Dams, Rivers & People
What's New
2013
Some Recent Significant Issues:
- Comments on IMG Report on Upper Ganga Hydro, June 2013 (pdf file 580 kb)
- Analysis of MoEF’s EAC on River Valley Projects - Zero rejection in six years, Feb 2013 (pdf file 360 kb)
- TOR and EC Clearance status for all projects from EAC meeting minutes from Apr 2007 to Dec 2012, Feb 2013 (pdf file 812 kb)
June 2013
- Lakhwar Dam Project Joint Statement, June 2013 (pdf file 276 kb)
- Letter to MoEF Against Forest Clearance of Kalu Dam, June 2013 (pdf file 196 kb)
- How efficient is Maharashtra sugarcane, June 2013 (pdf file 260 kb)
- Sugarcane and Drought in Solapur, June 2013 (pdf file 432 kb)
- Comments on IMG Report on Upper Ganga Hydro, June 2013 (pdf file 580 kb)
- News, June 2013 (pdf file 144 kb)
May 2013
- Dams, Rivers & People, Apr-May 2013 Vol 11, Issue 3-4 (pdf file 999 kb)
| NDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Comment on IMG (BK Chaturvedi) report on Upper Ganga Hydro and the river | 1 |
| Kalu Dam: Shocking decision by the Forest Advisory Committee | 13 |
| Lakhwar Dam Project on Yamuna : Why the project should not go ahead | 17 |
| How efficient is Maharashtra’s Sugarcane crop? 21 | 21 |
| Why Solapur, Sugarcane and Sustainability do not rhyme? | 24 |
| Agitation holds work at Parbati-III HEP | 30 |
| Dams may trigger more quakes in Kashmir: Gaur | 31 |
| Publications available with SANDRP | 32 |
April 2013
- Dam Decommissioning as Env Piroirty in India, March 2013 (pdf file 1.03 mb)
- Strange Case of Missing Dams, March 2013 (pdf files 1.28 mb)
- UN Year for Water Cooperation - Journey from Cooperation to Conflict, March 2013 (pdf file 680 kb)
- Fauna of Chambal River Sanctuary, March 2013 (pdf file 2.51 mb)
- Maharashtra's Sugar Shackles PD, March 2013 (pdf file 312 kb)
- Dams, Rivers & People, Feb-Mar 2013 Vol 11, Issue 1-2 (pdf file 2.8 mb)
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| How is 2012-13 Drought in Maharashtra worse than the 1972 one? | 1 |
| Another sop for Mah Sugar Industry |
6 |
| Maharashtra’s Sugar Shackles | 7 |
| Vertebrate fauna of the Chambal River Basin, particularly in the NCS |
10 |
| No More Mini Hydel Projects in Karnataka Western Ghats | 13 |
| Dam Decommissioning as an Environmental Priority |
14 |
| Box: Experience from Penobscot River, USA |
20 |
| Anti Dam protests in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh |
22 |
| Journey from cooperation to conflict | 23 |
| How much do we know about our dams and rivers? |
30 |
| Publications available with SANDRP |
32 |
March 2013
- PR: How is Maharashtra Drought 2012-13 worse than 1972, March 30 2013 (pdf file 68 kb)
- Maharashtra Drought 2012-13 worse than 1972, March 2013 (pdf file 3.33 mb)
- WWD 2013 - India and South Asia - From Conflict to Cooperation, March 21 2013 (doc file 56 kb)
- Comments on MWR Hydro Met Data Dissemination Policy, March 2013 (pdf file 20 kb)
Feb 2013
- Dams, Rivers & People, Jan 2013, Vol 10, Issue 12 (pdf file 6.8 MB)
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Analysis of MoEF’s Expert Approval Committee | 1 |
| TOR and EC status in North India |
15 |
| State wise, river basin wise overview of projects in North India |
17 |
| TOR and EC status in North East India |
18 |
| State wise, river basin wise overview of projects in North East India |
21 |
| TOR and EC status in East India |
22 |
| State wise, river basin wise overview of projects in East India |
23 |
| TOR and EC status in West India |
24 |
| State wise, river basin wise overview of projects in West India |
26 |
| TOR and EC status in South India |
27 |
| State wise, river basin wise overview of projects in South India |
28 |
| Reject Environment Clearance to Luhri: Letter from 60 to MoEF and EAC |
29 |
| New Publication from SANDRP | 32 |
- Press Release: World Wetlands Day, Feb 2, 2013 (doc file 42 kb)
- Press Release: EAC analysis, Feb 1, 2013 (doc file 7 kb)
- Analysis of MoEF’s EAC on River Valley Projects - Zero rejection in six years, Feb 2013 (pdf file 360 kb)
- TOR and EC Clearance status for all projects from EAC meeting minutes from Apr 2007 to Dec 2012, Feb 2013 (pdf file 812 kb)
- REJECT Environment Clearance for Luhri HEP - Letter from 56 to MoEF and EAC, Feb 2013(pdf file 31 kb)
Jan 2013
- Press Release: Stop westward diversion of water by Tata and Koyna dams immediately, Jan 2013 (pdf file 20 kb)
