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News in August 2001August 31 Villagers damn Water Man's dam Times of India Medha Patkar flays SC notice to Arundhati Roy The Hindu Not everything is comtemptible Letters to the Editor; The Telegraph August 30 Doing The Atrophy; Dilip D'souza;Rediff.com - Aug 30 2001 Medha flays SC's directive Hindustan Times The water man of Rajasthan; Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 17, Aug. 18 - 31, 2001 August 29 NBA, Sardar Sarovar oustees begin indefinite dharna in Bhopal Rediff.com Patkar, Amte criticise SC order on Roy Rediff.com SC slams notice on Roy, spares Patkar Indian Express SC notice to Arundathi Roy The Hindu Medha Patkar let off; Arundhati get SC's contempt notice Deccan Herald SC issues Arundhati fresh notice for 'derogatory' remarks Hindustan Times Medha flays SC's directive Hindustan Times August 28 SC issues show cause notice to Arundhati; Rediff.com Legal challenge for top author; BBC News Prize-winning Indian author faces fresh legal woes; Planet Ark Environmental News SC issues contempt notice to Arundhati Roy; Times of India SC issues notice to Arundhati Hindustan Times Save our schools, cry Narmada children The Hindu Gujarat ministers embarrass - and are embarrassed; Times of India August 27 Of contempt and punishment: the times are a-changing; Rakesh Shukla; Tehelka Gujarat quake a shiver Hindustan Times August 26 Check dams turn Gujarat fertile Economic Times August 25 Govt denies visas to foreign supporters of Narmada movement; Rediff.com President promises Narmada kids support for survival; Tehelka.com It is never too late to stop the dam: Arundhati Roy The Hindu NBA's yatra of kids draws flak for rights abuse Deccan Herald Narmada kids pour out their hearts Hindustan Times Ground realities in the Narmada Valley; L S Aravinda; Economic and Political Weekly, August 25, 2001 August 24 Kids of Narmada valley plead for their future; Rediff.com Narmada team take protest to President The Hindu August 23 N Gujarat's tribals now demand Narmada water Times of India CM hails Saurashtra for building check dams Times of India Contempt and punishment: the times are changing Rakesh Shukla; Times of India It is Roy's tirade, not cause Manoj Mitta, Editorial; Indian Express RESPONSE Contradictory Himanshu Thakkar; Letters to the Editor; Indian Experss; September 1 August 22 Rally by Narmada's children The Hindu August 21 Tunga Bhadra campaign is people?s movement: URA Deccan Herald August 20 Children to request President to visit Narmada Valley Rediff on the Net Now big dam reaches height of trouble Indian Express Bhel bags Rs 540-cr Maheshwar project contract Economic Times Politicians push project as oustees face submergence The Hindu Digvijay's nod for dam The Hindu 'Supply of water is a fundamental right' Times of India Water for Rajasthan by June 2004 The Hindu Of contempt and legitimate dissent V.Venkatesan; Sukumar Muralidharan; Frontline; Volume 18 - Issue 17, Aug. 18 - 31, 2001 Diva Of Contempt; Sumit Mitra;India Today - 20 Aug 2001 August 19 Narmada level receding The Hindu Industry captains join hands with 'Water Man' Times of India Panel wants to resettle families before raising dam height The Hindu August 18 Narmada valley children to invite President The Hindu Deserving winner Times of India August 15 'Water Man' violated law, says minister Times of India Bad Precedent Letters to the Editor; Times of India August 14 WCD report: a framework for underdevelopment? M.S.Menon, Former Chief Engineer, Central Water Commission; The Hindu Dams & quakes R.Ashok Kumar; The Hindu Gagging dissent with entry ban Times of India India faces serious water problems Deccan Herald August 13 'NBA activists harassing local villagers' Times of India August 12 Nature, Narmada betray Medha The Telegraph RESPONSE Neither waiving, nor drowning Letters to the Editor; August 15; The Telegraph Panel flays poor rehabilitation of Sarovar dam oustees Deccan Herald Rushdie backs Medha, Roy Deccan Herald I was called a dacoit, terrorist and fraud Rajinder Singh; Hindustan Times August 11 U.N. official calls for halt to Narmada dam work The Hindu Cause Celebre Editorial; Times of India RESPONSE Bigoted Outburst Jharana Jhaveri, Letters to the Editor; Times of India, August 22, 2001 Response by Medha Patkar Mangu's wisdom, Magsaysay's reward Times of India Interpreting Narmada Judgment; Mathew John; Economic and Political Weekly, August 11, 2001 August 10 'Tribals pay heavy price for Sarovar project' Vidyadhar Date; Times of India Gujarat blames MP for Narmada deadlock Times of India August 9 Destiny in their hands Letters to the Editor; The Telegraph August 8 A Foolish Dam and a Writer's Freedom Salman Rushdie; New York Times Poor rains not the only cause of water scarcity Times of India August 7 Involve NBA in rehabilitation of dam