Tag: Water Politics
What Makes Indore’s Narmada Water Project One of the Costliest in...
As the Indore Municipal Corporation gears up to launch Phase 4 of the Narmada Project, Part 1 of The Bastion’s series highlights why the financial viability of the project begs inspection and an overall rethinking of Indore’s water supply channels.
Two Years, 18 Vessels, and Colossal Costs Later: Lessons from the...
Grandiose aside, the financial, social, and environmental viability of massive MMTs built on India’s inland waterways needs serious investigation and an honest rethink. Here’s why.
Delhi’s Master Plan Ignores the City’s Fishers, But This is Not...
While Delhi's Master Plan 2041 proposes green belts and parks along the Yamuna, it excludes those dependent on its resources: like Delhi’s 2,500 fishers.
The Risky Business of Large Hydropower Dams
On 23 April 2020, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC)—the panel under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change that approves forest clearance for...
Paani, Bijli, Makaan: The Gaps that AAP Needs to Fill
Written by Vaishnavi Rathore | Names of all respondents have been changed to protect identity.
At 9.30 every morning, Nirmal walks down from her rented...
Jheel Ke Kinaare: Crisis in the City of Lakes (Part III)
Filmed by Kartikeya Saxena
In Part III, the final part of the Jheel Ke Kinaare series, we explore the politics of water management in Udaipur.
With...
