News in April 2000

Working without the state
The Economic Times; April 30, 2000

They get water at their doorstep
The Indian Express; April 30, 2000

'The water crisis is a state conspiracy against the people of Gujarat'
Interview with Medha Patkar; Rediff on the Net; April 28, 2000

Drought crisis talks in Gujarat
BBC Online; April 28, 2000

Water parks drought-proof, courtesy Govt of Gujarat
The Hindustan Times; Apr 28, 2000

Dammed if you do, damned if you don't
The Economic Times; April 28, 2000

Centre slept as lands turned waste
The Economic Times; April 27, 2000

Less rain in Monsoon 2000
Asian Age; April 26, 2000

Catch the rain
Anil Agarwal; The Indian Express; April 26, 2000

Water crisis
Editorial; The Hindu; April 25, 2000

Gujarat is running out of groundwater
The Indian Express; April 25, 2000

How many water warnings!
Yoginder K.Alagh; Opinion; The Indian Express; April 25, 2000

A watershed in the approach to rainfed areas
The Economic Times; April 25, 2000

Narmada Bachao leaders on warpath
The Deccan Herald; April 24, 2000

Devgadh: A lesson in drought management
The Times of India; April 24, 2000

Relief for India's drought areas
BBC Online; April 24, 2000

Lifeline or hangman's noose?
Ashish Kothari; Sunday Features; The Hindu; April 23, 2000

'Central Banaskantha to lose ground water in 2-3 yrs'
The Times of India; April 23, 2000

State asks Centre for Rs 311 cr assistance
Asian Age; April 23, 2000

Desert sands of habit
The Indian Express; April 22, 2000

Not a drop to drink
The Economic Times; April 22, 2000

Eco-friendly development
The Economic Times; April 22, 2000

India still chasing Western model of development
The Times of India; April 22, 2000

Water as a community asset
Mahesh Vijapurkar; Opinion; The Hindu; April 19, 2000

Residents of Dwarka agitate over water
The Times of India; April 19, 2000

Roof-water harvesting may be answer to problems
The Times of India; April 19, 2000

Rioting for water: firing on mob
The Hindu; April 18, 2000

Narmada Jal Rakshak Sangh criticises PM
The Times of India; April 15, 2000

Gujarat Govt. flayed for inadequate drought relief
The Hindu; April 15, 2000

Anti-Narmada wave reaches Fund-Bank meet
The Times of India; April 15, 2000

Courts and contempt powers
Frontline; Volume 17 - Issue 08; Apr. 15 - 28, 2000

The World Bank's Dam Business
Democracy Now, Pacifica Radio; April 15, 2000

Protest rally against WB projects
The Deccan Herald; April 15, 2000

Gujarat's drought condition worsens
The Deccan Herald; April 14, 2000

Narmada villagers not compensated
Asian Age; April 12, 2000

Tribunal damns Narmada dam rehabilitation plan
Asian Age; April 12, 2000

Ground water depletion alarming - CGWB
The Indian Express; April 11, 2000

Against the tide
R K Pachauri; Editorial; The Times of India; April 10, 2000

Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Ashish Fernandes; Letters to the Editor; The Deccan Herald; April 11, 2000

Maharashtra Govt. has betrayed tribals: Patkar
The Deccan Herald; April 7, 2000

Bid to cash in on Mahi water project
The Hindu; Apr 6, 2000

State Government files caveat on SSP
The Indian Express; Apr 6, 2000

NBA agitation ends
The Hindu; Apr 5, 2000

Medha Patkar stable
The Hindu; Apr 5, 2000

CM goes to US as Gujarat cries for water
The Hindustan Times; Apr 4, 2000

Medha Patkar rushed to hospital
The Hindu; Apr 4, 2000

Managing Water
P G Menon; Opinion; The Economic Times; Apr 2, 2000

NBA should stop sniping at the lifeline for western India
Digvijay Sinh; Opinion; The Times of India; Apr 2, 2000

Medha's condition worsens
The Hindu; Apr 2, 2000

The Politics of Water
Opinion; Kalpana Sharma; The Hindu; Apr 1, 2000

The message from Pathrad
Frontline; Volume 17 - Issue 07; April 01-14, 2000

Big dams
Letters to the editor; Frontline; Volume 17 - Issue 07; April 01-14, 2000

NBA claims its portion of the Hague 'victory' pie
Asian Age; 1 Apr 2000

Vyas takes credit for 'defeating' anti-SSP activists
Asian Age; 1 Apr 2000

News in March 2000

CM assures people on drought relief
The Times of India; 31 Mar 2000

Massive migration on from drought-hit state villages
Asian Age; 31 Mar 2000

Ogden pledges care of oustees
The Statesman; 30 Mar 2000

Asia's biggest biomass power plant becomes functional
The Times of India; 30 Mar 2000

