Tag: Migratory Fish

DRP 130426: CAG Reveals Governance Failure in J&K Wetlands Management
Dams, Rivers & People

DRP 130426: CAG Reveals Governance Failure in J&K Wetlands Management

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(Feature Image: Cover page of CAG report on Wetlands management in J&K)

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India report is revealing official document on how systemic governance failure has failed the wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir. The fact that 518 out of 697 lakes have shrunk or disappeared, reflects on decades of ineffective policies. As per the report, the multiple departments operated in isolation with no accountability, no shared database and no management plans thus making the wetlands vulnerable to encroachment.

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DRP 6 April 2026: CAG Report on DJB indicates fundamental issues
Dams, Rivers & People

DRP 6 April 2026: CAG Report on DJB indicates fundamental issues

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(Feature Image: Sewer line cleaning work by DJB in North West Delhi’s Sanjay Colony. Credit: Bhim Singh Rawat/SANDRP)

The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Audit of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for 2017-2022 highlights the fundamental issues facing Urban Water Sector in India. Unfortunately, CAG stops short of reaching the conclusion that lack of National Urban Water Policy and lack of accountable governance are the fundamental issues also plaguing DJB like other Urban Water Bodies in India.

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DRP 300326: Sad state of migratory Riverine fish in India
Dams, Rivers & People · Fish, Fisheries, Fisherfolk

DRP 300326: Sad state of migratory Riverine fish in India

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(Feature Image: Cover page of CMS summary report on Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes)

The key CMS (Conservation of Migratory fish Species) report this week once again highlights the sad state of migratory Riverine fish, fisheries and fisherfolks in India. Shockingly, even when thousands or tens of thousands of fisherfolks lose their livelihoods due to projects on rivers, there is not even assessment of impacts of such projects on fish, fisheries and fisherfolks, leave aside consideration of compensation or rehabilitation for them. The Sardar Sarovar Project on Narmada River in Gujarat, one of the most celebrated dams of India, as an apt example of this situation. Farakka Dam is another such example.

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World Fisheries Day 2024: Important Studies, Reports on River Fish, Fisherfolks
Fish, Fisheries, Fisherfolk

World Fisheries Day 2024: Important Studies, Reports on River Fish, Fisherfolks

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(Feature Image: Prized catch of a fishman at Yamuna bank in Kairana, UP in Sept 2024)

During past one year, there have been several new studies and reports published amplifying the adverse effects of developmental projects including dams, waterways, river interlinking, invasive fish species, degradation of rivers and climate change on river fish and fisherfolks in India. In the last part of the annul overview on the World Fisheries Day on Nov 21 2024, we focus on these important studies and reports highlighting the threats and challenges on freshwater fish and fisherfolks.

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