Anil Agarwal It was a meeting with an amazing lesson. The subject was rainwater harvesting. But the message was one on governance. And a truly stark one. If only India could learn from it... |
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Lessons learnt Following the monsoon failure of 1999-2000, two states Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh launched crash programmes to encourage water harvesting. An appreciable shift, becaus... |
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Forgetting Science Indian politicians take great pride in the country being a major scientific nation, what with all the nuclear power plants, missiles and atomic bombs that we build and ... |
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First visit (This article appeared in Down To Earth , January 15, 2000) With the failure of the 1999 monsoon in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought.... |
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When calamity Strikes Water harvesting is the new catchword for the government struggling against drought. ITs now official. Cherrapunji, which holds the record for the highest rain... |
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A Political Drought During one of the meetings of the World Water Commission, which recently submitted its report in The Hague to a bevy of water ministers, a member had strongly emphasis... |
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Mismanaging water can create a crisis and lead to panic. This is exactly what led to a water riot near Jamnagar in Gujarat (This article appeared in Down To Earth , Jan 15, 2000) At l... |
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D O S S I E R S C omprehensive collection of research and policy papers on water harvesting To access these reports, fill up the form that appears at the bottom of this page RESEARCH Kolkata water pro... |
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ASHTAMUDI LAKE Back to previous page Click on areas Background Links People Background Ashtamudi wetland is an estuary, which lies in the Kollam district. This is the second largest wetland in ... |
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Search Events Mumbai RWH Manual Ranchi Seminar GDA workshop Workshop in Kanpur schools Training for NDMC Public awareness meeting at Sarita Vihar CSE-RELMA partnership Save wat... |
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