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Water Scene Alarming in India
Water Working Group Discussion around
July 21, 2008
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Climate Change, Drought, and Indigenous
Peoples
Drylands cover 40% of the earth's
terrestrial surface and are home to
over 2 billion people, the majority of
whom belong to the poorest
people in the world (MA 2005b). Most of
the 'poorest' people living in
drylands are pastoralists,
hunter-gatherers and other traditional
communities that can be considered as
indigenous peoples according to
international standards (ILO Convention
No.169 Article 1). Dryland
ecosystems are characterized by the
limited availability of water and
consequently a relatively low primary
productivity. However, it is as
much the uncertainty of precipitation as
the total volume that
determines many features of dryland
ecosystems, as well as the
livelihood strategies of the people.
Based on the climatic conditions
drylands are divided into dry subhumid,
semiarid, arid and hyperarid
areas.
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> Water Scene Alarming in India
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> Posted By News Team On June 21, 2008 @
11:12 am In Enviornment | No Comments
>
>> Dr. Avnish Jolly, Chandigarh, 21
June:According to a study optimistic
> projections made by the Planning
Commission of India in 2007 regarding
> availability of water in the country
are incorrect.
>
>>
> Professor TN Narasimhan, University of
California stressed in his
> study says the Indian government has
"seriously overestimated"
> available and utilisable water
resources and these estimates were
> based on data provided by the Water
Resources Ministry of India in
> 1999.
>
> The study describes it significantly
underestimated Evapo -
> Transpiration (ET)—a term used to
describe the amount of water lost
> due to evaporation of surface water
and transpiration by plants and
> trees and the use of more realistic
value for ET would reduce the
> amount of water available for human
use by at least 37 per cent. This
> is the second time in 12 months that
scientists have raised an alarm
> over water availability in India.
>
> Last year also N.K. Garg , Indian
Institute of Technology-Delhi
> (IIT-Delhi) called for urgent action
before water scarcity becomes
> unmanageable and he said the
government has overestimated utilisable
> water by as much as 68 per cent and
that India is unlikely to meet the
> annual demand of 897 billion cubic
metres (BCM) projected for 2050,
> even after full development of
utilisable water resources.
>
> The source of water for all uses in
India is the 3,838 BCM of rainfall
> it receives annually. Part of it
enters rivers and streams, another
> part recharges the groundwater, and
the third part is lost due to ET.
> According to the Planning Commission's
calculations, the surface flow
> and recharge components add up to 60
per cent—or 2,301 BCM—of the
> total rainfall and this is available
for human use. This implies that
> the remaining 40 per cent is lost due
to ET. For instance, the ET is
> 90 per cent for Australia, 82.1 per
cent for the Amazon basin, 82.8
> per cent for France and between 60.5
and 66.4 per cent for the world's
> total land area.
>
> Narasimhan, however, argues that this
figure of 40 per cent is
> significantly lower than published
estimates of ET for a number of
> regions in the world and using a
higher ET of 69 per cent—has
> estimated the available water in India
to be 1,460 BCM or almost 37
> per cent less than the government
projection.
>
> Narasimhan shared that due to
engineering and environmental
> constraints, only about half of the
available water—or 712 BCM—is
> actually utilizable and if we compare
this 712 BCM of utilisable water
> with the current use of 634 BCM, it is
clear that India is already at
> the threshold of over-development of
water resources.
>
> The study carried out by IIT-Delhi's
Garg concluded that India has to
> be seriously concerned about shortage
of water right now rather than a
> few decades from now and his analysis
published last year, almost all
> the basins in India would become
water-deficit, thereby raising a big
> question about the availability of
water for inter-basin transfer.
>
> Muthaia Perumal, Hydrologist,
IIT-Roorkee said that the study by
> Narasimhan should serve as a warning
and that a credible estimate of
> ET for India is urgently needed to
revise the estimates of utilisable
> water and impounding more and more
water for power production means
> that ET will further increase, thereby
accelerating water scarcity.
>
>
> Fore more information visit on line
issue of June of the Journal of
> Earth Systems Science published by the
Indian Academy of Sciences.
>
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>
> Article printed from The India Post:
http://www.theindiapost.com
>
> URL to article:
http://www.theindiapost.com/?p=2721
>
> "It is now 30 years since I have been
confining myself to the
> treatment of chronic diseases. During
those 30 years I have run against
> so many histories of littlechildren
who had never seen a sick day
> until they were vaccinated and who, in
the several years that have
> followed, have never seen a well day
since. I couldn't put my finger
> on the disease they have. They just
weren't strong. Their resistance
> was gone. They were perfectly well
before they were vaccinated. They
> have never been well since. "---Dr.
William Howard Hay
>
> On 7/8/08, pradeep mohapatra
<udyama.pradeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-07-07-voa3.cfm
> >
> > On 7/3/08, pradeep mohapatra
<udyama.pradeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Malnutrition affects India's GDP
by 1%
> > > India can increase it gross
domestic product (GDP) by one per cent
if
> > > the country is able to address one
quarter of the malnutrition.
> > >
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climate change
> > > If power generators and industrial
manufacturing facilities implement
> > > carbon capture and storage by
2030, one-third global emissions can be
> > > reduced.
