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May 30
How Gehlot sells drought relief
Sukhmani Singh, Analysis; Indian Express
May 29
Govt fritters chances of a dialogue on big dams
Times of India
Narmada bonds fetch Rs 500 cr
Times of India
May 28
Arundhati Roy talks bluntly of judicial excess;
Anupam Gupta, Opinion; The Tribune
May 27
At loggerheads over resources
The Hindu
Govt. flayed for ignoring dams panel report
The Hindu
May 26
"For the next umpteen years, we will still need dams";
Interview with Jan A Veltrop, former President of
International Commission on Dams; Tehelka.com, May 26, 2001
Patkar flays Centre, Gujarat for raising dam height
Times of India
Gujarat starts raising dam height
The Hindu
World Commission on Dams: Sustainable Means for Democratic Ends;
S.Parasuraman, Sohini Sengupta; Economic and Political Weekly, May 26, 2001
May 24
Gujarat government defies SC order, begins work on Sardar Sarovar dam;
Rinku Pegu; Tehelka.com
Police foil NBA bid to meet CM;
Central Chronicle - 5/24/2001
Cong. warns of water-riots in Saurashtra
The Hindu
May 22
Water Board to remove pumps from dam site
Indian Express
Agitation for Narmada hump put off
Times of India
May 21
Where Angels Fear to Fjord
Outlook; May 21 issue
May 20
'Damming, drainage claim marshlands in south Iraq'
Times of India
VHP pours cold water over the powerless
Times of India
May 19
AG clears building of hump on Narmada dam
Indian Express
Resettled families still await Narmada water
Times of India
May 18
Political parties and people's power
Surendra Mohan; Opinion; The Hindu
May 17
Row over who'll foot the bill for Narmada water
Indian Express
May 15
The Narmada issue
The Hindu
Atrophy of institutions
The Hindu
Beyond big science
Avijit Pathak; Opinion; Hindustan Times
Where Angels Fear to Fjord
Outlook, Issue dated May 21, 2001
$1.6 billiion Sawalkot hydel project;
Cloak of secrecy fails to cover up fishy deal
Kashmir Times
May 13
Distress: A way of life in Kalahandi
The Hindu
May 12
Contempt in question;
V Venkatesan; Frontline: Volume 18 - Issue 10, May 12 - 25, 2001
May 11
For a few drops more
Indian Express
Rajkot mayor to meet CM on water crisis
Times of India
Lodging FIR? Take a lesson
Times of India
River valley projects, dams are beneficial
Radhey Shyam Goel; Opinion; Times of India
May 10
NHPC plans to raise $1-b in 5 years
Economic Times
May 8
The case of contempt
Kuldip Nayar; Opinion; Indian Express
CM dedicates Narmada waters to Junagadh
Times of India
Bahuguna warns against overflow of Tehri reservoir
Deccan Herald
May 7
Remembering Jay Narayan
Times of India
Public least involved in decisions: Medha Patkar
Times of India
May 6
No further delay
Letters to the Editor; The Telegraph
NBA is a battle for justice: Medha Patkar
The Hindu
Medha Patkar presented Basavasri award
Deccan Herald
May 5
Authorities hopeful of solution to Tehri tangle
Deccan Herald
Sardar Sarovar Judgment and Human Rights
P.Cullet; Economic and Political Weekly, May 5, 2001
May 4
Midsummer's nightmare
Editorial; Indian Express
Narmada water will expose chinks in RMC's armour
Times of India
May 3
Appeal on Tehri Dam
Hindustan Times
May 2
It's deja vu time for Tehri dam residents
Deccan Herald
May 1
Environmental Awareness
D.B.N.Murthy; Opinion; The Hindu
Damning criticism
Letters to the Editor; The Telegraph
April 30
Displaced and deprived
Kuldip Nayar; Opinion; The Hindu
Eco-activism taking its toll on Tehri project: Officials
Hindustan Times
'Reduce height of Tehri dam'
Hindustan Times
April 29
Dam - a temporary solution
Interview with Sunderlal Bahuguna; Deccan Herald
Basavashree Award for Medha Patkar
The Hindu
Damming the protests
The Hindu
A people dammed
Deccan Herald
Greening of a desert
Deccan Herald
April 27
Tehri Infirma: A disaster waiting to happen
Sunderlal Bahuguna, Editorial; Times of India
Trouble over Man ;
Lyla Bavadam;Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 09, Apr. 28 - May 11, 2001
Work on Maliya canal inaugurated
Times of India
Bahuguna continues fast, terms arrest illegal
Times of India
I, good globalization?
