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News in February 2001February 28 Narmada waters for Rajkot by March 31: Officials ; Times of India Raising of Narmada dam height maybe delayed ; Times of India Contempt notice, a chance to present our view: Medha ; The Hindu February 27 Rehabilitation, the people's way; Indian Express The haunting spectre of water famine; Features, M.S. Menon, The Hindu SC notice to Arundhati Roy, Medha Patkar; The Hindu SC issues notice to Medha, Arundhati; Indian Express SC hauls up Medha, Arundhati; Times of India SC issues notice to Arundhati Roy, Medha Patkar; The Hindustan Times SC issues notices to Medha, Arundhati; Deccan herald February 26 SC issues notices to Medha, Arundhati Rediff on the Net Quake Diary III: What I thought Dilip D'Souza; Rediff on the Net February 25 A river runs through it; Times of India February 22 'Water dispute will be amajor issue in future'; The Hindu February 21 Eminent persons file PIL on Narmada award; Times of India Adivasis massacred in Koel Karo: A Preliminary Report; Tehelka.com February 18 The dynamics of change; Ravinder Kumar; Features; The Hindu February 15 Questions on downstream impact of SSP: A letter to Sarvodayi friends; Translated from Gujarati; Bhoomiputra; February 1-15, 2001 Stop tampering with nature: Anna Hazare; Deccan Herald February 14 Aji dam breach in Gujarat terrifies villagers; Deccan Herald February 13 Relocation should be avoided, says committee; Indian Express 'Government ignored NBA warnings on Gujarat quake'; Times of India China's leap forward; Riaz Hasan; The Hindu February 11 Think of the silent majority; Medha Patkar; Opinion; Hindustan Times Ashok, teri Ganga maili ho gayi; Swaminathan Iyer; Opinion; Times of India February 9 Big bad things ; Opinion, Rajeev Dhavan , The Hindu February 7 The conceits of representation ; Opinion, Neera Chandhoke, The Hindu February 6 Singhal warns against Tehri dam construction ; The Hindu Battle of the bookwriters Opinion, Brinda Bose, The Telegraph February 3 Responses to "Scimitars in the Sun"; Letters to the Editor; Frontline: Volume 18 - Issue 03, Feb. 03 - 16, 2001 A presidential intervention; Frontline: Volume 18 - Issue 03, Feb. 03 - 16, 2001 Expert foresees threat to Koyna Indian Express February 2 Govt to tap 150,000 mw hydro power generation Times of India Power regulator to assess hydel projects viability Times of India Impact of quake-related damage to dam areas worries activists Times of India News in January 2001January 31 After Shock Letters to the Editor; Times of India Bangaru blasts President speech The Telegraph President's speech (note his comments about the Narmada issue), reactions, and media interpretations
January 30 Laxman criticises President's comments Times of India Lessons from Bhuj Letters to the Editor; The Hindu January 29 Unequal reaction Editorial; Economic Times January 28 Experts dispute NBA theory on causes of quake Indian Express RESPONSE: Clarifications by Sanjay Sangvai (NBA) in a letter to Indian Express Narmada Dam safe Times of India January 27 Reminder on Narmada The Telegraph A True Republican Times of India January 26 Narayanan concerned over large river valley projects Rediff on the Net President sounds caution with a snub to PM; Indian Express President against constitution review, large dams; Economic Times January 25 The Debate on Big Dams.; V. Venkatesan; Frontline - February 2, 2001 12-member Narmada panel team visits Rajkot; Times of India CGWB frowns on use of ground water for parks; Times of India Samiti stance; Indian Express January 24 Vyas to fight all obstacles in way of SSP Project; Indian Express Canal work reviewed; Indian Express State's apathy to water misuse surprises official; Times of India Problems and trauma of displacement; R Akhileshwari; Deccan Herald Samata to emerge as third force; Times of India DMI submits relief agenda to Government; Indian Express January 23 Medha Patkar files defamation suit; Times of India Second phase of pipeline project inaugurated; Indian Express Recharging well in