Check-dams perform a miracle
The Hindu; 30 Mar 2000

Green group's red signal on dam
The Statesman; 29 Mar 2000

Village gets environment work award
Asian Age; 29 Mar 2000

A man-made oasis in arid country
The Times of India; 29 Mar 2000

No new dams will be built in MP : Digvijay
The Times of India; 29 Mar 2000

Cyclone-ravaged Orissa village gets self-reliant after building a dam
The Economic Times; 28 Mar 2000

President to visit eco-friendly village
The Deccan Herald; 28 Mar 2000

Last man, turn off the tap
The Indian Express; 27 Mar 2000

Maheshwar project will affect 40,000 villagers: NBA
The Times of India; 27 Mar 2000

Open Your Hearts
Letters to the Editor; The Times of India; 27 Mar 2000

Damned for life, these villagers pray for death
The Times of India; 27 Mar 2000

Govt making all efforts to rebuff NBA in court
The Times of India; 26 Mar 2000

Water's Edge
The Rediff on the net; 24 Mar 2000

Native genius, not science, gets them water
The Indian Express; 24 Mar 2000

India, US sign pact on alternative energy
The Times of India; 24 Mar 2000

Indian, US firms clinch $1.4 bn deals in IT, power, tourism & environment
The Hindustan Times; 24 Mar 2000

NBA volunteers gherao Narmada Valley official
The Hindu; 23 Mar 2000

Opposition flays govt for 'ineffective' steps in ensuring water supply
The Times of India; 22 Mar 2000

Availability of water - a disaster in the making
The Times of India; 22 Mar 2000

Make women synonymous with water
The Times of India; 22 Mar 2000

Receding water level leaves a spectrum of fear
The Times of India; 22 Mar 2000

SSP to quench the state's thirsty throats
The Times of India; 22 Mar 2000

NGOs warn against further commodification
Creeping 'hydro-mafia' poised to usurp Adam's ale
The Deccan Herald; 22 Mar 2000

When three illiterate Gujarati women talk, world stops to listen
The Indian Express; 20 Mar 2000

Gujarat-NBA battle continues abroad
The Hindu; 19 Mar 2000

New group claims Medha Patkar's pie
The Asian Age; 19 Mar 2000

Protesters strip at a global meet
The Asian Age; 19 Mar 2000

Patkar, Roy clash with minister on Narmada
The Times of India; 19 Mar 2000

Medha takes Narmada to The Hague
The Deccan Herald; 19 Mar 2000

Hecklers disrupt world water meet
The Hindu; 18 Mar 2000

Naked protest disrupts water forum
BBC Online; 17 Mar 2000

Tribals unhappy with water
The Indian Express; 16 Mar 2000

Ministry plans presentation on Narmada
The Times of India; 16 Mar 2000

Centre assures Gujarat of more assistance
The Times of India; 16 Mar 2000

Govt. to provide funds for check dams
The Times of India; 14 Mar 2000

NBA slams crackdown on dam oustees
The Statesman; 14 Mar 2000

Tough life for cattle, birds as water sources deplete
The Times of India; 14 Mar 2000

Water: A life support system in peril
The Asian Age; 14 Mar 2000

South Asia's water problems
BBC Online; 13 Mar 2000

Narmada needs a historic judgement
Opinion by Jai Sen
The Hindustan Times; 12 Mar 2000

Students blame NBA for disturbing studies
The Times of India; 10 Mar 2000

Govt to counter anti-dam "propaganda"
The Hindustan Times; 10 Mar 2000

Setting a tide mark - Part I, Part II
Opinion column by Jai Sen
The Hindu; 08-09 Mar 2000

Siemens under scrutiny over power project
The Times of India; 08 Mar 2000

Everything's not right with dams
The Hindu Business Line; 08 Mar 2000

Saurashtra dams dry up even before summer
The Indian Express; 07 Mar 2000

Govt to ensure speedy execution of SSP -- Minister assures PAPs
The Indian Express; 06 Mar 2000

'Centre trying to speed up Narmada project'
The Deccan Herald; 06 Mar 2000

5,000 check dams to be ready in one year
The Times of India; 06 Mar 2000

Narmada
Letters to the Editor; Frontline; vol. 17, issue 05, Mar 04 - Mar 17 2000

Second phase of Narmada canal work begins
The Times of India; 04 Mar 2000

State in touch with MP, Rajasthan over dam
The Times of India; 04 Mar 2000

Machhu-2 dam may go dry by May
The Times of India; 04 Mar 2000

Plan to harness surplus water
The Times of India; 04 Mar 2000

Displaced farmers to be compensated
The Times of India; 04 Mar 2000

Authorities gear up to handle water crisis
The Times of India; 04 Mar 2000

Thirty Words About A Dam
Opinion column by Dilip D'Souza
Rediff.com; 03 Mar 2000

Looking at the real water crisis
The Hindu; 03 Mar 2000

'Dam oustees must savour first fruits of project'
The Hindu; 03 Mar 2000

News in February 2000

Unblocking the Narmada
Opinion column by Praful Bidwai; The Times of India; 28 Feb 2000