Tehelka.com
Going global, staying local
The Hindu
French award conferred on Arundhati Roy>
The Hindu
April 26
Bahuguna continues fast, terms arrest illegal
Rediff on the Net
[Bhakra] Dam oustees being given plots: CM
The Tribune
For Rajkot women, life's a succession of queues
Indian Express
10 more anti-Tehri activists held
Times of India
If the dam cracks
Letters to the Editor; Hindustan Times
April 25
Bahuguna arrested, on indefinite fast
Indian Express
Petition filed against WB aid for dams
Times of India
Work on Tehri dam resumes; Bahuguna, others held
Times of India
Matter of contempt
Editorial; Hindustan Times
April 24
Roy, Patkar dare SC to take contempt action against them;
Indian Express
`NBA affidavits may be contemptuous;
Times of India
SC takes dim view of Patkar, Roy affidavits;
Times of India
Police have their way, protesters have their say;
The Hindu
Tenor of Medha's affidavits contemptous: Supreme Court;
Hindustan Times
SC objects to Patkar's response;
The Hindu
Bahuguna joins villagers in staging dharna;
Times of India
Bahuguna arrested;
Rediff on the Net
Sunderlal Bahaguna and 74 others arrested;
Deccan Herald
Bahuguna stages dharna at Tehri;
Deccan Herald
Sunderlal Bahuguna, 75 others arrested;
Hindustan Times
Rajasthan village learns to harvest water again, reaps riches;
Indian Express
Lessons for the Third World;
Riaz Hassan, Opinion;The Hindu
April 23
Anti-NBA petitioners goof up own versions
Shamya Dasgupta;Tehelka.com - 4/23/2001
Oddball SC adjournment of contempt of court hearing against NBA;
Shamya Dasgupta;Tehelka.com - 4/23/2001
In defence of dissent;
Affidavit filed by Arundhati Roy in Court; Outlook, April 30
Tenor of Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy's affidavits irk SC;
Rediff on the Net
I will continue to raise voice against injustice: Medha
Deccan Herald
I'll help people fight injustice: Medha
Hindustan Times
Villagers stall construction work at Tehri dam
Times of India
Villagers stall work at Tehri dam
The Hindu
Bahuguna stages dharna at Tehri
Deccan Herald
Work resumes at Tehri project: fifty people held
Deccan Herald
April 22
Expert warns of damage to ecology
Times of India
April 21
Medha, villagers seek probe into rehabilitation plan
Hindustan Times
Amid drought, this village is an oasis
Times of India
April 20
NBA seeks lowering of Sardar Sarovar dam height
Times of India
Medha Patkar's charges against Narmada basin States
The Hindu
Monsoon spells doom for Narmada valley inhabitants
Hindustan Times
Tribals in MP teak forest face govt wrath over 'naxalite' curse
Indian Express
April 19
Promised quantum of Narmada water not received
Times of India
Unicef doubts Gujarat's Narmada claim
The Telegraph
April 18
Uttaranchal despair over dam stirs
Indian Express
Deliberate distortion;
Medha Patkar; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu
April 16
Villagers demand resettlement scheme
The Hindu
April 14
Rajkot mayor up in arms against govt on water issue
Times of India
Rajkot staring at a major water crises
Times of India
A saffron twist
Frontline; Volume 18 - Issue 08, Apr. 14 - 27, 2001
April 13
'Peoples' organisations should capitalise on the anger generated by tehelka expose'
Interview with Medha Patkar; April 13, Tehelka.com
Large dams under the microscope
Himanshu Thakker; Himal South Asian - April 2001
Court summons Patkar in NCCL defamation case
Indian Express
SC rejects NBA plea for judgment review
Times of India
SC rejects Narmada dam review petition
Economic Times
SC rejects review petition in Narmada dam case
Hindustan Times
13,133 villages declared drought hit
Times of India
Unrest over water issue growing