- Submission against granting TORs to Shirapur Lift Irrigation Scheme in Maharashtra, Jan 2013(pdf file 352 kb)
Dec 2012
- Comment on NWRC meeting, Dec 2012 (Doc file 12 kb)
- Letter to NWRC on New National Water Policy, Dec 2012 (pdf file 34 kb)
(Keywords: Formulation of NWP, Right to water, Privatisation, Big irrigation projects, Law tp protect rivers, Water Regulatory Authorities, suggestions)
- Dams Are A Fishy Business, Dec 2012 (pdf file 140 kb)
(Keywords: Impact of dams, CIFRI, CMFRI, fisheries, EAC, Fish pass, Ladders, Environmental flow, Fish biodiversity) - MoTA to MoEF: FAC blatantly violating FRA, Dec 2012 (pdf file 12 kb)
(Keywords: FRA Act 2006, Ignore people's right, MoTA, MoEF, Condemned FAC) - Thirsty Rivers Bygone Fishes Hungry Societies: Nachiket Kelkar, Dec 2012 (pdf file 808 kb)
(Keywords: Hilsa, Fisheries collapse, Farakka, scarcity of water, Dry downstream, River fisheries, Parliament debate, Ganga, Biodiversity) - Dams on Chenab: How many are too many, Dec 2012 (pdf file 340 kb)
(Keywords: Chandrabhaga, hydro projects, bypass by tunnel, Himachal, J&K, Cumulative Impact Assessment, downstream hydrology, water scarcity, list of dams) - Indian Himalayas: Worlds Highest Dam Density, Dec 2012 (pdf file 936 kb)
(Keywords: Potential Effects of Hydropower Development, species extinction submerged, Teesta basin, degraded forests, 460 dams) - Yamuna: Why even apex court could not help clean the river for 18 years, Dec 2012 (pdf file 284 kb)
(Keywords: National capital, shame, BOD, COD, minimum flow, High powered committee, untreated sewage, river pollution) - White paper: Who is Mah Govt Fooling, Pradeep Purandare, Dec 2012 (pdf file 52 kb)
(Keywords: Irrigation scam, Maharashtra, WRD, corruption & irregularities, Economic Aspects, MERI, Time & cost overrun, Reforms in Water Sector, Administrative Approval, Expenditure on establishment) - Intrastate Water Disputes in Maharashtra, Dec 2012 (pdf file 304 kb)
(Keywords: Seeds of bigger problems, storage levels, GMIDC, Dams in Godavari basin, Jayakwadi, Aurangabad Vision 2020 Document, strong protests, water releases, MWRRA) - Indore WSS critique: Rahul Banerjee, Dec 2012 (pdf file 24 kb)
(Keywords: Urban water, financial viability, Sustainability, Revenue model, Stats of WSS, Waste water system, ADB, poverty pockets, alternative system, Narmada) - Dams, Rivers & People, Nov-Dec 2012, Vol 10, Issue 10-11 (pdf file 3.94 mb)
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Dams are a Fishy Business |
1 |
| Box: Experts on Fish Ladders |
5 |
| FAC Violating the FRA 2006 | 6 |
| Thirsty Rivers, Bygone Fishes, Hungry Societies |
7 |
| Loksabha Quotes on Ganga |
9 |
| How Many Dams on Chenab |
11 |
| The Himalayas: High Dam Density |
14 |
| Yamuna: National Shame |
16 |
| Whitewash of MAHA Scam |
18 |
| Maharashtra Water Disputes |
21 |
| Indore Urban Water Study |
24 |
| Methane Emission of Dams |
26 |
| Inspiring Microhydro |
27 |
| Groundwater Mining and Sealevel Rise |
28 |
| Ganga Water, Carcinogenic |
29 |
| Recognizing Rights of Rivers | 30 |
- Water Governance in India: Himanshu Thakkar, IWMI - Tata Meet, December 2012 (pdf file 560 kb)
- Damming the Western Ghats Presentation, SWGM, December 2012 (pdf file 1.64 MB)
- Damned Biodiversity Presentation: Indian Biodiversity Congress, December 2012 (pdf file 2.36 MB)
Nov 2012
- Endangered Riverine Biodiversity in India, Nov 2012 (pdf file 2.09 mb)
- Gujrat Govt's Poor Track Record on Water Front, Nov 2012 (pdf file 16 kb)
- MAHA Irrigation Scam, Nov 2012 (pdf file 88 kb)
- Irrigation Projects Audit, Maharashtra: Pradeep Purandare, Nov 2012 (pdf file 52 kb)
- Ruspiabagar Khasiabara HEP: Ulhas Karanth Com Report Extracts, Nov 2012 (pdf file 16 kb)
- Dams, Rivers & People, Sep-Oct 2012, Vol 10, Issue 8-9 (pdf file 886 kb)
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Rivers, the Most Endangered Species | 1 |
| Excerpts from FAC Report on Rupsiabagar Hydro |
9 |
| MAHA Irrigation Scam |
10 |
| Mah Water Audit: Myth and Reality |
17 |
| GOG’s Poor Track Record on Water |
20 |
| Letter to NWRC on NWP Suggestions |
21 |
| Extremely Weak CAG Audit on Hydro |
22 |
| Climate Water Mission to be Dropped? |
24 |
| Bhutan HEPs Threaten Endangered Species |
25 |
| Churning in Nepal Power Sector |
26 |
| New Publication from SANDRP |
28 |
