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Sabarmati

The dark side of Sabarmati river development

Recent report flags high levels of pollutants entering the river, non-compliance of SC order

Book review: Deep and detailed

Indian Estuaries S Z Qasim Allied Publishers Pvt Limited, Delhi p420

Reservoir levels now at 79%

There’s 133.588 billion cubic metre of water in 113 reservoirs in the country

Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug

In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant

Two more Pune rivers set to get makeovers

Questions arise if this will only be a cosmetic makeover or one that will affect the rivers’ ecological system and services

Losing touch

Running out

Unless better management strategies are evolved, water scarcity in the country will only be accentuated by growing industrial and municipal demands.

Will Dehradun riverfront development project really help the city?

It focuses more on beautification aspects rather than rejuvenating the rivulets that flow through the city

Mirage of a river

Is restoration of the Sabarmati the way to go?

Ahmedabad's mega project for industrial effluents

CETP employee in Gujarat sacked for exposing illegal discharge channels

Concerns over Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project

Centre and state join hands to clean the Yamuna

A Special Purpose Vehicle has been created to enable officials to clean the river on the lines of the Sabarmati riverfront model

Rivers' fury

Flood alert in Gujarat

Dam-induced floods feared in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kheda districts

Why Hirakud dam failed to check flood

The river has strayed from its flood control route

Dams induce severe floods

They were built for flood protection by attenuating rivers’ flow

Why floods despite dams

Modi’s Ganga sutra and the politics of Varanasi

River pollution and sewage are top of the agenda for all parties, but Latha Jishnu who spent several days on the campaign trail in Varanasi is …