Water Management

Excessive heat and little light is how I would describe discussions on privatisation of water. Protagonists say this is the magic bullet that will deliver safe water for all. Antagonists insist the

Publication Date:

14/04/2003

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030415

pp:

22

Tags:

Water Pollution Control, Water Resources, Ganga, Water Management, Water Treatment Technology, Finance, Private Sector, France, India, Delhi, Developing Countries

Water Resources

the timing, and background, of the recently concluded 3rd World Water Forum in Japan ensured that water be seen through the lens of conflict. Most debates centred around privatisation of water and large infrastructural developments in water management.

Publication Date:

14/04/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030415

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Resources, Rivers, Water Management, Private Sector

India

Land subsides in groundwater guzzling UP districts

Central Uttar Pradesh is literally on shaky ground. Land subsidence has been reported from several districts of the region, including Fatehpur, Farrukhabad, Kannauj and Unnao. Alarmingly, the culprit is neither seismic nor mining activity, but excessive g

Publication Date:

30/03/2003

Author(s): Sutapa Ghosh

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Resources, Water Resources, Groundwater, Tubewells, Water Management, Groundwater Irrigation, India, Uttar Pradesh

India

How to make Swajaldhara work

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

Publication Date:

14/03/2003

Author(s): Videh Upadhyay

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030315

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Management, Rural Water Supply, Legislation, Governance, Panchayats

Water Resources

The last common property

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

Publication Date:

14/03/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030315

pp:

0

Tags:

Mining, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Policy, Water Harvesting, Rural Water Supply, Private Sector, Legislation, Governance, World Bank, Bolivia, India, Corruption, Globalisation

India

Rainfed tanks lie neglected in parched Chhattisgarh

In theory, rainwater harvesting can drought proof every village in India. In theory, drought proofing requires strong and functioning village level institutions. Travelling through Chattisgarh state officially declared drought hit gives me a chance to s

Publication Date:

27/02/2003

Author(s): Binayak Das

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Management, Tank Irrigation, Watershed Development, Drought, Panchayats, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

India

Curbs on bathing

Bathing daily is now a punishable offence in three gram panchayats of Andhra Pradesh. The village bodies in Mellacheruvu mandal of Nalgonda district have ruled that villagers will bathe once in four

Publication Date:

14/02/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030215

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Management, Water Conservation, Water Demand, Drought, Panchayats, Andhra Pradesh, Nalgonda (D)

Mining

Villagers march to revive the Meghal river

Even as citypeople all over India were finalising their Christmas party hopping plans, a celebration of a very different kind galvanised Junagadh district, Gujarat. From December 23 to 26, 2002, thousands of villagers from villages in Keshod, Maliya, Memd

Publication Date:

14/02/2003

Author(s): Suresh Babu S V

Source: Down to Earth

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