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Water Resources

Dam spared death knell

Sept.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2011
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Teesta, Rivers, River Linking, Dams, India, Bangladesh, Electricity, Hydroelectricity, Darjiling (D), Jalpaiguri (D), Canal Irrigation, Koch Bihar (D)
Water Resources

India, Bangladesh set to ink key pacts

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Tuesday for a much-awaited visit to Bangladesh during which the two countries are expected to sign a clutch of agreements to add a new dimension to bilateral

Publication Date: 
05/09/2011
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tripura, India, Teesta, Dams, Dhaka, Bangladesh, River Linking, Rivers, West Bengal, Infrastructure Development
Water Resources

Didi dam bursts on Delhi- Mamata says won’t go to Dhaka; finger at Centre’s attitude on Teesta; last-ditch salvage attempt on

Didi dam bursts on Delhi- Mamata says won’t go to Dhaka; finger at Centre’s attitude on Teesta; last-ditch salvage attempt on

Publication Date: 
05/09/2011
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
Teesta, Dams, Delhi, Dhaka, Farakka Barrage, Bangladesh, River Linking, Rivers
Water Resources

River-linking mooted to overcome water crisis

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has proposed linking the river Rushikulya with the Bansadhara through the Nandini Canal Project to overcome drinking water problem in the areas of the Ganjam distr

Publication Date: 
03/09/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
River Linking, Drinking Water Scarcity, Rivers, Rushikulya, Central Water Commission (CWC), Ganjam, Canal Irrigation, Gajapati, Rayagada (D), Water Demand
Water Resources

Blue revolution: charting South Asia's water future

This report is based on the outcome of discussions during a roundtable conference on ’Blue Revolution: Charting South Asia’s Water Future’ organised on 11 April, 2011, by ORF in collaboration with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2011
Sonali Mittra
Observer Research Foundation
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Pricing, South Asia, Water Quality, Agriculture, Climate Change, River Linking, Interstate Disputes
Water Resources

The Nationalisation of Inter-State Rivers Bill, 2011

A Bill to provide for nationalisation of inter-State rivers for the purpose of equitable distribution of river waters among the States and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2011
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Rivers, India, Water Disputes, Water Distribution, River Linking, Hydroelectricity
Water Resources

The politics of water discourse in Pakistan

The policy brief explores the evolving discourse on water issues in Pakistan where the process of political articulation, securitization and mobilization which often links water to Kashmir is studied. The rationale for undertaking such an approach is to provide useful insights to understand Pakistan‟s thinking on strategizing water.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
Medha Bisht
ICRIER
Tags:
River Linking, Rivers, India, Pakistan, Water Resources, Water Policy, Baglihar HP, Dams, Hydroelectricity, South Asia
Environment

Dhaka, Delhi urged to solve common environmental problems

Environment activists on Friday urged the governments of Bangladesh and India to solve 14 common environmental problems of the two countries.

Publication Date: 
29/07/2011
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, India, Environment, Water Resources, Rivers, Natural Disasters, River Linking, Pollution, Forests
Water Resources

Maha-Guj river link project underway

Nagpur: The detailed project report (DPR) of the Damanganga-Pinjal link, a project to share water of two river basins across Maharashtra and Gujarat is likely to be ready by the end of this year.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2011
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Geological Survey Of India (GSI), Rivers, Damanganga, Maharashtra, Gujarat, River Linking, Central Water Commission (CWC), Valsad (D), River Basin
Water Resources

Protest against river-linking project

BARIPADA: Magsaysay award winner Rajendra Singh Rana, also known as the Waterman of India, will launch a mass movement against river-linking projects in the State on Tuesday at Rangmatia village un

Publication Date: 
25/07/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Mayurbhanj, Subarnarekha, River Linking, Rajendra Singh, Bargarh (D), Irrigation

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