What’s eating up the state’s water

More than 2,000 mm of rain in 2003 but crops destroyed and farmers committing suicide; crores spent on 31 irrigation projects but villages going thirsty; 44 rivers but groundwater is sinking. After travelling through Kerala, T V JAYAN finds a drought ami

A programme in crisis. RICHARD MAHAPATRA and E VIJAYALAKSHMI find out the many ways decentralised planning is faltering

What about privatising water? Should India move to do it? What tips the scales in its favour, and what doesn t? In 2003, two editorials in Down To Earth tried to tackle such questions see:

Project spawns local water rights dispute in Nepal

Last fortnight I wrote about the different models of water privatisation. Questions continue to haunt me, but let me try and work towards some resolution. Firstly, there is the issue of pricing of

Intention and execution are not always related. That s the Swajaldhara lesson. Swajaldhara is a national level rural water supply scheme that seeks to put in place a people oriented, decentralised and demand driven water management regime. To this end, it

OSCAR OLIVERA is today an icon for all people s movements to regain control of their resources. He tells RICHARD MAHAPATRA why water is not for sale

Drinking water project peppered with flaws

Successful cooperatives compel Maharashtra government to hand over control of irrigation facilities to farmers

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