Fwd: Newsletter: Supreme Court judgement on interlinking of rivers

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From: India Water Portal <contact@indiawaterportal.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Subject: Newsletter: Supreme Court judgement on interlinking of rivers
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Greetings from India Water Portal! This is our fortnightly newsletter bringing you news and knowledge from the past 15 days. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Lead Stories   Supreme Court judgement on interlinking of rivers The Supreme Court of India's recent judgement on the interlinking of rivers project, asking the Government to go ahead with implementation, has raised concerns among prominent experts, concerned citizens and neighbouring countries who have urged the Court to put the order on hold and reconsider the matter. India Water Portal requests its readers to give their feedback on the pros and cons of this gigantic proposal, which is estimated to cost the exchequer Rs 560,000 crores. Peninsular river component of the National Perspective Plan; Image courtesy: National Water Development Agency   Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Contact us Gujarat becomes role model for watershed management programmes Cultural and ecological concerns undermined in the upcoming Alaknanda dam project in Garhwal, Uttarakhand Country's first GIS-based system to assess damage from natural disasters, setup in Puducherry Over exploitation of groundwater pushes government of Goa to declare entire state as a scheduled area MoEF's annual report shows total mangrove cover in Kerala has increased Notice Board CHIRAG invites applications for Executive Director, based at Simayal village, Nainital, Uttarakhand Advanced Center for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM) is looking for a scientist and researchers, based at Pune Training and facilitation in hydrogeology, groundwater and watershed management, organised by ACWADAM, May 28 – June 12, 2012, Pune Articles A framework for rural drinking water quality management, based on experiences from the voluntary sector - A learning document by Arghyam The sanitation crisis in India - An urgent need to look beyond toilet provision Arghyam announces transition in leadership Jayamala Subramaniam to take over from 1st June, 2012 Toolkit for integrated urban water management, developed by Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy Queries Water analysis report of a children's home - Want to know if it is safe for drinking. If not, what measures should we take? I live in a 350-flat apartment complex - Require consultation regarding digging of borewells and rainwater harvesting design What is the best Reverse Osmosis (RO) cum UV water purifier in the market ? Want to convert existing urinals in office to water free ones - Need more details - Do we need to change the existing setup? You are receiving this email because you subscribed to our newsletter at www.indiawaterportal.org, or you requested us to add you to our mailing list, or you are special. Contact us here. subscribe to this newsletter | unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences