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South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People
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DRP 021126: Honestly assessing the impacts of Pump Storage Projects
The project requires felling of nearly 32,000 trees in ecologically sensitive Western Ghats. The concern is also about the long term changes to the landscape. It is true that some energy storage is important for supporting renewable energy, however why are we refusing to look at…
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Highest Flood Level Breach in October 2026
The HFLs of both the Sarayan and Shilabati rivers in the Ganga basin is crossed by narrow margins. In contrast, the Mandrathanaya and Godahada rivers in the EFR basin between the Mahanadi & Pennar breached their respective HFLs by more than 3 metres, mainly due to the impact of…
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Prioritize Yamuna Rejuvenation, Floodplain Protection rather than pushing Sabarmati type Riverfront Development Project
The exceptional floods in Delhi in 2023 and 2025 have raised serious concerns about the Yamuna’s flood-carrying capacity and the cumulative impacts of floodplain encroachment by bridges, roads, barrages and other infrastructure projects.
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Oct 2026: Shintaphu Lake GLOF and Artificial Lake in Bhutan
Water from Shintaphu Lake enters the Mo Chhu which flows south through Gasa and Punakha districts. At Punakha, the Mo Chhu joins the Pho Chhu to form the Punatsangchhu. The river enters India as the Sankosh and is also known as the Gangadhar in parts of the Assam plains. It…
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HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM PRESENT IN GODAVARI, EXTENT STILL UNKNOWN: Institutional Apathy & Opacity Ahead of Kumbh Mela
STATEMENT AND MEMORANDUM To: Chief Minister of Maharashtra cm@maharashtra.gov.in Chief Secretary of Maharashtra cs@maharashtra.gov.in Secretary of the Environment and Climate Change Department for the Government of Maharashtra psec.env@maharashtra.gov.in Principal Secretary,…
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DRP 261026: Time to Prioritize Wetlands Conservation, Protection
Importantly, the Court has clarified that the ground-truthing exercise must go beyond notified wetlands and cover all, including smaller water bodies with area less than 2.25 hectares as identified in existing atlases. The Court has directed all States and Union Territories to…
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DRP 191026: India Disaster Management Must Shift from Response to Prevention
Lucknow must also assess the cumulative impacts of the Gomti riverfront, the Green Corridor, embankments, roads and surrounding urban expansion. No single project should be examined in isolation from the river system it modifies. The choice before Lucknow is clear: continue…
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Yamuna Mathan 1026: Can Damming Tributaries Revive the River?
Villagers from Jaunsar-Bawar and Himachal Pradesh unanimously decided at a mahapanchayat in Kwanu that they are not opposed to the Kishau Dam itself, but to its proposed height and location. They demanded that the dam be shifted further towards Meenas from the currently proposed…
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Oct. 2026: Budhi Gandaki Flashflood Affects Four Hydro Projects in Nepal
The Budhi Gandaki flows south through Gorkha and joins the Trishuli river, which combines with other rivers to form the Narayani (Gandaki) river in Nepal. The Narayani enters West Champaran district of Bihar where it is known as the Gandak river. It joins the Ganga near Patna.
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DRP 121026: Will India’s mining ravaged rivers get justice this time?
Noting that the problem requires a pan-India approach, the bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said, “We direct the CEC to give its report on the issue of river sand mining in the country.” The bench said, “There is a measure of control the states must exercise while…
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TOXIC EMERGENCY IN NASHIK AHEAD OF KUMBH MELA: GROUNDWATER TESTS 1,000 TIMES OVER SAFE CHROMIUM LIMITS
PRESS NOTE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laboratory testing has confirmed acute toxic contamination ongoing in Ambad, Nashik, where residential borewell water has turned bright yellow, likely due to industrial hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from the Ambad MIDC. Local activists Roshan…