- MoEF EAC Submission on Fisheries, Nov 2012 (pdf file 52 kb)
- PR: World Fisheries Day, Nov 2012 (pdf file 148 kb)
- Diminishing Returns from Large Hydro, Nov 2012 (pdf files 105 kb)
Oct 2012
- PR: Impact of Dams on Rivers CAN CBD HELP, Oct12, 2012 (pdf file 48 kb)
- Aquatic Biodiversity and CBD, SANDRP note (Summary), Oct 2012 (pdf file 784 kb)
- Aquatic Biodiversity and CBD, SANDRP note, Oct 2012 (pdf file 2.87 MB)
- Invitation: Side Event 2861, Impact of Dams Biodiversity, 8 Oct 2012 (pdf file 216 kb)
- Letter: Maharashtra Irrigation Scam, Oct 2012 (pdf file 78 kb)
Sept 2012
- PR: World Rivers Day, Sept 30, 2012 (pdf file 228 kb)
- New Publication from SANDRP: River Bagmati Bounties Become A Curse By Dr D K Mishra(pdf file 16 kb)
- Civil Society Letter on Andhra Pradesh Mini Hydel Policy, Sept 2012 (pdf file 116 kb)
- Impacts of Dams on Riverine Fisheries in India: Parineeta Dandekar, Sept 2012 (pdf file 684 kb)
- Impacts of Adan Dam on Fisheries, Sept 2012 (pdf file 158 kb)
- Status of Canal Irrigation in Maharashtra, Sept 2012 (pdf file 233 kb)
- Dams, Rivers & People, Jul-Aug 2012, Vol 10, Issue 6-7 (pdf file 8.66 MB)
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Damaged Rivers, Collapsing Fisheries: Impacts of Dams on riverine fisheries | 1 |
| 'How our river changed in front of our eyes': Impacts of Adan Dam on Fisheries in Maharashtra |
8 |
| Bhakra dams management: Callous, ad-hoc reservoir operation again |
10 |
| Dams, Agriculture and Drought |
12 |
| Mahrashtra Politicians' increasingly clearer Dam Scam Links: Were the Political links with Big dam lobby ever more obvious? |
14 |
| Canal Irrigation in Maharashtra: Present Status |
17 |
| MoEF reconstitutes Forest Advisory Committee Pro industry, Anti Forests, violation of SC directions |
22 |
| Macro Impacts of Mini Hydel Projects in Karnataka |
25 |
- SANDRP comments on CDM proposal for 600 MW Upper Marsyagdi HEP in NEPAL, Sept 2012 (95 kb)
- SANDRP comments on CDM proposal for 4.5 MW Hul HEP in HP, Sept 2012 (pdf file 759 kb)
- SANDRP & NESPON Comments on CDM proporsal for 6 MW Chel 2 SHP in West Bengal, Sept 2012 (pdf file 969 kb)
- PR: Inadequate CAG performance audit of hydro projects, Sept 2012 (pdf file 20 kb)
Aug 2012
- Dams Agriculture and Droughts in India, August 2012 (pdf file 110 kb)
- Letter to MoEF on Inappropriate FAC, Aug 21, 2012 (pdf file 40 kb)
- Comments on Proposed CDM status for 300 MW Panan Hydro Power Project, Aug 2012 (pdf file 63 kb)
- Press Release: Halt Mini Hydel Projects in Karnatka pending regulation and review, Aug 2012(pdf file 448 kb)
- Submission To UNFCCC against Granting Carbon Credits to Nekkiladi Sahasralingeshwara MHP, Karnataka, Aug 2012 (pdf file 419 kb)
- Submission to UNFCCC against Carbon Credits Mahadevapura MHP affecting Gende Hosahalli Protected Area and critical habitat, Aug 2012, (pdf file 363 kb)
July 2012
- Press Release: NCP and Irrigation Scam politics, July 2012 (pdf file 420 kb)
- Meeting on discussion on a book about the 1979 Machuu Dam Disaster in Gujarat, (30th July 2012) (doc file 4kb)
- The People, Piety, Pollution and Politics of Ganga, July 2012 (pdf file 72 kb)
- Irrigation and Water Systems in Bundelkhand’s Lalitpur District, July 2012 (pdf file 43 kb)
- CDM for 780 MW Nyamjang Chhu HEP: theatre of the absurd?, July 2012 (pdf file 297 kb)
- WII’s CIA of Ganga HEPs on biodiversity: Step in the right direction, July 2012 (pdf file 120 kb)
- Press Release: Why precarious water situation at Bhakra dams was avoidable, July 5, 2012 (pdf file 24 kb)
- Dams, Rivers & People, April, May, June 2012, Vol 10, Issue 3-4-5, (pdf file 1.82 MB)
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| The People, Piety, Pollution and Politics of Ganga | 1 |
| Irrigation and Water Systems in Bundelkhand’s Lalitpur District |
7 |
| CDM for 780 MW Nyamjang Chhu HEP: theatre of the absurd? | 10 |
| WII’s CIA of Ganga HEPs on biodiversity: step in the right direction | 12 |
| India Water Week: Can we wish away ecological crisis of rivers? | 15 |
| Climate Change led to collapse of Harrapan civilization | 16 |
| NGT says no to filling Maheshwar dam reservoir |
17 |
| FOREST CLEARANCE FOR KALU DAM REJECTED | 18 |
| Maharashtra cancels the Kondhane dam | 19 |
| Karnataka High Court on SHPs: Govt number one enemy of forests | 20 |
| A DISASTROUS DECISION: ICFRE to do Sutlej basin CIA | 21 |
