Disastrous Dams

Kaushal Kishore| Twitter @mrkkjhaAfter the Surat flood in August 2006, The New York Times reported, ‘With water brimming well past the permitted levels at the 350 foot Ukai Dam, according to official records, and the skies showing no sign of relief, the engineers apparently threw open the reservoir’s twenty-one sluice gates. Water then did whatContinue reading “Disastrous Dams”

Gandhian Satyagraha versus Political Suicide 

Kaushal Kishore | Follow @mrkkjha After the couple of crusades of the Ganga Putras at Matri Sadan now the Ganga Putri has been fasting, a Satyagraha for Aviral Ganga between the two poles, Political Problem and Administrative Solution Last month, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar again wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressingContinue reading “Gandhian Satyagraha versus Political Suicide “

ऐसे तो निर्मल नहीं होगी गंगा

Article written by डॉ भरत झुनझुनवाला, अर्थशास्त्री सरकार गंगा को निर्मल बनाना चाहती है. ‘निर्मल’ का अर्थ हुआ कि पानी शुद्ध है. शुद्धता बहाव से आती है. जैसे ठहरा हुआ पानी एक सप्ताह बाद सड़ने लगता है, लेकिन फुहारे से नाचता पानी शुद्ध रहता है, यह बात नदियों की निर्मलता पर भी लागू होती है. सरकारContinue reading “ऐसे तो निर्मल नहीं होगी गंगा”

Decentralized Waste Management: Energy and Biogas Production

Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD) and Society for Action in Community Health (SACH) have been jointly working for protection of River Ganga (Nirmal Jal-Aviral Ganga). One of the ongoing activities of the colaboration is Area Water Partnership (AWP) in Kanpur. It has also received support from India Water Partnership (IWP). In this context,Continue reading “Decentralized Waste Management: Energy and Biogas Production”