Sesptember Issue of Water Feeder

The September Issue of Water Feeder in the NEW FORMAT is now posted at http://www.scribd.com/doc/39718188/Water-Feeder-Sep2010

The Editorial note is reproduced below

ODISHA’s WATER WOES CONTINUES……..

Odisha’s tryst with water-agonies either due to less-water or from excess-water is perennial. Many a times, both these extremes strike at the same time, though at different places. This unfortunate coincidence was also evident in this month, with drought spelling doom in more than 15 districts, while rain-linked cholera and diarrhea hitting a not-so prepared administration in KBK districts once again, taking heavy tolls. Started with Hirakud few years back and that around the Brahmani over past months, the debates and protests over water allocation priorities between industry and agriculture (and livelihoods and environmental flow) from state’s rivers, snowballed to a movement around the Mahanadi, with overwhelming political alignments around allocation to POSCO.

While during the first half of the month, drought situations and predictions for different districts of the state dominated the water-news in different vernacular news papers of Odisha, in the second half unfortunate deaths due to water contamination in Rayagada and Kalahandi took over the headlines. News related to water conflicts around Polavaram as an inter-state dispute and over water allocation to POSCO also continued to draw media attention with overwhelming political alignments on both of them. Pollution of river waters from untreated effluents industries as well as due to breaches in ash ponds also hogged the news paper pages, albeit with less than desired attention.



As you know, ‘Water feeder comes to you on behalf of Odisha Water Forum and Odisha State Center of Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India. This monthly feed contains analysis of about 200 news items published in 5 Odia dailies (the Samaj, the Sambad, the Dharitri, the Pragatibadi, the Khabar and the New Indian Express – All Bhubaneswar editions)
This is a compilation and analysis of water-related news published in Odia and local English dailies with an objective to help water professionals and enthusiasts to capture and comprehend issues and conflicts around water (through eyes of media). It also provides geographical, seasonal and media perspectives of water issues and conflicts with respect to Odisha. This monthly feed of Water news is an attempt to stimulate interest, thoughts and actions on water issues in the state apart from feeding research and academic pursuits.


This along with past issues of RIVER BASIN TRANSACTS are available at SCRIBD, Baitarani website and India Water Portal.
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