| Lahaul Valley villagers protest against HEPs | 22 |
| Remunicipalisation - Putting water back into public hands | 23 |
| Fisheries support over 4 lakh along Wainaganga River | 24 |
| Protecting food diversity through Organic Farming | 25 |
| Hydro dams pose threat to tourism in Nepa | 26 |
| Pak Fisherfolk protest against decreasing water in rivers & dams | 27 |
| New Publication from SANDRP: Water options for India in CC | 28 |
- Objection to 12.5 MW Jhalakoti Hydro project in Uttarakhand - SANDRP submission to UNFCCC on CDM proposal, July 2012 (pdf file 2.28 MB)
June 2012
- Open Letter to World Bank India Country Director: Stop sham consultations, STOP funding destructive projects, June 2012 (pdf file 22 kb)
- Objections to Application of the 780 MW Nyamjang Chhu Hydro Project in Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh for CDM status, by SANDRP, KMSS, Save Mon Region Federation, Rural Volunteers Centre and CCDD, June 2012 (pdf file 1.28 mb)
May 2012
- Objection to Proposed CDM Credits for 24.75 MW Mahan-3 HEP in Chhattisgarh, May 2012(pdf file 472 kb)
- Why the 24 MW Kukke Hydro in Karnataka should not get CDM credits, May 2012 (pdf file 912 kb)
- Rivers: Legal and Institutional Issues in India, May 2012 (pdf file 200 kb)
April 2012
- PR - FAC Rejects Forest Clearnce TO Kalu Dam: GOM has a lot to answer for, April 2012 (pdf file 68 kb)
- WII’s Cumulative Impact Assessment of Ganga hydel projects A small step and a long way to go, April 2012 (pdf file 436 kb)
- Letter to Minister of State for MoEF from Hydro Project PAFs, Arunachal Pradesh, April 2012(pdf file 32 kb)
- Managing Embankments to Manage Disasters, April 2012 (pdf file 916 kb)
- The need for an integrated view on urban waste water, April 2012 (pdf file 540 kb)
- Why Inter-linking of Rivers is neither necessary nor Desirable, April 2012 (pdf file 48 kb)
- DRP March 2012, Vol 10 Issue 2 (pdf file 1.25 mb)
| INDEX | Page No |
| Why Inter-linking of Rivers is neither necessary, nor Desirable | 1 |
| Public statement from citizens on SC order on ILR | 5 |
| No Minister, Pune doesn’t need a new dam | 7 |
| Need for integrated view on urban waste water: case Study of Delhi | 9 |
| Managing Embankments to Manage Disasters | 14 |
| Silt eating into storage capacity of Karnataka’s dams | 18 |
| High Court Stays work on Kalu Dam |
19 |
| Members of the NGRBA resign; NGRBA meeting on April 17 | 20 |
| Groundwater a shock absorber in changing climate | 21 |
| Streams need trees to withstand climate change | 22 |
| “Ban CDM credits for large hydro” | 23 |
| Union Env. Minister has no time for indigenous people of ArP | 24 |
| Sikkim cancels two projects on Rangit; Tashiding faces protests | 26 |
| Nyamjang Chhu HEP would destroy Zemithang valley | 27 |
| India Tops List of Virtual Water Exporters | 28 |
| Madhya Pradesh to launch bio-health monitoring of Narmada River | 29 |
| ESG gets UN Water for Life best practice award | 30 |
| Potential of water saving in SRI | 31 |
| New Publication from SANDRP: Water options for India in a Changing Climate |
32 |
- Letter to FAC to reject diversion for Kalu Dam and CIA for Mumbai Dams, April 2012 (pdf file 652 kb)
March 2012
- Public statement requesting Supreme Court to Reconsider Order on ILR, March 29 2012 (pdf file 64 kb)
- Press Release: SANDRP report on Water Options in Changing Climate, March 2012 (pdf file 28 kb)
- Ex Summary: WATER SECTOR OPTIONS FOR INDIA IN CHANGING CLIMATE, March 2012 (pdf file 29 kb)
- Water Sector Options India in Changing Climate, March 2012 (pdf file 1.4 mb)
- Press Release: Pune doesn't need new Dam, March 2012 (pdf file 40 kb)
- Himanshu Thakkar talks on Future of Yamuna Yamuna Elbe, March 2012
Part - I
Part- II - Himanshu Thakkar talks on Green Clearances at CSE, March 2012
- Rivers of Gujarat, March 2012 (pdf file 9 mb)
February 2012
- DRP Jan-Feb 2012, VOL 9 ISSUE 12 – VOL 10 ISSUE 1 (pdf file 637 kb))
| INDEX |
Page No |
| Dismal power generation performance of large hydro in NE India |
1 |
| IE Journalist awards: There is conflict of Interest here, Sir |
5 |
| Draft National Policy 2012 largely seeks to help the vested interests |
6 |
| Clearance for L Demwe: MEF overrules all ind NBWL members |
9 |
| Diverse ecosystems can work as climate change buffer |
14 |
| Meghalaya eyes CDM credits to recover loss under Leshka HEP |
15 |
