While SC hs expanded contours of env jurisprudence: frm oft-repeated polluter pay principle–precautionary principle–public trust doctrine to larger arena of climate justice, env inequity. However, in process, the protection SC gave earlier hs bn withdrawn. sandrp.in/2024/04/15/drp…

Despite being oldest man-made lake & fountainhead of environmental services, a new road project has threatened Bhoj wetlands a Ramsar site of Bhopal which citizens find unnecessary & suggest better options. sandrp.in/2024/04/15/con…

Parineeta Dandekar of SANDRP presented a paper on Dam Decommissioning at the World Fisheries Congress at Seattle, USA last month. Here she talks about the sessions at WFC on this theme. Plz Read, Share.

sandrp.in/2024/04/12/dam…

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Indian Institute for Human Settlements INTACH SANDRP Veditum India Foundation

zenrainman Water Vagabond (Eklavya Prasad) Nivedita Khandekar Jagdish Krishnaswamy Shripad Dharmadhikary avli Neha Bhadbhade Siddharth Agarwal

Humans extract and transport more sand per year than rivers.

pic - sandrp.in/2024/04/06/why…

A serious question: who can stop illegal mining in this country?

Out to check illegal mining, Haryana IAS officer’s car chased, attempt made to hit it: Police indianexpress.com/article/cities… via The Indian Express

My new piece: Nepal’s hydropower boom comes at the cost of its fish .“Who would want to talk about fish when each drop of water could be counted as money?” thethirdpole.net/en/energy/nepa…

एक नज़र इधर भी

Dainik jagran

Villagers of #Apple country #Kotgarh are up in arms against government, SJVN Limited.

Villagers have been seeking compansation for air pollution, cracks in the houses caused by dam ( #Luhri HEP) construction on #Sutlej #River .

Manshi Asher

I love this simplified map separating the Tertiary System from Old Himalaya Rocks.

A lot more details are available now on the geology of Himachal Himalaya.

Download a high res version here -

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Supriya Sule Supriya Sule Tai, this is from today. Destruction of #Mula_river continues in #Hinjawadi .

No action has been taken since your previous request & our multiple complaints.

SANDRP Pune River Revival
JEEVITNADI Living River Foundation Priyadarshini Karve
Sarang Yadwadkar ameet singh

People’s River Protection Bill opposes indiscriminate construction of dams, hydro, interlinking, RFD projects, illegal sand mining, dumping of solid & liquid waste in rivers all being done in the name of development, with least concern for rivers. sandrp.in/2024/04/08/drp…

-After ~10 yrs of 3 girls from Gubbewada village in Indi taluk drowning to death in abandoned sand mining pit in Bhima river on Maharashtra side. Govt has now deposited part of compensation in the accounts of affected family members. deccanherald.com/india/karnatak…

-In the past, the NGT had ordered several municipal corporations, including NMC, to mark flood lines alongside Nag River. However, the civic body could not initiate the process citing obstructions like retaining walls in carrying out the exercise. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/na…

-From glacial rivers of Himalayas to Periyar in Kerala, we r campaigning for rivers to b recognized as living entities & demanding strengthening & decentralization of river governance to protect rivers, fisherfolk & marginalized communities. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/dem…

-Study attributed pollution in Musi river to widespread consumption of scheduled drugs & to pharma companies releasing untreated waste. It measured env hazards of these drugs on invertebrates, algae, fishes & found them to hv moderate to high toxicity... timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad…

-After a brief hiatus, illegal muck dumping in Bhakra dam reservoir has resumed at various spots in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh in violation of the High Court directions. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/in… BBMB NHAI MORTHINDIA DC Bilaspur

The fifth post in our series calling for action to save our rivers

'Nature's own buffer – riparian zones protect against erosion and flooding, and are also habitats for countless species

Let's commit to preserving these critical areas.

#RiverConservation #RightsofRivers
#RFD

Healthy Rivers, Healthy Ocean @itmerg

Government dilutes/drops refrences of the plight of those displaced by the Narmada dam. It is all the more necessary to listen to the voices of oustees. Visit, listen, circulate the website- Oral History of The Narmada Struggle: oralhistorynarmada.in