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August 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
July 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
June 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
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