dumping ponds: Most ponds and canals of Barisal city in Bangladesh are on the verge of being silted in the name of development. The Barisal city corporation (BCC) authority had filled up some areas

water wars are here: One protestor was killed when police opened fire at a group of farmers demanding release of water from a dam in Amravati district in Maharashtra on February 20, 2006. The farmers

Lack of commitment has kept several schemes in the files

Hasty planning ensures bad execution

The United Nations Environment Agency (unea) has warned that the spring thaw of ice in China's Songhua river may release toxins trapped from an earlier chemical spill. "Great care must be taken in

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The Chhattisgarh government handed over a stretch of the Sheonath river to a private company to manage water distribution without setting up independent regulatory authorities that could establish guidelines under which a private firm could manage a common resource. A long lease without a regulatory mechanism can lead to unforeseen circumstances.