Flood and Society in the GBM Basin

The headwaters of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basin span the Himalayas from the Gangotri glacier in the west to the tributaries of Yarlung Tsangpo/Siang, Lohit, Dibang and Subansiri in the east. This mega basin combining the three rivers is home to over one billion people living in the nation-states of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and China.

Hydropower from Tibet to the Mekong

Hydropower from Tibet to the Mekong

Hydropower from Indus to Mekong

This project explores the hydropower milieu shaping the river systems of the Tibetan Plateau to the Mekong.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

North India Hydro Boom Leaves Communities High and Dry

Samir Mehta of International Rivers writes this report after his recent trip to Himachal Pradesh:

http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/node/6731
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Monday, August 15, 2011

Tapovan Valley, east of Joshimath



Valley of Tapovan, in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand


Tapovan Vishnugad RoR under construction



The biggest construction sites with accompanying roads, buildings and bridges are the storage and RoR dam sites.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011

The Alaknanda River Valley--July, August 2011


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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Problems with IIT's Cumulative Assessment of dams on the Ganga's tributaries

A Critique of the Assessment by SANDRP

Making a hash of its mandate--GovernanceNow.com
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

National Water Policy: An Alternative Draft for Consideration

Ramaswamy Iyer's article in the EPW
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Draft Notification--An Eco-sensitive zone of the Bhagirathi River

This notification is open for comments to the Ministry of Environment and Forests until August 17, 2011
http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Bhagirathi-n.pdf
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Short Video on Ganga by Gangajal Nature Foundation, Mumbai

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Document list for the WB funded NGRBA projects

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The World Bank's Integrated Safeguard Data Sheet for the National Ganga River Basin Project

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

The National Ganga River Basin Authority

Introduction to the National Ganga River Basin Authority initiative
http://moef.nic.in/modules/recent-initiatives/NGRBA/index.html

The Environmental and Social Management Framework for the NGRBA
Volume 1-Environmental and Social Analysis, TERI
http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/NGRBA%20Volume%20I.pdf

Volume 2-Project Management Group, MoEF
http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/NGRBA%20Volume%20II.pdf
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