oustees: report The Hindu Rushdie backs NBA activists; Times of India Water man calls for corporate funding; Times of India August 6 Regional divisions emerge over Narmada water issue; Times of India For Alwar villagers, it was a long, hard fight; Times of India Vyas demands action against Medha, Roy; Times of India Gujarat warned of impending rains; Times of India Waterman's achievement Letters to the Editor; Hindustan Times August 5 Oustees not yet resettled properly The Hindu Mud check dams solved Alwar's water problem; Times of India Community in conservation Deccan Herald The human right to life Bittu Sahgal; Deccan Herald August 4 One more indictment; Lyla Bavadam;Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 16, Aug. 04 - 17, 2001 Concern over denial of visas to NBA's supporters The Hindu Monsoons bring solace to parched lands; Times of India August 3 Patkar, Roy 'dare' SC to arrest them Indian Express Medha, Arundhati dare SC to take action against them Deccan Herald Arundhati, Medha dare SC to act against them Hindustan Times SC reserves order on plea against Arundhati Roy The Hindu SC takes exception to Arundhati Roy's affidavit The Hindu Hearing of cases in SC open to public<.a> Deccan Herald Dangs has dams aplenty, no water Indian Express NHPC is among the top 10 companies Economic Times August 2 NBA activists undertake relay fasting; Times of India SC hearings now open to public; Times of India Patkar, Roy dare SC to jail them for contempt; Times of India Medha, Arundhati dare SC to proceed against them; Tehelka.com Is the Supreme Court a Hindu widow?; Shoma Chaudhury; Tehelka.com Unsound proposal; Editorial; Deccan Herald Future liquidity; Editorial; Indian Express Curtailing freedom?; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu Watered down Letters to the Editor; The Telegraph August 1 Indigenous Day of Action Highlights Dam Projects; Independent Media Center (Indymedia) Radio Interview with Arundhati Roy about the Supreme Court case; BBC Radio Honour for the 'man of check-dams'; Sunny Sebastian; The Hindu A quiet revolution; Editorial; Hindustan Times RESPONSE Waterman's achievement Letters to the Editor; Hindustan Times Salute the water man; Editorial; Economic Times Accolades rain on water man; Times of India News in July 2001July 31 Effects of the Narmada verdict; Jai Sen;The Hindu RESPONSE Curtailing freedom?; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu; August 2 July 30 Rajendra Singh bags Magsasay award; Rediff on the Net Magsaysay for water man Rajendra Singh; Times of India July 28 Dam buster; The Guardian July 26 The Sand Between Two Dams; Dilip D'Souza;Rediff.com July 25 Bhel bags Rs 525-cr order for S Kumars' project Economic Times The Price of Development Rohan D'Souza; The Telegraph Coping with the trauma; Letters to the Editor; Indian Express July 24 Large dams needed in South India, says study Times of India Renewed 'Save Silent Valley' call The Hindu July 23 Saving Silent Valley Bittu Sehgal; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu July 22 Civil disobedience in Umbergaon; Rajni Bakshi; The Hindu July 21 Against a people's movement; Ashish Kothari;Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 15, Jul. 21 - Aug. 03, 2001 Right to development as a human right; Arjun Sengupta; Economic and Political Weekly, July 21, 2001 Justice Daud Report; Clifton D'Rozario; Letters to the Editor; Economic and Political Weekly, July 21, 2001 July 20 Kings turn paupers; Editorial; Indian Express Silent Valley Project to be revived; The Hindu 50 lakh people affected in Orissa floods; The Hindu July 19 'I have a dream to make all the villages in Rajasthan drought-proof'; Interview with Rajendra Singh of Tarun Bharat Sangh; Tehelka.com, July 19, 2001 Damming evidence: Sardar Sarovar committee vindicates the NBA; Shamya Dasgupta;Tehelka.com July 18 Farmers lay siege at Rajkot Times of India July 17 Mehta appeals MP to cooperate in Narmada resettlement; Central Chronicle - Tuesday July 17, 2001 A new phase of resistance; Lyla Bavadam;Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 14, July. 07 - 20, 2001 Humps and fears; V Venkatesan;Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 14, July. 07 - 20, 2001 July 16 Damodar siltation caused floods in lower Bengal Times of India Judgement Day in Supreme Court: Adivasis vs the State; Tehelka.com July 13 48 dams in Saurashtra getting fresh rainwater Times of India July 12 Infuriated Rajasthan government comes down hard on rainwater harvesting Arnab Pratim Dutta; Tehelka.com July 11 Monsoon eases water, power shortage in Gujarat The Hindu Orissa flood situation grim Hindustan Times DVC explains rationale behind water release Times of India Amte launches satyagraha against SSP Times of India Rain-lashed Gujarat still drinks from tankers Indian Express July 10 Amte invites