Rajkot; Indian Express Plight of displaced persons, continuing neglect; N C Gundu Rao; Deccan Herald January 22 Ex-minister speaks to Dubai NRIs on Narmada; Times of India States gear up to tackle drought; Times of India January 21 New scheme won't reduce supply to Rajkot -- Rupani; Indian Express Draconian Shades; Kalpana Sharma; Opinion; The Hindu January 20 Mahi or Narmada: Which river would quench Saurashtrians' thirst ; Times of India 'Scimitars in the sun'; Letters to the Editor; Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 02, Jan. 20 - Feb. 02, 2001 RCCI for no change in water supply scheme; Indian Express Why they are still waiting to sow in Gujarat; Economic Times Bahuguna at Kumbh, sounds alarm over damming Ganga; Rediff on the Net January 19 As the gates of the Narmada dam have been closed, Narmada waters turn salty since past 15 days; Translated from Gujarati; Loksatta January 16 NBA warns MP against cash compensation; Deccan Herald NBA warns against cash compensation; Indian Express CM inaugurates IInd phase of Saurashtra pipeline project; Times of India January 15 SSP -- Centre and states squabble over legal technicalities; Indian Express January 12 Supreme Court Constructs a Dam Shiv Visvanathan; Economic and Political Weekly, Nov 25-Dec 1, 2000 Lack of clarity on SSP irks Amarsinh; Times of India Managing water the Gangotree way; Times of India Rs 106-cr Saurashtra Pipeline project completed; Economic Times January 11 The truth behind government platitudes; Ravi Kuchimanchi; Tehelka.com Construction plan ratified; The Hindu New victories for dam evictees; Gail Omvedt; Opinion; The Hindu NCA panel okays action plan for Sarovar project; Times of India Water everywhere, but not a drop to drink; The Hindustan Times Surendranagar's barren land turns into goldmine; Indian Express January 10 NBA activists barge into Digvijay's house; The Hindu NCA meet to discuss dam issue; The Hindu Patkar held, released for barging into CM's house; Times of India Lack of water policy haunts Gujarat; The Hindustan Times January 09 NBA holds rally against Maheshwar project; The Hindu The bubble called Enron; Hindustan Times January 08 Tribals Get Stinking Water As The Gates Of Narmada Project Are Being Closed On Whim And Fancy; Translated from Gujarati; Sandesh NBA activists question expensive irrigation projects; Times of India MNC threatening NBA activists: Patkar; Times of India January 07 Gujarat reacts sharply to State on Narmada panel; Indian Express January 06 Scimitars in the Sun N.Ram interviews Arundhati Roy; Frontline; Volume 18 - Issue 01, Jan. 06, 2000 - Jan. 19, 2001 RESPONSES: 'Scimitars in the sun'; Letters to the Editor; Frontline; Volume 18 - Issue 02, Jan. 20 - Feb. 02, 2001 Petition against Medha Patkar in SC; Indian Express Plea against NBA; Hindustan Times January 05 Fact-finding panels on SSP to be set up; The Hindu State govt. agrees to NBA demands; Times of India January 04 Committee to study dam's effect on tribals; Indian Express Potato Head Hypothesising; Dilip D'Souza; Rediff on the Net That sinking feeling; The Week; Issue dated Jan 7th, 2001 Narmada canal labourers deprived of wages; Times of India CM effects 'temporary' reshuffle; Times of India Saurashtrians enraged over water crisis; Times of India Drought situation grim in Banaskantha; Times of India January 03 State to speed up water projects; The Hindu Where is the land, question dam-hit people; Times of India CMs to meet on Jan 10 over Narmada dam; Times of India Saurashtra ushers in another year with dried-up hopes; Indian Express January 02 The story of us; Kuldip Nayar; Opinion; Indian Express Narmada water to Maliya by Dec, says Keshubhai; Indian Express State to step up work on Narmada dam; Times of India Karelibaug residents take on drought; Times of India January 01 Nothing can stop SSP -- CM; Indian Express Sensitive handling; Letters to the Editor; Hindustan Times News in December 2000December 31 Damn You; Editorial; Economic Times The Unquiet Narmada; Editorial; Economic Times December 29 The Historian as