Most rivers and streams in urban India are dead or on the verge of collapse. With a very few and rare exceptions, these once-beautiful water bodied have been encroached upond, sources dried up or converted into sewage drains all over the country.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/urban-local-initiatives-and-government-responses-case-dev-nadi-pune
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/parineeta-dandekar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/dams-rivers-people
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/check-dam
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jawaharlal-nehru-national-urban-renewal-mission-jnnurm
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sacred-groves
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-d
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources