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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> Posted By News Team On June 21, 2008 @ 11:12 am In Enviornment | No Comments
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>> 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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> 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
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> 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.
> > >
> > > +Read More
> > > Carbon capture, storage can allay 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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> > > Maoist violence, a big headache 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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> > > Poland calls for e-inclusion of the marginalised
> > > Poland has opened a tendering process for e-inclusion projects to help
> > > bridge the digital divide between the marginalised people.
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> > > UP to conduct monthly exams for govt schools
> > > 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.
> > >
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> > >
> > > 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 <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > [sriindia] Food production in TN State to touch 108 lakh tonnes
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> > > > > Date:26/06/2008 URL:
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> > > > > Food production in State to touch 108 lakh tonnes
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> > > > > Staff Reporter
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> > > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > > 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:
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> > > > > > > > On 6/21/08, pradeep mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com> wrote:
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