Times of India
About Rs 5 crore a day to keep VHP in good humour
Deccan Herald
Dance drama reflects Narmada Drive
India Abroad Online
April 12
'The Tehelka expose has given Vajpayee an opportunity to introspect'
Interview with Swami Agnivesh and Mohini Giri; April 12, Tehelka.com
Inadequate pumps, tanks add to Amreli's water problems
Times of India
Govt gives in to Sangh Parivar, forms panel to review Tehri project
Times of India
Compromise formula on Tehri to avert VHP stir
The Hindu
April 11
CM says Narmada water will usher in prosperity
Times of India
If water is life, lives are doomed in Dhoraji
Times of India
State govt. to promote hydro-electricity projects
Times of India
Panel to review Tehri dam
Reiff on the Net
April 10
VMC to issue tax-free municipal bonds
Times of India
90% of dams in Kutch unsafe: Expert
Times of India
Patkar dares Supreme Court on Narmada issue
Hindustan Times
April 8
Tehri still under siege
Hindustan Times
Govt. to encourage captive power plants
Times of India
April 7
VHP adds Tehri reservoir to its propaganda plank
Times of India
April 6
Digvijay Singh cornered on right to information
The Hindu
Resolve the problem
Editorial; Deccan Herald
Environmentalist in favour of small dams
Times of India
April 5
Tehri dam work at standstill
The Hindu
April 4
People to join 'Narmada Sangharsh Parikrama'
The Hindu
April 3
Narmada canal disproves critics
Yoginder K.Alagh; Indian Express
Basavashree award for Medha Patkar
Deccan Herald
Narmada will open door to Saurashtra's development: CM
Times of India
April 2
'You need a Chomsky'
Interview with Arundhati Roy; April 2, Tehelka.com
Narmada waters reach Gujarat villages
The Hindu
Narmada waters reach parched Gujarat villages
Deccan Herald
April 1
Narmada water to reach Gondal today
Times of India
Joshi to chair panel on Tehri
Times of India
March 31
Havoc of Tipaimukh High Dam Project
Aram Pamei, Secretary, Naga Women's Union, Manipur; Letters to the Editor; Economic and Political Weekly; March 31, 2001
Water: Charting a Course for the Future - I
Ramaswamy Iyer; Economic and Political Weekly; March 31, 2001
Demonstrators caned in Palitana
Times of India
Centre bows to VHP threat, stops work on Tehri
Times of India
VHP gets Tehri work stopped
Economic Times
Tehri project -- VHP joins protests
Indian Express
March 30
No water, yet civic body claims it simply flows
Indian Express
NHDC debt-equity ratio likely to be altered
Economic Times
March 29
Saurashtra, North Gujarat face severe drought
Indian Express
A'bad may not get Narmada water twice a day
Times of India
$10-m aid gives much-needed fillip
Times of India
Water crisis in Saurashtra
Times of India
Uttaranchal initiates talks with Singhal over Tehri dam
Deccan Herald
March 28
Narmada brings some relief to city
Indian Express
Demand for water puts Government in a tight spot
Times of India
Narmada water demanded for Jamkandorana
Times of India
BJP in a fix over VHP's anti-Tehri stand
Times of India
March 27
Up on the dam
Dilip D'Souza; Rediff on the Net
Work on Tehri dam will continue: Swami
Times of India
Medha Patkar relents on dam issue
The Hindu
RESPONSE
Deliberate distortion;
Medha Patkar; Letters to the Editor; The Hindu
RSS joins VHP on Tehri issue
The Hindu
March 26
Amid much fanfare, Narmada reaches Rajkot
Indian Express
Narmada water reaches Rajkot
Times of India
Tehri dam runs into fresh trouble
Times of India
March 25
In the wake of the quake
Himanshu Thakkar; Deccan Herald
Bhavnagar residents go without water for 3 days
Times of India
Tehri dam runs into fresh trouble
Hindustan Times
March 24
World Commission on Dams: Biased?
