Newsletter No. 63;
Schools and clinics are a tough trek away.
IRBMS
elaborates the Indo-Bangladesh conflict over
sharing of water of trans-boundary Rivers. The
The Spiti regions some 12,000 inhabitants, who book tried to addresses the rivers from various
lives mainly with agriculture, have a much bigger different subjects’ perspective like geography,
concern, their main sources of water - streams, geology,
rivers, ponds - are drying up. sociology and politics of the Bengal basin.
environment,
history,
archaeology,
There is little doubt India is facing a water crisis.
Water Crisis in Gujrat with very low water
New Book on Rivers of Bengal
level Narmada Reservoirs
As many as 150 troops of the Narmada Battalion
had been deployed in Kevadia Colony along the
Narmada main canal since the day the Sardar
Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) issued
notices to farmers to stop drawing water illegally
from the main canal due to the depleting levels in
the dam. From 16 th March, the battalion has to face
tougher task as the SSNNL cuts back on the
irrigation water supply from midnight, keeping in
line with the decision of the state government to
preserve
Renowned
Geographer
and
Chairman,
water
for
drinking
supply
only.
West
Bengal Pollution Control Board, Dr. Kalyan Rudra
has recently authored the first comprehensive
account on the rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-
Meghna delta in a book. This book extensively
covers various aspects of different river basins in
this region. It is depicting one of the most highly
populated regions of the world including its land
conflicts and environmental impacts. It also
Irrigation Bypass Tunnel
State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) group XVIII are
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Integrated River Basin Management Society