Rivers

Construction on China's North to South water diversion project begins

Construction on the Henan Province section of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has kicked off recently. The us $59 ambitious project aims to bring relief to the country's parched

Publication Date:

14/12/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061215

pp:

0

Tags:

Rivers, Yangtze-kiang, Water Distribution, Water Demand, Irrigation, China

Environment

Hotels, golf course to come up at the Victorial Falls Heritage site

Two hotels, a golf course and 450 chalets will soon be there at the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site, on the fringes of one of the Africa's longest rivers, the Zambezi. The us $260-million

Publication Date:

14/12/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061215

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Riverine Ecology, UNESCO, History, Zambia, Hotels, Rivers

Mining

IN COURT

Tailings dam controversy: Chile's General Directorate of Waters has decided to challenge a recent ruling of Santiago Appeals Court related to tailings mine. The court had revoked authorisation of

Publication Date:

14/12/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061215

pp:

0

Tags:

River Pollution, Mining, Copper, Rivers, Chile, Toxic Wastes

Mining

Andhra Pradesh government unveils new sand policy

the Andhra Pradesh government unveiled a new sand policy to protect riverbeds, waterbodies and groundwater on November 14, 2006. It says this is to control the powerful lobby of sand contractors and

Publication Date:

14/12/2006

Author(s): S Ramakrishna

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Mining, Surface Water, Rivers, Godavari, Groundwater, Legislation, Panchayats, Andhra Pradesh

Natural Disasters

The Ganga is shifting its course

Publication Date:

03/12/2006

Tags:

Rivers

Mining

Way off the mark

The EIA reports for the UAIL projects are a travesty. The biggest impact of the project will be on the local water regime

Publication Date:

29/11/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Utkal Alumina International (UAIL), Water Resources, Rivers, Indravati, Biodiversity, Orissa (Odisha), Kalahandi

India

China denies plan to divert Brahmaputra

a controversial Chinese project

Publication Date:

14/11/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rivers, Brahmaputra, Dams, China, India

India

"Drowned and dammed: Colonial capitalism and flood control in eastern India

Rohan D'Souza,

Publication Date:

14/11/2006

Author(s): Praveen Singh

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Mahanadi Delta, Rivers, Mahanadi, Dams, Riverine Ecology, Flood Control, India, Orissa (Odisha)

Industry

Goa, Karnataka fight over Khalsa Bandhura project

the recent decision of Karnataka State Cabinet to go ahead with the Khalsa-Bandhura project on river Mhadei and the subsequent laying down of the foundation stone on September 22 at Kanakumbi

Publication Date:

30/10/2006

Author(s): VASUDHA SAWAIKER

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rivers, Malaprabha, Dams, Conflicts, Interstate Disputes, Supreme Court, Goa, Karnataka

India