Dams, Rivers & People, October - November 2010

contents

The strong case for reducing the FRL of Gandhi Sagar Dam 1
 Sustainable water management in Konkan under threat 5
 Kalpsar: Modi’s hankering for illusory legacy of mega water project 8
 Indian Express Campaigns for Big Hydro in North East 10
 PILs lead to the framing of Policy on Sand Mining for Maharashtra 13
 India’s 1st Climate Impact Assessment Report 14
 Global Temperature could rise by 4 C by 2060 15
 Protests against Kalu dam near Mumbai 16
 Past misdeeds haunts Kol Dam 17
 Serious Water Hazards of Shale Gas Exploration Policy 18
 Thermal Merchant Power Plants: Threat to Ecology and Livelihoods 20
 Capacity Trading in Power Market 21
 South Asia: IDSA task force report on water security 22
 Pakistan: The World Bank’s Indus indictment 23

OCT NOV 2010 issue of Dams, Rivers & People [DRP]

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