Category Archives: Rivers

Journey to Gurudwara Hemkund Sahib – Environmental Perspective

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Ravleen

Working in an environment magazine is enough to brand one as an activist, and in some ways one does become one, feeling guilty of doing half the things which have become part of modern lifestyle. As I realised on a … Continue reading →

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Ganga Basin Authority Notified

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Ravleen

Government promises stopping work on dam in Uttarkashi ENVIRONMENTALIST G D Agarwal has managed to stall the controversial Loharinag Pala power project coming up speedily on the Bhagirathi, a tributary of the Ganga. On February 20, the Ministry of Power … Continue reading →

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Who’s encroaching? Noida eyes the Yamuna floodplain

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Ravleen

Noida eyes the Yamuna floodplain About 1,000 migrants lost their livelihood when their huts and crops on the Yamuna floodplain near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border were razed in December. The Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department carried out the operation on a … Continue reading →

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Losing Touch – Sabarmati Embankment project Ignores warnings, Precedents

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

Sabarmati embankment project ignores warnings, precedents Construction of an embankment along the 10-km stretch of the Sabarmati has begun in Ahmedabad despite warnings that it may hamper natural drainage in the city and that its design is inherently flawed. The … Continue reading →

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Ganga’s moment

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Ravleen

New studies, committees and a tag of national river. Will it help? The government has decided to declare the Ganga a national river, following campaigns from several quarters to preserve its cultural and religious significance. A High Powered Ganga River … Continue reading →

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Flood sans river

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Saurashtra was flooded since rainwater could not drain THE state highway between Viramgam and Surendranagar towns in Gujarat presents a stark contrast. On one side is a carpet of green fields for miles, and on the other, decaying Jowar and … Continue reading →

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Yamuna Satyagraha Yatra-fight for the river

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Ravleen

“Only 28 per cent water in the world is fresh, rest is all saline. Still, we do not understand it’s value. The next world war will surely be over water,” said Hero Hiralal, a boatman who ferried us around the … Continue reading →

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Myth of power [Gangotri]

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Nourisher of an ancient civilization, the Ganga could be gasping for its survival. Every few kilometres the water of its tributaries will be diverted to produce power. While there may not be enough flow to run the turbines, there’s enough … Continue reading →

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