Do we need 'Corporate help' in Creation of water bodies and building of check dams, when huge amount of funds are available/allocated under MGNREGS, Watershed Development etc. and also most of these remaining unspent? Corporate's involvement is not questionable, but whether it should be in form of Govt 'seeking help', or Corporate showing its 'philanthropy' (in line with history of pond/WHS digging by rich/elites)or as a Corporate's 'strategy' or should form a part of 'Corporate's Responsibility', is what requires to be debated. This also need to be considered together with the type and amount of water-extraction/use and water-disposal/pollution by the corporates.
Nevertheless it is good that Govt's engagement with corporate over water has started touching many dimensions - be in preventing corporate to draw water from rivers Or initiative towards rationalization of water allocation to industry Or asking corporate to augment water-resources etc. as reflected in the water-news over last few days!
Orissa to seek corporate help to solve water crisis
STAFF WRITER 12:26 HRS IST
Berhampur (Orissa), May 4 (PTI) Faced with drinking water crisis in several urban areas, Orissa government is now planning to seek help from public sector and private corporate houses to mitigate the problem.
"We need assistance from major corporate houses to tackle the drinking water crisis in major urban areas in the state," Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Badrinarayan Patra said here.
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has agreed in principle to fund around Rs 40 crore for creating a water body to solve the crisis in western Orissa towns - Brajaraj Nagar, Jharsuguda and Belphar. While the MCL set up a water body, the government will fund the laying of pipeline for water distribution, the minister said.
"We have discussed with the authorities of Rourkela Steel Plant for construction of a check dam on the nearby river, which will help tackle the drinking water crisis in Rourkela," he said.
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Sunday, September 9, 2007
HSBC Program To Help Rare Dolphin In Yangtze River
WWF says the reported sighting of a Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, means there is still a chance to protect cetaceans in the Yangtze from extinction through a program established with HSBC.
The Chinese media reported that a local businessman in Tongling City in Anhui Province filmed "a big white animal" with his digital camera on August 19. The footage was later confirmed to be a baiji by Professor Wang Ding, a leading scientist in baiji study at the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
It is the first baiji reportedly found in the Yangtze since a scientific expedition last year, during which no single baiji was spotted.
"The finding of baiji proved our thoughts and presents a last hope to save the species with strengthened measures," said Dr. Zhu Jiang, senior programme officer at WWF-China's Wuhan Office. "The protection strategies and action plan will be implemented under the WWF-HSBC programme to conserve the baiji and the Yangtze together with related stakeholders."
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
U-Haul Lends a Helping Hand: North Central Texas Flood Victims Receive 30 Days of Free Storage
ABILENE, Texas, Aug. 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U-Haul Company of West Texas is offering 30 days of free storage to families that have been affected by recent flooding. Families that need more information about the 30-day free self-storage assistance program should contact the following facility.
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