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- Dams, Rivers and People, Jul-Aug 2015, Vol 13, Issue 6-7
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Stop westward diversion of water from Krishna basin | 1 |
| Marathawada: Lowest Rainfall of the century? | 3 |
| Release idle water from Bhama Askhed dam | 6 |
| Mah CM: we need irrigation not dams | 7 |
| Open letter to Tata Sustainability Group | 10 |
| Hoisting Godavari’s Flag this Kumbh | 12 |
| The Damodar Valley Dams’ role in W Bengal Floods | 16 |
| Uttarakhand HEPs continue to impact | 17 |
| Flawed Ken Betwa EIA & violations in Public Hearing | 18 |
| Yamuna’s future in limbo in its homeland | 27 |
| Small Hydro impacts in Kharadi in Yamuna basin | 28 |
| Maletha; Battle won – campaign is on (Part II) | 31 |
| NHPC’s Chutak power house submerged in Kargil | 32 |
- Dams, Rivers and People, Apr-May-Jun 2015, Vol 13, Issue 3-4-5
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Why is state & centre gambling with the Himalayas, the Ganga & lives of millions? | 1 |
| MoWR E-Flows report is welcome, needs urgent implementation | 12 |
| Diminishing Returns from Large Hydropower projects | 15 |
| Nepal Earthquake: A Himalayan warning | 17 |
| Maharashtra Groundwater Management Authority: Can it lead by example? | 26 |
| Maletha; Redefining ‘Development’ | 29 |
| Yamuna Augmentation Canal Breach – A man-made disaster | 30 |
| Blow by Blow, How pollution kills the Yamuna River | 31 |
- Dams, Rivers and People, Nov-Dec 2014, Vol 12, Issue 10-11
| SN | Index | Page No |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Violations in Ken Betwa EIA and Public Hearing | 1 |
| 2 | First India Rivers Week Successfully Concluded | 7 |
| 3 | Lessons from Farakka | 8 |
| 4 | Can Marathwada afford to undertake sugarcane crushing? | 16 |
| 5 |
Critique of HLC Report on Review of Environment Laws
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19 |
| 6 | HLC Report: A Climate Blind Assessment | 24 |
| 7 | Celebrating Koel Karo Resistance | 26 |
| 8 | Dr. Latha Anantha,CPSs and RRC: For the rivers to flow | 29 |
| 9 | Headwater Extinctions – Impacts of hydropower projects on fish and river ecosystems | 32 |
- Dams, Rivers and People, Oct 2014, Vol 12, Issue 9
| SN | Index | Page No |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why is the IIT Consortium acting like a hydropower lobby? | 1 |
| 2 | National Green Tribunal’s Fourth Foundation Day: Why such a pro hydro bias? | 7 |
| 3 | Dibang ‘Insensitivity’ Analysis | 10 |
| 4 | “Strengthen and not dilute Environment Laws” | 12 |
| 5 | MoEF&CC discourages Additional Studies during Environmental Clearance | 15 |
| 6 | Massive Impacts of Ramganga Project | 18 |
| 7 | Narmada Estuary needs protection | 20 |
| 8 | Local Initiatives for drought-proofing Maharashtra | 25 |
| 9 | Rupin HEP okayed despite problematic EIA | 29 |
| 10 | Appeal to revoke the unjustified decision to increase SSP Dam height | 31 |
- Dams, Rivers and People, Jul-Sep 2014, Vol 12, Issue 6-8
| SN | Index | Page No |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipulating Environment & Forest Clearances for Dibang Project: A Deja vu of LSHP: Will it be a tragedy or a comedy? | 1 |
| 2 | Review of environment laws is necessary but the TSR Subramanian HLC lacks credibility | 11 |
| 3 | J and K Floods: How much of the disaster was man made | 14 |
| 4 | Yettinahole Diversion Project DPR: New Avtaar, Old Problems | 17 |
| 5 | Riverfront Development in India: Cosmetic make up on deeper wounds | 22 |
| 6 | Varanasi’s Ganga Wastewater Management: Why has it remained such an Intractable Problem? | 26 |
| 7 | A Photo Essay on the impacts of blasting & tunneling for hydropower projects in Chamba & Kinnaur districts in Himachal Pradesh | 31 |
- Dams, Rivers and People, April-June 2014, Vol 13, Issue 3-5
| SN | Index | Page No |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scope of this contribution: an introductory note | 1 |
| 2 | The Canvas of Gangetic River Fisheries | 2 |
| 2.1 | Geography of the Gangetic Basin | 2 |
| 2.2 | The Fisheries Calendar | 3 |
| 2.3 | Habitats for river fisheries | 4 |
| 2.4 | Fish Diversity in the Gangetic Basin | 5 |
| 2.5 | State of riverine fisheries of the Gangetic basin | 6 |
| 2.6 | Fishing Communities | 8 |
| 3 | Large dams, flow regulation and Gangetic basin fisheries | 11 |
| 3.1 | Impacts of dams on river flows and fisheries | 11 |
| 3.2 | Downgrading of fisheries | 14 |
| 3.3 | Fish declines and changing practices | 16 |
| 3.4 | Problems with invasive alien fish species | 17 |
| 4 | A critical review of mitigation measures | 17 |
| 4.1 | The monsoonal fishing ban | 17 |
| 4.2 | Fish ladders and hatcheries | 17 |
| 4.3 | Fisheries co-operatives: a vestige? | 20 |
| 4.4 | Riverine protected areas: new grounds for conflicts with fisheries | 20 |
| 4.5 | Compliance of fishers towards biodiversity conservation | 21 |
| 4-6 | River restoration and alternative livelihoods | 21 |
- Dams, Rivers and People, Feb – Mar 2014, Vol 12, Issue 1-2
| Index | Page
No |
|---|---|
| International Day of Action for Rivers: Shalmala River Protection Rally | 1 |
