Land Reclamation

In the name of the people

The Saga district court, Japan, ordered a freeze on Isahaya Bay, a public works project involving massive land reclamation in southwestern Japan. Reason: the project is allegedly disrupting tides and

Publication Date:

29/09/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040930

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Reclamation, Japan

Water Resources

Kolleru lake is vanishing a revelation through digital processing of IRS-1D LISS-III sensor data

Digital processing of the IRS-1D LISS-III image revealed a highly degraded state of the Kolleru lake.

Publication Date:

10/05/2004

Author(s): K. Nageswara Rao, G. Murali Krishna, B. Hema Malini

Source: Current Science

Vol:

86

Issue:

9

pp:

1312

Tags:

Wetlands, Land Reclamation, Godavari Delta, Krishna Delta, Agriculture, Weeds, Water Resources, Lakes, Aquaculture, Remote Sensing, Andhra Pradesh

India

Rogue illusionists

A village crops up in the heart of a forest as three government employees cook the books

Publication Date:

14/06/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020615

pp:

0

Tags:

Forests, Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Land Encroachments, Land Reclamation, Agriculture, Irrigation, Deforestation, Rehabilitation, Legislation, High Court, India, Uttar Pradesh, Corruption

India

Scheduled abuse

A Union government proposal to amend the Fifth Schedule of the Indian constitution not only sidesteps an earlier SC order, but also threatens to deprive tribal people their land rights

Publication Date:

30/12/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Reclamation, Mining, Tribals, Industry, Supreme Court, Human Rights, Governance, India

Wildlife

Protest in the backwaters

vypeen Island in the backwaters of Cochin, Kerala, has been rocked by protests against government plans on development of the island. "The government wants to sell reclaimed land

Publication Date:

14/12/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Reclamation, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Bridges, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Public Participation, Governance, Kerala

Fisheries

There is more water than land in north Bihar. The rivers that ramble down from the Himalaya feed numerous depressions scattered all over the plains making wetlands innumerable, one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. Rich in flora and fauna, it i

Publication Date:

30/08/2000

Author(s): R V Singh

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000831

pp:

0

Tags:

Lake Pollution, Wetlands, Land Reclamation, Chemical Fertilisers, Pesticides, Fisheries, Urbanisation, Waste Disposal, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Life Science, Governance, Sustainable Development

Agriculture

Up for grabs

Goa suffers the infiltration of its pristine landscapes by groups with vested commercial interests

Publication Date:

14/05/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Reclamation, Land Acquisition, Urbanisation, Tourism, Goa

Wildlife

Freedom from DDT

according to Canadian scientists at the life sciences firm AstraZeneca, chicken and cow manure, old newspapers, straw and wood chips, can be used to clean up land contaminated with dangerous

Publication Date:

14/07/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Reclamation, Canada, DDT, Micro Organisms, Research

India

Deadly proposal

the proposal to create a brand new garden belt from Nariman Point to Mahim and beyond in Mumbai has come under a lot of criticism from environmentalists. According noted environmentalist

Publication Date:

14/06/1999

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Reclamation, Green Spaces, Mumbai

Biodiversity