| Illegal dams for Mumbai: Kalu, Balganga, Susari |
16 |
| Purna dam: wrong assessment leads to loss of Rs 180 crores |
17 |
| NBA’s Jamin Hakk Sangharsh |
18 |
| ALSTOM under scrutiny by Norway on corruption issues |
19 |
| Arunachal Pradesh: Anjaw district’s micro hydro revolution |
20 |
| National Green Tribunal: All Citizens have right to contest projects |
21 |
| Alaknanda Hydro: Haggling for environment flow in EAC meetings |
22 |
| Himachal govt way of Buying silence, manufacturing consent |
23 |
| NEW PUBLICATION: ADB hydro project report in HP in HINDI |
24 |
- SANDRP Press Statement: Wildlife Clearance for Lower Demwe will be disastrous for Biodiversity, Feb 2012 (Doc file 7 kb)
- SANDRP Press Release on Farakka barrage gates remain broken for eight months, Feb 2012(Doc file 4 kb)
- Dismal generation performance of Large HEP in NE India, Feb 2012 (pdf file 44 kb)
- Demwe Lower Unacceptable Wildlife Clearance, Feb 2012 (pdf file 209 kb)
- SANDRP Press Release on National Water Policy 2012, Feb 2012 (pdf file 88 kb)
January 2012
- Is MOEF at all interested in ensuring compliance - Continuing FARCE of conditional clearances, Feb 2011 (pdf file 32 kb)
- Letter to Vice President - Indian Express Conflict of Interest, Jan 2012 (pdf file 24 kb)
- Press Release: Conflict of Interest- Indian Express Awards Sponsored by JP and Monsanto, Jan 2012 (pdf file 20 kb)
- SANDRP is Looking for a Researcher, Jan 2012 (pdf file 52 kb)
- Ecological Management of Rivers in India, Jan 2012 (pdf file 3.51 mb)
- Dolphins of the Ganga - few fading fewer frolicking, Jan 2012 (pdf file 252 kb)
- The Threat of Unsafe Mullaperiyar Dam, Jan 2012 (pdf file 172 kb)
- How to ruin living rivers - The Fall of River Shastri, Jan 2012 (pdf file 400 kb)
- Crisis of Water Quality in India, Jan 2012 (pdf file 56 kb)
- Alaknanda Hydro - MEF approves project rejected twice by FAC and WII, Jan 2012 (pdf file 32 kb)
- Traditional Water Management Systems of East Vidarbha -2 CURRENT STATUS, Jan 2012(pdf file 328 kb)
2011
December 2011
- Dams, Rivers & People, Nov-Dec 2011, Vol 9 Issue 10-11 (pdf file 2.39 mb)
| INDEX |
Page No |
| The threat of unsafe Mullaperiyar dam |
1 |
| CWC Report on Water Quality Hot Spots says little, hides a lot |
5 |
| Dolphins of the Ganga: Few fading, fewer frolicking |
8 |
| How to ruin living rivers: Fall of River Shastri |
11 |
| Traditional Water Management Systems of E Vidarbha-II |
14 |
| European Commission to review CDM Hydro status |
18 |
| Flood-banks along Krishna causing conflicts |
19 |
| Fraudulent Hydropower companies in Karnataka |
20 |
| Chenab basin projects, Luhri HEP face stiff opposition in Himachal |
21 |
| WAPCOS DOES IT AGAIN: shoddy studies in Arunachal Pradesh |
22 |
| MoEF approves project rejected twice by FAC in critical wildlife area |
24 |
| West Bengal forms a panel on Wetlands |
25 |
| Atrocious: Police burn 200 floating huts at Loktak |
26 |
| Nepal: West Seti Hydropower project dropped |
28 |
| International Court prohibits permanent work on Kishanganga |
29 |
| Burma: Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy dropped |
30 |
| Three Gorges Dam triggered 3,000 earthquakes |
31 |
| NEW PUBLICATION: ADB hydro project report in HP in HINDI |
32 |
- Comments on WAPCOS study on effect of Hydro peaking of dams in Arunachal on Dibru Sakhowa National Park in Assam, Dec 2011 (pdf file 164 kb)
- Rivers of Maharashtra, Dec 2011 (pdf file 2.12 mb)
- Why Mullaperiyar Dam needs to be decommissioned urgently, Dec 2011 (pdf file 24 kb)
- Press Release: Mullaperiyar Dispute – Urgent Action required, Dec 2011 (pdf file 23 kb)
November 2011
- Scam: UNFCCC registers Rampur hydro, Nov 2011 (pdf file 28 kb)
- Reviving Adan River through conservation and employment generation, Nov 2011 (pdf file 924 kb)
- Traditional Water Management Systems of Eastern Vidarbha: Community Conservation, Nov 2011 (pdf file 1.61 mb)
- Novel Conservation reserves on Kali, Bedthi and Aghanashini in the Western Ghats, Nov 2011(pdf file 700 kb)
- Lohit Basin Study by WAPCOS: A mockery of e-flows and cumulative impacts, Nov 2011 (pdf file 52 kb)
- Mismanagement of Hirakud leads to Orissa Floods in 2011, Nov 2011 (pdf file 28kb)
- Teesta Dams & the Sikkim Earthquake 2011, Nov 2011 (pdf file 28 kb)
October 2011
- Dams, Rivers & People, Sept- Oct 2011, Vol 9 Issue 8-9 (pdf file 3617 kb)
| INDEX |
Page No |
