- Almatti issue
Karnataka minister's statement flayed: Major irrigation minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Thursday described the reported statement of his Karnataka counterpart KN Nage Gowda on the Almatti issue urging the Centre to stop Andhra Pradesh from executing certain projects on the river Krishna as immoral and irrelevant.
- Incomplete water projects leave Bidar district high and dry
Like in the previous years, drinking water problem persists this summer too in the district. People have resorted to agitational means to make known the problem they are facing.It has, in fact, become a common sight in the district to see people walk long distances to fetch a pot of …
Bengal plan to augment water supply
The West Bengal Government has lined up water supply projects worth Rs. 2,445.59 crores under the mega city plan. To be implemented by 2011, the projects would cover new areas and augment supply in the existing areas, according to the State Urban Development Minister, Mr. Ashok Bhattacharya.
- Bhutia campaign forces scrapping of Sikkim project
When Bhutia tribals in Sikkim state forced the scrapping of a hydel project close to the Kanchenjunga massif, it was an example of people in the Himalayas refusing to trade traditional homelands for doubtful development. The 30-MW project to harness the Rathong Chu river was modest but its scrapping has …
- Prohibitory orders at Narmada site
Prohibitory orders have been clamped near the Rs 1500-crore Maheshwar hydel project, 80-km from Indore, at the Narmada dam site on the eve of the renewal of the anti-dam stir by the Narmada Bachao Andolan on Friday.
Country getting more Ganges water now
Water Resources Minister Abdur Razzak said the country was getting more Ganges water this year compared to the last year. Quoting expert opinions regarding the availability of water at the Hardinge bridge point, he said the quantum of water Bangladesh received in January this year was the highest in the …
Showcase dam in Laos a loser for local people
A report released by International Rivers Network documents the severe and uncompensated impacts which the Theun-Hinboun Dam in Laos has had upon the livelihoods of thousands of local people. The project is to be officially opened at a dam-site ceremony this saturday, April 4. Asian Development Bank president Mr. Mitsuo …
- ' Politics of water ' prolonging the agony
The "politics of water", as some irrigation experts in Sachivalaya put it, has played havoc with the people of Saurashtra-Kutch and north Gujarat regions of the state. With every change of guard in the capital, the peiorities and projects for supplying potable water to the people undergo drastic changes, not …
- CAG discovers bungling in water fund
Bureaucrats in Assam's public health engineering department are reportedly involved in diverting funds allocated for the supply of potable drinking water in the State. Assam suffers from a severe p0otable water problem. The iron content in water exceeds the tolerable limit, but the bureaucracy is yet to take the matter …
- Locals up in arms against NBA
Environmentalists belonging to the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), are facing resistance from the local people in Mandleshwar (Khargone) towards a NBA sponsored public meeting to be held in Bhopal on April 3.People facing ouster due to the Maheshwar Hydel Project are expected to assemble on that day to discuss their …
- TN allows tariff indexing for water project
The Tamil Nadu government has offered a tariff escalation of 8 per cent per annum to the BOOT (build, own, operate and transfer) operator for the Tiruppur water supply project. This is the first instance of water tariff being indexed in the country.
- Kerala's water problem highlighted
The summer is hardly on and Kerala has already begun to reel under water scarcity. There are many "contradictions, paradoxes, inconsistencies and, in some cases, mis-placed priorities that have led to this situation," according to Dr. P. Basak, Executive Director, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management.
- Concern over water scarcity in Hyderabad
members of the State Assembly have voiced concern over the delay in the execution of Krishna water Supply Project and the resultant drinking water scarcity in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad every summer.
- US Filter in race for Bangalore water supply job
US Filter, one of the largest water treatment firms in the US, Black & Reach, Chesters and some companies from Malaysia, Singapore and Australia are among the 20 companies that have shown interest in a Rs 100 crore water recycling project for Bangalore city.
The failed grand dreams
There is a strong tendency in Bihar to blame Nepal and the hill people for the floods and see flood control dams in Nepal as the only solution. "Building Kosi dam would mean exporting Bihar's problem to Nepal," says Deepak Gyawali. The environmental and macro-economic aspects need to be considered. …
- WRD unable to generate funds for irrigation projects
The cash strapped Water Resources department is unable to generate funds for even the medium irrigation projects in Madhya pradesh which like the mega projects too are suffering from the neglect and are being delayed. The department is attributing the delays due to lack of resources stating that additional funds …
- Kallada Bill referred to subject committee
The Kerala Revocation of Arbitration Clauses and Reopening of Awards Bill, 1998, was referred to the Subject Committee today even as members from across the floor welcomed the legislation and wanted it to be made fool-proof.The irrigation Minister, Mr V.P. Ramakrishna Pillai, said that the bill, seeking to replace an …
