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 what

End the annual flood of monsoon woes

Restoring the green cover, giving rivers back their floodplains and water harvesting are the only way to protect us from devastation In most parts of the world, the rain brings with it relief and joy. However, in India, the monsoon season brings with it a host of problems. For instance, a three-hour downpour on July