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Dams/ Irrigation

Hydrological and environmental issues of interbasin water transfers in India: a case of the Krishna River Basin

This report examines aspects of hydrological and environmental feasibility of interbasin water transfers in India and forms part of the larger research project which deals with multiple aspects of the National River Linking Project. The study uses the water transfer links in and out of the Krishna River Basin as examples.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2007
Vladimir Smakhtin, Nilantha Gamage, Luna Bharati
International Water Management Institute
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Godavari Delta, Krishna Delta, Water Resources, Krishna, Dams, Reservoirs, India, River Linking, River Basin
Dams/ Irrigation

Inter-linking of rivers - A necessity for food security in India

The present Union Government designates its programme as economic reforms with a human face. Harnessing technology and investing huge resources to meet the needs of the vulnerable segment represent this sentiment. The honourable judges of the Supreme Court had directed the Government of India that inter-linking of the major rivers in the country may be expedited by the year 2020.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2006
M. S. Sidhu, P. S. Rangi
Man & Development
28
3
45
Tags:
Dams/ Irrigation, Irrigation, India, Food Security, River Linking
Water Resources

Role of Ganga and Brahmaputra in the scheme of interlinking Indian rivers

The present paper is an analysis of the scheme for the interlinking of rivers on a National Water Grid that would transfer water from one basin to another, from a water source having surplus water to areas with scarce water resources.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2006
Sunil Kumar Munshi
Man & Development
28
3
67
Tags:
Water Resources, Brahmaputra, Ganga, Water Management, Water Distribution, Sedimentation, Hydrology, River Linking, River Basin
Economy

Quantum Force

"Madhya Pradesh is fast moving away from its 'rich state inhabited by poor people' image, and bring about changes in the industry, infrastructure and social welfare to help improve the living standards of the people and pull itself out of the red".

Publication Date: 
22/05/2006
Outlook (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health, Roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Power Transmission, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Unemployment, Education, Madhya Pradesh, River Linking, Infrastructure Development
India

 Rains at bay

A new study says that river linking will affect monsoons in the country

Publication Date: 
14/02/2006
T V Jayan
Down to Earth
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Monsoons, Research, Scientists, Governance, India, River Linking
Dams/ Irrigation

India's dam shame: why polavaram dam must not be built

Polavaram dam is an extravagant waste of public money that will provide little benefit to few people. It will set the state of Andhra Pradesh back for decades and may prevent Andhra Pradesh sharing in the economic prosperity experienced by the rest of India. This booklet argues that the Polavaram dam project should not go ahead because it will not deliver the benefits claimed for its, because it represents an extraordinary waste of public money, and it will have disastrous consequences for the people it displaces.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2006
Tony Stewart, V Rukmini Rao
Gramya Resource Centre for Women
Tags:
Dams, Polavaram, Irrigation, Displacement, Andhra Pradesh, River Linking, River Basin
Water Resources

Interlinking of rivers in India: overview and ken-betwa link

The programme of Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) in India has been one of the most ambitious ideas ever, of any government till date. It is an idea that has conjured up visions for the common Indian

Publication Date: 
Jan 2006
Ganesh Pangare, Biksham Gujja, Yoginder K. Alagh
Academic Foundation
Tags:
Environment, Water Resources, Betwa, Ken, Irrigation, Rehabilitation, India, River Linking, Ecosystems
Dams/ Irrigation

India's dam shame: why polavaram dam must not be built

Polavaram dam is an extravagant waste of public money that will provide little benefit to few people. It will set the state of Andhra Pradesh back for decades and may prevent Andhra Pradesh sharing in the economic prosperity experienced by the rest of India. This booklet argues that the Polavaram dam project should not go ahead because it will not deliver the benefits claimed for its, because it represents an extraordinary waste of public money, and it will have disastrous consequences for the people it displaces.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2006
Tony Stewart, V Rukmini Rao
Gramya Resource Centre for Women
Tags:
Dams, Polavaram, Irrigation, Displacement, Andhra Pradesh, River Linking, River Basin
Water Resources

Managing South Asia's waters

This study examines the problems of water resource management in South Asia, including policy approaches, resource sharing, and water quality issues.

Publication Date: 
Dec 2005
Imtiaz Alam
South Asian Policy Analysis Network
Tags:
Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Quality, Rural Water Supply, Water Supply, Arsenic Poisoning, South Asia, River Linking
Mining

 In Short

pongamia buses: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is running its 81 buses in Doddbalapur station (rural Bangalore), on a 10 per cent pongamia blend. These buses consume 6,000 litres

Publication Date: 
30/12/2005
Down to Earth
14
20051231
0
Tags:
Pampa, Bhopal, Biodiesel, Public Transport, Roads, Compensation, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Supreme Court, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, River Linking

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