Gate-Keeper Chittaroopa Palit; Frontline; Volume 17 - Issue 26, Dec. 23, 2000 - Jan. 05, 2001 Dam-Oustees' Movement in South Maharashtra: Innovative Struggle Anant Phadke; Economic and Political Weekly, Nov 18-24, 2000 Rights of Oustees Letters to the Editor; Economic and Political Weekly, Nov 18-24, 2000 Govt determined to develop Saurashtra-Kutch region: CM; Times of India International Conference postponed; Indian Express Dam not the issue; Letters to the Editor; Outlook; Issue dated December 25, 2000 Present supply to Rajkot will continue -- Rupani; Indian Express Power tariff hike forced -- CM; Indian Express December 27 Jaynarayan to continue fighting anti-dam outfits; Times of India Chhabildas empathises with Vyas; Times of India December 26 Saurashtra feels pinch of water shortage; Times of India December 25 25 Gujarat MPs urge President not to entertain plea of NBA activists; Hindustan Times Anna Hazare's recipe to prevent drought; The Times of India SC stops cloud of blackmail from taking root in India; Economic Times December 24 Gujarat MPs write to President on SSP; The Hindu A new energy paradigm; Rajni Bakshi; Features; The Hindu BJP may rope in sacked minister for party work; Times of India 10,000 check dams in state; Asian Age December 23 Ouster of Jaynarayan Vyas finds favour among Kutchis; Indian Express Massive offensive planned against globalisation; The Hindu Medha Patkar lends support to Musi struggle; The Hindu 'Kalapani' beckons blacklisted officials; Times of India December 22 The sword against the poor: Shift in nature of public interest litigation; Suresh Hosbet; Opinion; Deccan Herald Boot is on the other foot; Ramaswamy Iyer; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu Democratisation or Disempowerment; Smita Gupta; Opinion; The Hindu Dissidence agianst Patel growing; The Hindu Narmada hero paid for his temper; Times of India December 21 Don't shoot the messenger; Darryl D'Monte; Tehelka.com In which Lord Ram gave it those ones; S.Ravi Rajan; Tehelka.com December 20 Supreme Court and NBA; S.P.Sathe; Economic and Political Weekly; Issue dated November 11, 2000 Globalisation and Narmada People's Struggle; L.S.Aravinda; Economic and Political Weekly; Issue dated November 11, 2000 December 19 The right to differ; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu NRIs in US propose to raise funds for Narmada dam; The Times of India Crop loss due to drought put at Rs. 6,400 cr; The Times of India December 18 The drought of reason; Letters to the Editor; Economic Times Thirst aid; Letters to the Editor; Hindustan Times December 17 Perils of Extremism; Ramachandra Guha; Opinion; The Hindu Arun Shourie of the Left; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu
Malady of the developing nations; Deccan Herald December 16 Medha Patkar files defamation suit; The Hindu A shift in M.P.stand on Narmada dam; The Hindu NGOs resent President's comments on Narmada project; The Hindu Medha Patkar sues daily; The Hindu Taking dharna to the Supreme Court; The Hindu US group quits project to construct Indian Dam Financial Times Abide by Law; Letters to the Editor; Deccan Herald Sukhi, Dev dams rescue Vadodara from water crisis; The Telegraph December 15 Medha leads NBA activists into storming environment ministry; Tehelka.com NBA: Cite reasons for constructing dam; The Hindustan Times Medha Patkar files defamation case against Indian Express; The Hindustan Times Revisiting a Controversy; Arun Bapat; Opinion; Indian Express Gujarat govt throws security ring around dams; Times of India Pro-dam activists burn copies of news magazine; Times of India Lawyers move SC seeking action against NBA activists; The Hindu Talk of the town; The Hindu President missive sparks threat; The Telegraph December 14 NBA hails US firm's pull-out from Maheshwar project; Times of India US energy group withdraws from Maheshwar Project; Times of India 'US agency pulling out of Maheshwar project'; The Hindu President 'seeks' Cabinet view; The Hindu Not a balanced report; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu NBA activists hold demo outside SC; The Hindustan Times Maheshwar project; The Hindustan Times President letter lifeline to Narmada; The Telegraph State allocates Narmada water for Vadodara; Asian Age Ogden backs out of power project deal; Asian Age State Loans; Economic Times Narmada Water; Indian Express Fresh concerns over safety of Mullaperiyar dam; The Hindu December 13, 2000 NBA calls of stir; The Hindu Word Limit; Editorial; The Telegraph December 12, 2000 The future of dissent; Opinion, Krishna Kumar;The Hindustan Times The right to differ; Opinion, P.V Indiresan;The Hindu RESPONSES: The right to differ; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu; Dec 19 Boot is on the other foot; Ramaswamy Iyer; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu; Dec 22 Medha, activists lay seige to NCA office; The Times of India NBA activists lay seige to NCA office; The Hindu When the river dries, the wells die; Indian Express Check dams ineffective -- expert; Indian Express They're off key; Letters to the editorThe Telegraph 10 Lakh attend Athavale function; Asian Age NBA protest; Asian Age December 11, 2000 Beyond pre-emptive obituaries: Revitalizing the Narmada movement; Shiv Visvanathan; Tehelka.com State Loans; Economic Times NBA activists lay seige to NCA office; Deccan Herald December 10, 2000 Not so quiet flows the river; Amit Sengupta; Features; Hindustan Times President makes a splash; The Telegraph RESPONSES: They're off key; Letters to the editorThe Telegraph, Dec 12 Viva la Resistance!; Green Talk by Bittu Sahgal; Deccan Herald Narmada activists get President's support; Asian Age A dam project uproots scores of Indian farmers; Boston Globe The Errors of Arundhati; Brooke Unger; Opinion; Outlook; Issue dated December 18, 2000 Politics of the Dammed, Part II; Letters to the Editor; Outlook; Issue dated December 18, 2000 December 9, 2000 International meet on water conservation to be held in Jan; Indian Express Ogden mulls pulling out of S Kumars power arm; Economic Times Floods were 'dam-made', says Medha; Asian Age December 8, 2000 Athavale's followers bridge Narmada with boats; Indian Express Gujarat eyes NRIs to raise funds for Narmada project; Times of India Rajasthan water for Gujarat; Indian Express Troubled Waters; Asia Week December 7, 2000 Koyna dam earthquakes may become more frequent; The Hindu The Real McCoy and the Temples of doom; Letters to the Editor; Outlook; Issue dated December 11, 2000 Poor are sold down the river; Phil Williams; The Guardian December 6, 2000 The Supreme Court & human rights; Opinion, Balakrishnan Rajagopal; The Hindu Gujarat plans to raise Rs 5,000 cr viz bonds; The Economic Times Ethical superiority of the uninvolved; Letters to the editor;The Economic Times Anti-dam lobby; Letters to the Editor;The Hindustan Times Tall order : State asks NCA to reschedule SSP work; Asian Age December 5, 2000 Maheshwar project achieves financial closure; The Economic Times Note that the project no longer has financial closure after Ogden's withdrawal from the project. -Friends of River Narmada December 4, 2000 Reason and Passion; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu December 3, 2000 Demolition of a dream; L.S.Aravinda; Features; The Hindu Each crisis an opportunity: Medha; The Telegraph Damning those big, ambitious dams; Deccan Herald Managing our Water; Letters to the Editor December 2, 2000 Reactions to the Supreme Court's go-ahead on the Sardar Sarovar Project; Humanscape India, December 2000 Confrontation over Narmada Project: Are all others wrong?; Need for Positive Involvement; S.N.Chary; Opinion; Deccan Herald RESPONSES: Ethical superiority of the uninvolved; Letters to the editor;Deccan Herald, Dec 6 Resolving the Narmada conflict; Mihir Shah; Opinion; The Hindu Saying no to Medha; Khushwant Singh; Opinion; The Hindustan Times Damn not the dam; Goolam E. Vahanvati; Opinion; Asian Age Floods were 'dam-made', says Medha; Asian Age The Reincarnation of Rumpelstiltskin; Arundhati Roy; Outlook India Newsclippings till November 2000 |