| Scam: UNFCCC registers Rampur hydro |
1 |
| Reviving Adan River through conservation and employment generation |
2 |
| Himachal bans hydropower projects in Tirthan & tributaries |
4 |
| Traditional Water Management Systems of E Vidarbha: Community Conservation |
5 |
| Dams, Rivers and Ecology |
9 |
| Novel Conservation reserves on Kali, Bedthi and Aghanashini in the Western Ghats |
12 |
| Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment in Western Ghats |
15 |
| Lohit Basin Study by WAPCOS: A mockery of e-flows and cumulative impacts |
17 |
| Dam Planners not accounting for climate change |
20 |
| ISRO: Himalayan glaciers are receding |
21 |
| FAC members critical of corrupt Forest bureaucracy |
22 |
| HC orders fresh public hearing for Lanco Project |
23 |
| Mismanagement of Hirakud leads to avoidable flood disaster in Orissa AGAIN |
24 |
| Polavaram: Tenders lead to fresh controversy |
25 |
| Sindhol Hydro opposed in Orissa |
26 |
| Activists in Dibang being branded as Maoists |
27 |
| Teesta Dams & the Sikkim Earthquake |
28 |
| Growing opposition to big hydro in Himachal Pradesh |
29 |
| Bichhri case revisited: SC penalises polluting industry to evade court orders |
30 |
| HC order: No construction within 500 m of High Flood Level of Ganga and Yamuna |
31 |
- Diminishing Returns from Large Hydro Power Projects in INDIA, Oct 2011 (pdf file 24 kb)
September 2011
- Massive Displacement and Degraded Ecosystems: Long Shadows of India's rapid Urban Growth, Sep 2011 (pdf file 476 kb)
- AHEC’s Pathetic Cumulative Impact Assessment of Ganga Hydro projects, Sep 2011 (pdf file 960 kb)
- Ganga Basin Report by AHEC-IIT Roorkee- Review of River Ecology Aspects, Sep 2011 (pdf file 64 kb)
- Industrial and Domestic Water Supply Dams for Mumbai- No EIA, No PH, No Clearances, No Monitoring, Sep 2011 (pdf file 224 kb)
- National Wetlands Atlas 2011- Taking Baby Steps in the Right Direction, Sep 2011 (pdf file 68 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in Bhagirathi & Alaknanda Basins, Sep 2011 (pdf file 880 kb)
August 2011
- Dams, Rivers & People, June-July-Aug 2011, Vol 9, Issue 5-6-7 (pdf file 1.44 MB)
| INDEX |
Page No |
| AHEC-IITR’s Ganga Basin Report: Flawed, Shoddy, Biased & Unacceptable |
1 |
| The Official EAC on RVP critical of Ganga Basin Cumulative Impact Report | 8 |
| Ganga Basin Cumulative Assessment: A review of River Ecology Aspects | 9 |
| Ganga Basin Cumulative Assessment: A review of Water Quality Aspects | 14 |
| DAMS for Mumbai: No EIA, No Clearances, No hearings, no monitoring |
15 |
| National Wetlands Atlas: Baby step in Right Direction | 19 |
| J Ramesh Tenure at MEF: BIG BANG, LACKING IN SYSTEMIC CHANGES | 22 |
| Workshop on Reservoir Operation Management in Kerala | 24 |
| IMD: Climate Change has induced increased flood risk in India | 25 |
| Adverse Impacts of Lower Subansiri | 26 |
| Report: ADB’s green label not working for 4 Himachal Hydro projects |
27 |
| Vidarbha farmers demand white paper on Irrigation Scam and Water Theft |
28 |
| IIM Report: Gujarat’s high Agri growth Not due to SSP |
29 |
| Leader trying to protect wetlands shot dead in W Bengal |
30 |
| Ramesh clears 40 wildlife affecting projects in two hours without discussion |
31 |
| NEW REPORT, Eliot on Rivers | 32 |
July 2011
- Jairam Ramesh as Environment Minister - An Assessment, July 2011 (pdf file 56 kb)
- Why the 24 MW Kukke Hydro in Karnataka should not get CDM credits, May 2012 (pdf file 912 kb)
- Letter to UNFCCC Objections on Rampur Hydro CDM Credits, July 2011 (pdf file 101 kb)
June 2011
- Comments on Cumulative Impact Assessment of Ganga Basin Hydro Projects , June 2011 (pdf file 58 kb)
May 2011
- Press Release on ADB Financed HEP in HP, May 2011, (pdf file 102 KB)
- A Report on ADB Financed Hydropower Projects in Himachal Pradesh, May 2011 (pdf file 3.92 MB)
- Dams, Rivers & People April May 2011, Vol 9, Issue 3-4 (pdf file 1.08 MB)
| INDEX |
Page No |
| Analysis of TAC guidelines and decisions in recent meetings |
1 |
| Conflicts over water in Chile – Between Human Rights and Market Rules |
2 |
| Dying Rivers of Goa: Impact of mining on water resources |
10 |
| Blue Rivers of Meghalaya |
13 |
| Small Projects, Big impacts: Micro & mini hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh |
15 |
| Himachal Fisheries Department compromises rivers for money |
16 |