Opinion; B.N.Navalawala; Economic and Political Weekly; March 24, 2001
Cong turn down mayor's invitation to Kevadiya
Times of India
Singhal threatens indefinite fast over Tehri dam
Times of India
Singhal threatens fast against Tehri dam
The Hindu
VHP leader plans indefinite fast over Tehri dam
Deccan Herald
VHP threatens indefinite stir over Tehri dam project
Hindustan Times
March 23
S Kumars offers 49% stake in Maheshwar project to FIs
Economic Times
Narmada water in Gondal town at last
Indian Express
March 22
Rajkotians caught in conflicting figures of water supply
Times of India
World health experts urge Narayanan to 'save' affected tribals
Times of India
March 21
The Valley of Tigers;
Don Gamble;Ascent Magazine - Issue 9
'No water scarcity this summer'
Indian Express
Forget colour, Narmada water is safe to drink -- Kailasnathan
Indian Express
March 20
Govt fails to supply water by March 15 to Junagadh
Times of India
Letters: Koel-Karo controversy; VHP and environment; Big dams;
Frontline - Volume 18 - Issue 06, Mar. 17 - 30, 2001
March 19
Water supply twice a day
Indian Express
No water cut till monsoon - Mayor
Indian Express
March 18
Maheshwar Project
The Hindustan Times
March 17
Don't panic over yellow Narmada water, says AMC
Indian Express
March 16
Portugal move a blow to hydel project: NBA
The Hindu
Early rehab of displaced people sought
The Hindustan Times
March 15
Medha leads march of the displaced
Indian Express
Come summer, and there's water, water nowhere
Indian Express
Call to involve project-hit people in discussions
Times of India
Patkar charges state govt with betraying oustees
Times of India
Patkar arrested
The Hindu
Gujarat govt attempts to rebuild image through water project
Deccan Herald
March 14
Medha Patkar arrested in Bombay
Rediff on the Net
City starts drawing Narmada water
Times of India
Narmada water reaches city
Indian Express
Political parties take credit for Narmada
Indian Express
March 13
FIs to pick up 49% stake in S Kumars' hydel project;
Economic Times
Phase II of quake relief: Gujarat gears up to tackle water crisis
Hindustan Times
March 12
Narmada Kumbh Poojan;
Indian Express
March 10
Take a more constructive approach;
Opinion, Tirtho Banerjee;The
Telegraph
March 9
Saurashtra to get Narmada water from mid-March;
Indian Express
Ahmedabad to get Narmada water from March 13;
Times of India
March 8
Areas facing water problem to get Narmada water: CM;
Times of India
March 6
Panels to monitor repair work on quake-hit dams;
Times of India
69 dams in the region damaged in earthquake;
Times of India
AMC promises water twice a day;
Indian Express
March 5
Quake burden will hit development projects;
Times of India
Gujarat may be drawn into a debt trap;
Times of India
Ranjit Sagar dam oustees yet to get compensation ;
Times of India
Follow World Commission on Dams Guidelines: Prof Ramaswamy Iyer;
Kathmandu Post
March 4
Ecological Aggression Unfair: UNEP chief;
The Hindu
March 3
Plea to allocate Narmada water to Porbander;
Times of India
March 2
Against the project;
Bela Bhatia;Frontline - Issue dated March 3, 2001
Resistance and repression;
Bela Bhatia;Frontline - Issue dated March 3, 2001
Quake burden will affect development projects;
Times of India
Bhavnagar to get Narmada water in March;
Times of India
March 1
VMC gears up to tackle 'dry' summer;
Times of India
Earthquake year for dams in drought year;
Translated from Gujarati; Kutch Mitra
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