President to Narmada valley Hindustan Times Rains fail to revive hydro power stations Times of India July 09 Zero Tolerance Zone India Today July 08 Moderate rains in 15 districts Times of India The seven N-E sisters who fight and live together Nirmalya Banerjee; Times of India July 7 NBA activists in satyagraha huts The Hindu Uttarakhand: Micro Power: User- Friendly and Efficient; Rakesh Agrawal; Economic and Political Weekly, July 7, 2001 July 06 Pakistan: Drought stroles as the Indus river slowly dries up Bhavna Vij; Indian Express July 05 NBA activists to begin 'Satyagraha' (Video Report: Realmedia file - 28K) link from Times of India NBA activists to begin 'Satyagraha' (Video Report: Realmedia file - 56K) link from Times of India Breaking an African mould<.a> Deccan Herald July 04 Lift water cut, BJP tells Rajkot mayor Times of India July 03 Debate on dams The Hindu Checkdams in Jamnagar help to recharge groundwater Times of India NBA flays Cong, BJP move seeking ban Deccan Herald Villagers build check dam, Govt wants to demolish it Vibha Sharma; Hindustan Times July 01 Water down the drain Times of India Rivers; Narmada Diary; Sunday Folio, The Hindu News in June 2001June 30 Monsoon spells terror of 800 mm Times of India Rains ease water crisis in Gujarat areas Times of India Hump controversy takes new turn Times of India Nine reservoirs in Saurashtra fill to brim Times of India June 29 Big dam threat R L Kanak;Deccan Herald June 28 Materially, oustees long to belong Indian Express RESPONSE Coping with the trauma; Letters to the Editor;Indian Express - July 25 Dry spell causes concern; 50 talukas hit in Saurashtra Times of India June 27 Don't cry for us NBA, say resettled oustees Indian Express Patel plans mega publicity blitz on "success" of Narmada dam Deccan Herald June 26 At 90 metres, Narmada dam not yet over the hump Indian Express June 25 Water harvesting transforms Rajasthan villages Deccan Herald June 24 Public money down the drain? Rajni Bakshi; The Hindu From micro to macro level; Medha Patkar chats with Kamaan Singh; Deccan Herald, June 24, 2001 Medha and the struggle; Deccan Herald, June 24, 2001 June 23 Man dam threaten submergence; Hundreds of MP tribals to stage protest from July 2 Deccan Herald Fear in the forests; Lyla Bavadam;Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 13, Jun. 23 - Jul. 06, 2001 World Commission on Dams and India: Analysis of A Relationship Ramaswamy R Iyer; Economic and Political Weekly, June 23, 2001 WWF blames dams for floods Times of India June 22 Roy favours dismantling of "unviable" Kerala barrage Indian Express June 21 Dam Truths Himanshu Thakkar, SANDRP (South Asian Network on Dams, Rivers, and People); Letters to the Editor; Times of India Gujarat wakes up and smells the rain Indian Express Rains end two-year Gujarat drought Hindustan Times June 20 The Maheshwar Project: Getting to the root of the matter Sucheta Dalal; Rediff on the Net June 20 Pratappura reservoir wall collapses, 30 missing Zee News June 18 Narmada dam to be completed despite obstacles: Keshubhai Indian Express June 17 The height of inaccuracy Ravi Kuchimanchi; The Hindu Pro-Narmada organisation launched The Hindu The rivers runs through Manu Bhatnagar; Economic Times Water Scene Laeeg Futehally; Deccan Herald June 16 Bhel may bail out S Kumars' power project Economic Times Tatas to raise Rs 500 cr for power acquisitions Hindustan Times June 15 PIL on construction of big dams dismissed Deccan Herald SSP will be another Enron for Maharashtra: NBA Deccan Herald June 14 Ex-CBI officer's plea against big dams dismissed Times of India Medha Patkar calls for 'people's struggle' The Hindu June 13 Dam and Dialogue A.C.Tyagi, Commissioner, Ministry of Water Resources; Letters to the Editor; Times of India RESPONSE Dam Truths Himanshu Thakkar, SANDRP (South Asian Network on Dams, Rivers, and People); Letters to the Editor; June 21; Times of India June 11 The End Of Thirst; Soma Wadhwa;Outlook - Issue dated June 18, 2001 The Battle Against Dry Taps; Outlook - Issue dated June 18, 2001 Eighth Day Of Creation; Outlook - Issue dated June 18, 2001 June 8 Former cop files PIL against construction of big dams Deccan Herald June 7 Big Dams are no good Darryl D'Monte; Tehelka.com June 6 Eat this planet Shripad Dharmadhikary; Opinion, Hindustan Times June 4 FIs not to loan IPPs till Enron issue is resolved Economic Times June 3 Gujarat unable to pay contractors for canal project Indian Express June 2 NBA protests against funding of Maheshwar dam Times of India NBA serves legal notices to IFCI for Maheshwar Times of India In the Spaces of Erasure: Globalisation, Resistance and Narmada River Pablo Kala; EPW Special Articles - Part A In the Spaces of Erasure: Globalisation, Resistance and Narmada River Pablo Kala; EPW Special Articles - Part B Newsclippings till May 2001 |