrigation water to four districts.
Whenever we hear of new water conflicts between states we groan in trepidation. We feel that such rows will be shrill, emotional, long-winding and complicated
Delhi is perpetually in the grip of a water crisis with the shortage plummeting to 150 million litres a day. In Mumbai water scarcity is reported to be a cause of social discord and stress. A drinking water crisis is lurking in Godawari district of Karnataka as also in Bundelkhand.
Rajahmundry, June 6: Governor of Pondicherry, Dr Iqbal Singh, called for preserving drinking water resources for future needs.
Participating in the bhoomi puja programme for the supply of drinking water to Yanam under Pondy state from the Godavari river on Sunday, Mr Singh said that unless these measures were initiated properly, there would be shortage of drinking water by 2020.
Hyderabad, May 14: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has got Rs 105 crore for implementation of the Godavari drinking water project and for taking up works on execution of sewerage master plan in Greater Hyderabad.
Hyderabad, Feb. 28: Denizens of Greater Hyderabad will have to wait for a longer time to get the Godavari river water. The execution of Rs 3,375-crore Phase-I of the Godavari project has been hit by paucity of funds for the second time in a row.
Very high levels of a range of pharmaceuticals have been reported recently in the effluent from a wastewater treatment plant near Hyderabad, India. The plant serves approximately 90 manufacturers of bulk drugs that primarily are exported to the world market. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics were found at levels that are highly toxic to various microorganisms.
