Wet Runs: There are 32 ongoing water projects with private sector participation, as also 22 hydro power projects with private participation. Some 20 states are undertaking water sector reforms.
Farm Woe: Net irrigated area in India is 55 mn ha against a net crop area of 142 mn ha.
Fast Dwindling: Forest cover has gone down by 1,409 sq km between 2003 and 2005.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/h2o-let-free-its-flow
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/saikat-datta
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anuradha-raman
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/outlook-new-delhi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-policy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-privatisation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/world-bank
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/khagaria-d
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bettiah
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supaul-d
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangalore-t
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-t
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coimbatore-d
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi-jal-board-djb