Keriyanagar residents show the way
The Times of India; 26 Feb 2000

SSP dam stilling basin damaged
The Indian Express; 24 Feb 2000

Water resources to be shifted to Concurrent list
The Hindu; 24 Feb 2000

Centre wants water in concurrent list
The Deccan Herald; 24 Feb 2000

NBA to go on indefinite dharna at Maheshwar
The Deccan Herald; 23 Feb 2000

Result-oriented Budget will boost up Narmada
The Asian Age; 23 Feb 2000

SC upholds MPEB move
The Hindu; 21 Feb 2000

Narmada
Letters to the Editor Frontline; vol. 17, issue 04, Feb 19 - Mar 03 2000

NBA slams Digvijay on dam
The Statesman; 16 Feb 2000

Rainwater may replace groundwater
The Hindustan Times; 16 Feb 2000

Minister calls for water harnessing
The Times of India; 13 Feb 2000

Rana miffed at Congress silence over Digvijay's demand to lower SSP height
The Times of India; 12 Feb 2000

Over one lakh employed on relief works: Vala
The Times of India; 10 Feb 2000

Water Conservation Needed : Expert
The Times of India; 09 Feb 2000

Self-reliant villagers unite to build dams
The Times of India; 08 Feb 2000

Rana flays Digvijay for comments on SSP
The Times of India; 08 Feb 2000

Rainwater harvesting gaining acceptance
The Times of India; 07 Feb 2000

The Cost Of Living
Essay by Arundhati Roy Frontline; vol. 17, issue 3; 05-08 Feb 2000

A Damned Revistation
Outlook; 07 Feb 2000

Hey, he builds glaciers in Leh!
The Week; 06 Feb 2000

Jalyatra for water conservation
The Times of India; 04 Feb 2000

Proper drainage system needed, says Thakur
The Hindustan Times; 02 Feb 2000

Vyas flays Digvijay's `cruel joke'
The Times of India; 01 Feb 2000

Sardar Sarovar: Digvijay's `Sankalp Yatra'
The Times of India; 01 Feb 2000

News in January 2000

85-yr-old project-affected farmer sets himself ablaze
The Indian Express; 31 Jan 2000

Centre's move to link north, south rivers opposed
The Hindu; 28 Jan 2000

Rivers to be linked to overcome drainage problem
The Hindu; 28 Jan 2000

Plan to link North, South rivers to be revived
The Hindu; 24 Jan 2000

Reality contradicts National Water Policy
The Times of India; 23 Jan 2000

A dam and some questions
Frontline; Vol. 17 Issue 02, Jan 22 - Feb 04 2000

Sweeping, uncharitable
Letters to the Editor; response to PV Indiresan The Hindu; January 21 2000

HC schedules Narmada case hearing on Jan 27
The Times of India; January 21 2000

Messiah of the displaced
The Week; January 23 2000

A true Gandhian among the rest
The Asian Age; January 19 2000

How private cops crushed a magical protest
Firstperson report by Arundhati Roy and Jharana Jhaveri
The Hindustan Times; January 16 2000

River Bond
Deccan Herald; January 16 2000

Hunt on for shady aliens among NBA protestors
Deccan Herald; January 16 2000

PM assures proper rehabilitation of Narmada oustees
Deccan Herald; January 15 2000

Riots For Water
Down To Earth; Vol. 8, No. 16 January 15 2000

Rainwater Harvesting : Standing The Test Of Drought
Down To Earth; Vol. 8, No. 16 January 15 2000

Baba Amte receives Gandhi Peace Prize
The Hindu; January 15 2000

Amte awarded Gandhi Peace Prize
The Hindustan Times; January 15 2000

NBA activists released
The Hindustan Times; January 14 2000

NBA march turns out to be a damp squib
The Times of India; January 13, 2000

Author released after dam protest
BBC Online; January 12 2000

India Anti-Dam Protesters Arrested
New York Times; January 12 2000

More than 1,500 anti-dam protesters arrested in India
CNN Online; January 12 2000

Arundhati and the dam
The Independent; January 12 2000

Arundhati, NBA activists court arrest
The Hindustan Times; January 12 2000

No dam, no pipeline, says jalrakshak sangh
Indian Express; January 12 2000

Arundhati Roy, 400 anti-dam activists arrested
The Hindu; January 11 2000

Clinging to roots
The Week; January 16 2000

Arundhati returns to Narmada tomorrow for do-or-die stir
Asian Age; January 08 2000

Koyna
Letters to the Editor
Frontline, Volume 17 - Issue 01, Jan. 08 - 21, 2000

`Narmada project answer to future water needs'
The Times of India; January 07, 2000

NBA march to stop work on Maheshwar
The Hindustan Times; January 07, 2000

CM's office asks NBA sympathisers to look at things in perspective
The Times of India; January 04, 2000

Newsclippings till December 1999