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Here's some useful source information for researchers and the public alike. This section will be developed further.
Meantime, take a look at a fascinating account about the Campaign, in Heart Politics Revisited, by Fran Peavey. Pluto Press Australia, 2000. ISBN 1 86403 105 0.
Water Institutions And Access To Drinking Water: A case study by Shashi Kolavalli and K.V. Raju (PDF)
Improving access to safe drinking water in India is one of the major social development challenges. Water scarcity and conflicts between various uses are already a reality in some parts of India. The extent to which drinking water requirements will be protected from competing demands will depend on the nature of institutions that mediate water demands from various sectors. The objective of this study was to examine whether the prevailing water institutions can protect drinking water. The study involved literature review and case study of Ghataprabha sub-basin in northern Karnataka, where the conditions can be characterized as being semi-arid. The case study focused on understanding how various institutions govern water utilization.
Swatcha Ganga Chhatra Sangam 2002 (PDF)
Over 290 people from 10 Benares schools gathered at Tulsi Ghat on Friday 18 January 2002 for the inaugural student environmental congress - "Swatcha Ganga Chhatra Sangam". Together they examined the causes of the deterioration of water quality of River Ganga at Benares and prepared plans to take action to reverse these trends. Read more about this unique initiative of the Sankat Mochan Foundation, Varanasi and Oz GREEN, Australia, supported by the Australian Government International Development Agency - AusAID.
Memorandum of Understanding between Sankat Mochan Foundation and Thames21
River systems like The Thames and The Ganges (Ganga) support vast human communities and ecosystems while providing a major source of fresh water. The Ganga alone sustains 114 cities in a basin populated by 400 million souls, while The Thames in southern England, including London, supports one of the world's most urbanised regions.
Ganga Action Plan Support Project, Phase-II, Kanpur-South
200 MLD UASB Sewage Treatment Plant, Water Supply Extension & Rehabilitation, Community Participation, Solid Waste Management and Sewerage System Under the Ganga Action Plan Support Project, Phase-II, Kanpur-South, Kanpur.
Status of water pollution and incidence of water bourne enteric diseases in Varanasi City
Presented by Manju Pandey, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, India
The Yamuna Cases
There are two cases currently running in the Supreme Court of India that focus on the eco-quality of the Yamuna River. The oldest case argues for adequate flows in both the Yamuna and Ganga rivers and for meeting the requirements of ground water recharge with clean water. It also pushes for treatment of all sewage up to the tertiary stage before it is allowed to flow into the Yamuna.
Strategic Questions for cleaning up the Ganges
Summarised from an article by Fran Peavey in Whole Earth Review (Summer '95; subs $35; 27 Gate Five Road, Sausalito, CA 94965, tel 415 332 1716; fax 415 332 3110).
Cleaning the Ganges in India
Since 1982 Fran has been working with an Indian nongovernmental organization, the Sanket Mochan Foundation, to rid the Ganges of pollution at Varanasi.
Ganga Today
Today, in popular practice, the Ganga's powers of purification and absolution are honored by all those who trek to her riverbanks to receive her compassionate cleansing. The most devout pilgrims walk the entire length of her flow braving the rugged conditions of the high Himals for a glimpse of her splendor.
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