| Subarnarekha: A Streak of radioactive pollution? |
17 |
| Maharashtra amends water authority bill, cabinet gets unaccountable powers |
18 |
| BOOK REVIEW: In search of Yamuna |
19 |
| Interlinking of Rivers in Bihar |
20 |
| Inequality & climate Vulnerability Linked |
23 |
| Dams in the Western Ghats to quench Mumbai’s never ending demands |
24 |
| Villagers construct their own dams in Chhattisgarh |
25 |
| High Court puts on hold Mini-hydel projects in Western Ghats |
26 |
| Demand of release of freshwater into Yamuna round the year: key issues |
27 |
| Yamuna Bachao Andolan: To make the river flow |
28 |
| Fate of Trouts in of J & Kashmir streams |
29 |
| Jairam Ramesh: Ken Betwa Linking Disastrous |
30 |
| World Bank, India to help Afghanistan build Kabul River dams |
31 |
| NEW PUBLICATIONS |
32 |
April 2011
- Letter to Union Ministry of Water Resources for transparency, participation in Decision making process APR2011 (pdf file 16 kb)
- Dams, Rivers and People March 2011 (pdf file 2705 kb)
| INDEX |
Page No |
| Maharashtra gifts farmers’ water to industries |
1 |
| CIC orders CWC to disclose backwater studies in public interest |
2 |
| Bihar Success Story in System of Crop Intensification |
3 |
| Bihar Floods, Breaching Embankments and Suppressing Information |
8 |
| A Review of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2 Report |
10 |
| Climate Change in Jharkhand: Extreme rain deficit |
13 |
| SC Slams Govt on Gosikhurd rehabilitation |
14 |
| Sardar Sarovar will take 176 years: Gujarat MLA |
16 |
| Below 16% allocation for Artificial Recharge of Groundwater could be spent |
17 |
| Corruption in Kulu HEPs: Officers under scanner |
19 |
| Successful Participatory Irrigation Development in Vidarbha |
20 |
| Communities construct their own canals |
21 |
| High Court: Limit withdrawal to 50% from rivers |
22 |
| UN: Eco-Farming Could Double Food Output |
23 |
| Chhattisgarh proposal for River linkage: For private benefits? |
24 |
| Chhattisgarh: Bogda dam sold for Private TPS? |
25 |
| Kerala law to hold Coke accountable for the damages in Plachimada |
26 |
| China water crisis and why dams wont help, but could worsen the crisis |
27 |
| US: Dangers behind Aging Dams |
30 |
| European Parliament asks World Bank not to fund big hydro, big dams |
31 |
- Map of River Basins of India (pdf file 487 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in Composite INDUS River Basin (pdf file 698 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects on INDUS River (pdf file 772 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects on JHELUM River (pdf file 387 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in CHENAB River Basin (pdf file 556 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in RAVI River Basin (pdf file 531 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in BEAS River Basin (pdf file 436 kb)
- Map of Hydro Projects on SUTLEJ River in Himachal Pradesh (pdf file 1145 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in SUTLEJ River Basin (pdf file 525 kb)
- Map of GHAGGAR River Basin (JPEG file 555 kb)
- Map of GHAGGAR Basin Flood 2010 (JPEG file 670 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in GANGA River Basin (pdf file 897 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in BHAGIRATHI River (JPEG file 568 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in ALAKNANDA River Basin (JPEG file 608 kb)
- Map of Hydro projects on MANDAKINI River Basin (JPEG file 480 kb)
- Map of Hydro Projects on GORIGANGA River (JPEG file 312 kb)
- Map of Major Hydro Projects in YAMUNA River Basin (pdf file 820 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in Upper Yamuna Basin Jan 19, 2011(jpeg image 559 kb)
- Map of Dam Projects in KEN-BETWA River Basin (JPEG file 816 kb)
- Map of Hydro Projects in CHAMBAL River Basin (pdf file 633 kb)
- Map of BANAS Basin - Upstream of Bisalpur dam (JPEG file 490 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in SONE River Basin (pdf file 231 kb)
- Map of KOSI River Basin (JPEG file 465 kb)
- Map of Hydro Projects on DAMODAR River (pdf file 156 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in BRAHMAPUTRA River Basin (pdf file 841 kb)
- Map of SUBANSIRI River Basin (pdf file 448 kb)
- Map of LOHIT Basin (JPEG file 285 kb)
- Map of TEESTA River Basin (JPEG file 552 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in SUBARNREKHA River Basin (pdf file 589 kb)