> > >
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for Orissa
> > > Orissa government offcials have
expressed their helplessness in
> > > curtailing the increasing Maoist
related violence over the past few
> > > years.
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > UP to conduct monthly exams for
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> > > The Uttar Pradesh government has
directed all government schools to
> > > conduct monthly exam to improve
level of education in the schools.
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > World Bank approves climate
investment funds
> > > The funds will help developing
nations in mitigating rises in
> > > greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
adapt to climate change.
> > >
> > > +Read More
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/30/08, pradeep mohapatra
<udyama.pradeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > India launches action plan on
climate change
> > > > India's National Action Plan on
climate change has been launched,
> > > > which incorporates the country's
vision of sustainable development.
> > > >
> > > > Published on 6/30/2008 5:29:12
PM
> > > > By Line: -Prithwi Raj Sinha
> > > >
> > > > New Delhi: The Prime Minister of
India, Manmohan Singh on Monday
> > > > launched the National Action
Plan on Climate Change in New Delhi. It
> > > > incorporates the country's
vision of sustainable development,
mitigate
> > > > global warming and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
> > > >
> > > > Speaking at the launch, the
Prime Minister said that this reflects
the
> > > > great importance attached to
mobilising the national energies and
> > > > resources in meeting the
challenge of climate change.
> > > >
> > > > He added that without a careful
long-term strategy, climate change may
> > > > undermine development efforts,
with adverse consequences, across the
> > > > board, on the people's
livelihood and the living standards.
> > > >
> > > > Encompassing a very broad and
extensive range of measures, the plan
> > > > focuses on the national energies
of eight national missions, which
> > > > will be pursued as key
components of the country's strategy for
> > > > sustainable development.
> > > >
> > > > These include national missions
on solar energy, on enhanced energy
> > > > efficiency, on sustainable
habitat, on conserving water, on
sustaining
> > > > the himalayan ecosystem, on
creating a "Green India", on sustainable
> > > > agriculture and finally, on
establishing a strategic knowledge
> > > > platform for climate change.
> > > >
> > > > "Over a period of time, we must
pioneer a graduated shift from
> > > > economic activity based on
fossil fuels to one based on non-fossil
> > > > fuels and from reliance on
non-renewable and depleting sources of
> > > > energy to renewable sources of
energy," Singh said.
> > > >
> > > > Under the plan, the country will
pool its scientific, technical and
> > > > managerial talent, with
sufficient financial resources, to
develop
> > > > solar energy as a source of
abundant energy to power the economy and
> > > > to transform the lives of
people.
> > > >
> > > > The National Action Plan is
meant to evolve and change in the light
of
> > > > changing circumstances,
developments in science and technology
and in
> > > > the global regime that is
currently being fashioned through
> > > > multilateral negotiations.
> > > >
> > > > Meanwhile the Prime Minister
assured that despite our developmental
> > > > imperatives, our per capita GHG
emissions will not exceed the per
> > > > capita GHG emissions of the
developed industrialised countries.
> > > > —iGovernment Bureau
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/27/08, pradeep mohapatra
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> > > > > Date:26/06/2008 URL:
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> > > > > Food production in State to
touch 108 lakh tonnes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Staff Reporter
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Target will surpass last
year's production, says Minister
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > COIMBATORE: Agriculture
Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam has
predicted
> > > > > that food production in the
State will touch 108 lakh tonnes in
> > > > > 2008-09.
> > > > >
> > > > > Addressing a State-level
farmers' day meeting at Tamil Nadu
> > > > > Agricultural University here
on Wednesday, he said the target this
> > > > > year would surpass last year's
production. "This will be made possible
> > > > > by implementing technologies
like precision farming and System of
Rice
> > > > > Intensification (SRI). The
technologies have to be enhanced by
> > > > > ensuring timely distribution
of quality seeds and inputs," the
> > > > > Minister said.
> > > > >
> > > > > In 2007-08, nearly 50,000
farmers were trained in SRI on 11,320
> > > > > hectares. "It has shown good
results. In 2008-09, paddy cultivation
> > > > > using SRI is being planned on
7.5 lakh hectares," the Minister said.
> > > > >
> > > > > He referred to the success
stories of farmers who had adopted
> > > > > precision farming in
Dharmapuri, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram,
Sivaganga
> > > > > and Virudhanagar districts.
"In 2008-09, 12,800 hectares will be
> > > > > cultivated using this
technology at a cost of Rs. 63.68
crore," he
> > > > > said.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > (c) Copyright 2000 - 2008 The
Hindu
> > > > > On 6/26/08, pradeep mohapatra
<udyama.pradeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > FYI
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 6/26/08, pradeep
mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > > > > Climate change threatens
human rights
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 6/22/08, pradeep
mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > > > > > Fyi,
> > > > > > > > best
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 6/21/08, pradeep
mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > > > > > > good stuff, plz read
and interact
> > > > > > > > > .best
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > Pradeep Mohapatra
> > > > > > > > > Team leader,
> > > > > > > > > UDYAMA,
> > > > > > > > >
HIG-283/K-5/KalingaVihar,
> > > > > > > > > Patrapada post,
> > > > > > > > > Bhubaneswar-751019
> > > > > > > > > 0674 2475656,
> > > > > > > > > +91 9437110892
> > > > > > > > > www.udyama.org
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