| Examplary Fraud in environmental governance! Sonthi LIS in Karnataka | 4 |
| Veerappa Moily supports foundation stone laying of Yettinahole Diversion Project | 7 |
| Maharashtra farmers face impacts of hailstorms and State’s ‘Inaction’ Plan on Climate Change | 9 |
| Bahut kathin hai dagar panghat ki; ab kyo bhar lau pipe-link se ye mataki…. | 13 |
| Chinki Major Irrigation Project on Narmada | 21 |
| Cumulative Impact Assessment of Siang Basin in Arunachal Pradesh | 24 |
| New Publication from SANDRP: Report on Unjustified Dams for Mumbai Metro Region | 32 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Dec 2013-January 2014 Vol 11, Issue 11-12
| Index | Page
No |
|---|---|
| Is Environment just a political football for the NDA and UPA? | 1 |
| Muck dumping by damaged Vishnuprayag HEP in River | 3 |
| Possible explanation for Seti River flood of Nepal in May 2012 | 4 |
| Visit to Fish ladder at Kurichu HEP in Bhutan | 9 |
| Court Order on India-Pak Kishanganga dispute on E-flows | 14 |
| Water Sector Review for India for 2013 | 18 |
| Water Sector Review for North East India for 2013 | 20 |
| Water Sector Review for Maharashtra for 2013 | 23 |
| Notice to GVK project over damage to Uttarakhand town | 28 |
| Illegal Public Hearing of Lower Siang HEP Called Off | 29 |
| US Congress Opposes Financial Support for Large Dams | 30 |
| Dam Removal & Cancellations in Vietnam, Spain and US | 31 |
| Short film on Uttarakhand disaster: Flood Ravage and the Dams | 32 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Oct-Nov 2013 Vol 11, Issue 9-10
| Index | Page
No |
|---|---|
| Ten Times Bigger Mohanpura Dam in Madhya Pradesh | 1 |
| Bansujara Dam: Another Shoddy EIA by WAPCOS | 5 |
| Community Fish Sanctuaries protect the fish and their rivers | 9 |
| Mah ignores Riverine Fisheries | 11 |
| E-flows in India – groping in darkness | 12 |
| MEF Committee on UKD Hydro: Need full mandate | 14 |
| A different COP that actually addresses climate change | 15 |
| New Publication: Yamuna Manifesto | 16 |
| Kasturirangan Report – a blueprint for political polarization in Kerala? | 17 |
| Gujrat builds Garudeshwar weir, Statue of Unity Without Clearances | 20 |
| “Address Impacts of Small Hydel Projects” | 21 |
| Media Hype Vs Reality | 23 |
| Hydro power projects violating SC order in greenest state of India | 25 |
| North East India Update | 29 |
| New Flood Forecasting System from Bangladesh | 31 |
| SANDRP’s short film on “Flood Ravage and the Dams of Uttarakhand” | 32 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Aug-Sep 2013 Vol 11, Issue 7-8
| INDEX | No |
|---|---|
| Curtain Raiser on the events at NHPC’s 280 MW Dhauliganga HEP | 1 |
| Yettinahole Diversion: An imprudent, Rs. 100 Billion proposition | 5 |
| Public pressure leads to changes in dam operation | 13 |
| CAG blows the lid off Massive irrigation scam in Andhra Pradesh | 18 |
| Unjustified Dam plagued by manipulated clearances | 21 |
| Supreme Court’s directions on Uttarakhand Hydropower Projects | 25 |
| Letter to MoEF about reconstituted Expert Appraisal Committee on River Valley Projects | 27 |
| Latest Blogs from SANDRP | 28 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Jun-Jul 2013 Vol 11, Issue 5-6
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Uttarakhand Flood Disaster: Role of Human Actions | 1 |
| Central Water Commission’s (CWC) non-existent Flood Forecasting in Uttarakhand | 6 |
| How do they add to the disaster potential in Uttarakhand? | 7 |
| THDC & CWC Claims about Tehri: Truth versus the Hype | 22 |
| Suspend ECs to Hydropower Projects in Uttarakhand; Institute independent enquiry into the role of HEPs in increasing the disaster | 23 |
| Lessons not learnt in Uttarakhand from Past Disasters or Reports | 26 |
| Uttarakhand Floods disaster: Lessons for Himalayan states | 29 |
| Lessons from Uttarakhand disaster for selection of River Valley Expert Committee: Select Independent persons with clean track record; don’t select any of the current members | 31 |
| Latest Blogs from SANDRP | 32 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Apr-May 2013 Vol 11, Issue 3-4
| INDEX | 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 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Feb-Mar 2013 Vol 11, Issue 1-2
| 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 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Jan 2013, Vol 10, Issue 12
| 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 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Nov-Dec 2012, Vol 10, Issue 10-11
| 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 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Sep-Oct 2012, Vol 10, Issue 8-9
| 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 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, Jul-Aug 2012, Vol 10, Issue 6-7
| 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 |
- Dams, Rivers & People, April, May, June 2012, Vol 10, Issue 3-4-5
| 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 |
- DRP March 2012, Vol 10 Issue 2
| 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 |
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