- Map of BRAHMANI River Basin (JPEG file 520 kb)
- Map of Hydro Projects in BAITARANI River Basin (pdf file 618 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in MAHANADI River Basin (pdf file 576 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in GODAVARI River Basin (pdf file 603 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in KRISHNA River Basin (pdf file 731 kb)
- Map of TUNGBHADRA River Basin (JPEG file 639 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in CAUVERY River Basin (pdf file 1037 kb)
- Map of VAIGAI River Basin (JPEG file 146 kb)
West Flowing Rivers
- Map of LUNI River Basin (pdf file 536 kb)
- Map of BHADAR River Basin (pdf file 380 kb)
- Map of SABARMATI River Basin (pdf file 448 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in MAHI River Basin (pdf file 371 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in NARMADA River Basin (pdf file 946 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in TAPI River Basin (pdf file 287 kb)
- Map of VAITARNA River Basin (JPEG file 249 kb)
- Map of GOA Rivers (JPEG file 117 kb)
- Map of KALINADI River Basin (JPEG file 214 kb)
- Map of SHARAVATHY River Basin (JPEG file 262 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects on NETRAVATI River Basin (pdf file 109 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects on ALIYAR River Basin (pdf file 141 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in CHALAKUDY River Basin (pdf file 572 kb)
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects on PAMBA River Basin (pdf file 368 kb)
- Map of PERIYAR River Basin (JPEG file 282 kb)
March 2011
- Nuclear Power India - Declining Generation High Costs and Risks March 2011 (pdf file 18 kb)
- Press Release: Polavaram - Regulator acts as promoter - misinforms Parliament March 5, 2011(pdf file 34 kb)
- India Water Sector- PERFORMANCE and CHALLENGES March 2011 (pdf file 5 mb)
February 2011
- Dams, Rivers and People February 2011 (pdf file 6.7 mb)
| INDEX |
Page No |
| The continuing farce called conditional clearances |
1 |
| Global Crop Water Footprint |
3 |
| Violation of environment law by Four Himachal HEPs: Will MEF act? |
4 |
| River Schools can make the future look bright |
14 |
| How debris affect Himalayan Glaciers |
17 |
| MEF to AP: Implement Forest Rights Act in Polavaram Area |
18 |
| BBMB refuses to provide irrigation water to Bhakra oustees |
19 |
| Sardar Sarovar Land scam: IAS officers taken to High Court |
20 |
| Review all Arunachal Dams: Assam CM to PM |
21 |
| Ranganadi downstream affected demand compensation |
22 |
| TN HC: shut down Tirupur units or polluting Noyyal River |
24 |
| Sand mining of rivers in Uttar Pradesh goes to High Court |
25 |
| Padyatra against Par Tapi Narmada River Link Proposal |
29 |
| US report says climate change can stir Indo Pak conflict |
30 |
| Writings on the Wall |
32 |
- Press Release on CIC order to CWC to make the Almatti backwater study public Feb 16 2011(pdf file 15 kb)
- CIC orders CWC to disclose backwater level studies in public interest following SANDRP appeal Feb 2011 (pdf file 335 kb)
- SANDRP PR Wetlands Rules Not Good Enough For Protecting Wetlands Feb 3 2011 (pdf file 14 kb)
- India's wetlands in peril Feb 2011 (pdf file 649 kb)
- Violations of Environment Norms by Four Big Himachal Hydroelectric Projects- Photographic Evidence Feb 2011 (pdf file 9.92 mb)
January 2011
- Map of Hydro Electric Projects in Upper Yamuna Basin Jan 19, 2011 (jpeg image 559 kb)
- Dams, Rivers and People December 2010 - January 2011 (pdf file 1.04 mb)
| INDEX | Page |
| Wetland Rules 2010: Welcome, but won’t help wetlands |
1 |
| Water Crisis in Ramsar Wetlands of India |
7 |
| Can India be firm with China on Brahmaputra basin dams? |
12 |
| Why MoEF needs to urgently take up some systemic tough actions |
14 |
| Climate Change and Manipur’s wetlands |
15 |
| India dodged UN to get climate credits? |
16 |
| Kishau dam a National Project? Serious Questions about MWR |
17 |
| INDIAN EXPRESS at it again: Blind advocacy FOR dams |
18 |
| Srinagar HEP challenged in High Court and CEC |
19 |
| Scam in the Maharashtra Irrigation Projects? |
20 |
| Big Polluters of Orissa |
21 |
| FAO predicts Food Crisis in 2011 |
22 |
| China: 36 punished over fatal dam breach |
23 |
| Writings on the Wall |
24 |
