by SANDRP | May 11, 2018 | Home, News, Rivers
Dams in Australia causing havoc Probe into the operation of Queensland dam following the April 2017 floods Another instance of dam floods in Australia. This time Kinchant Dam in Queensland, and it is accused of allowing water level to rise to 103 per cent before...
by SANDRP | Mar 27, 2018 | Biodiversity, Climate Change, Home, Rivers, Sustainability, Wildlife
The fact that most civilizations of the world flourished on river banks is more or less uncontested. The examples of early river-valley civilizations range from Indus Civilization near the Indus River to Mesopotamia along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Egypt on the...
by SANDRP | Feb 28, 2018 | Home, Rivers, Sustainability
‘To choose safe waters is the route of imposters: Those who love take on the mighty river.’ (Seeking the Beloved, translations of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai’s Poems) In the inky, starless night, beautiful Sohni plunged into the flooded River Chenab to meet her beloved...
by SANDRP | Feb 7, 2018 | Biodiversity, Home, News, Pollution, Rivers, Wildlife
Much grief, energy, and money can be saved, if we imagine our “tanks” as the wetlands rather than the water bodies in Bengaluru, a city in South India. This is particularly true as the World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2nd February. The theme for 2018 is:...
by SANDRP | Jan 27, 2018 | Biodiversity, Home, News, Pollution, Rivers, Sustainability
Undoubtedly, sand is an essential part of the river ecosystem. It helps rivers stay healthy. It is critical for replenishing nutrients in moving water, ground water recharge, supplies lean-season flow to rivers, and provides habitat to numerous forms of aquatic as...
