Starving cattle
drought and an acute shortage of water have severely effected nearly 70,000 heads of cattle who face death due to starvation in the northern areas of Gujarat bordering Rajasthan. This year the
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Social forestry in full swing in Mehsana
After a three-year long dry spell in North Gujarat, the good rainfall this year has boosted the morale of Mehsana circle of social forestry staff that looks after greening of Banaskantha, Sabarkantha
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Gujarat drought pushes villagers back to prosititution
A tiny village in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat, bordering Pakitan, is a "paradise" in the sand dunes for pleasure-seekers. For it thrives on prostitution, which is its main source of
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Viral fever affects 110
At least 110 people in Chichodara village of Banaskantha district in north Gujarat have been affected by a "viral fever" epidemic since April
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110 affected by 'viral fever' in North Gujarat
At least 110 people in Chichodara village of Banaskantha district in North Gujarat have been affected by a "viral fever" epidemic since April 1, sources said here on
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26 cows die of fodder
Twenty-six cows died at Deesa Taluka of Banaskantha district in northern Gujarat after they consumed "fermented green fodder," reports from district headquarters
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Sans saline
Gujarat plans to set up desalination plants to tide over the state's water crisis
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Creating water scarcity
If you want to see how water scarcity is created, pay a visit to Gaffurbhai Allahrakhha. Right since he learned to walk, he has been the caretaker of a shrine of a saint, built on the embankment of
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SUBSIDISED KILLING
They may survive the drought. But they cannot survive government policies. When people have to abandon their livestock, they are reduced to misery, as is happening in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Because India s rural economy is built around livestock, which ca
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Water of contention
In the 1996 ninth general elections in India, water as an issue figured prominently in at least nine states. Among them all, Nalgonda in the Telengana region in Andhra Pradesh takes the cake.
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Running out
Unless better management strategies are evolved, water scarcity in the country will only be accentuated by growing industrial and municipal demands.
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Out of the depths
Women water users are determined to have their say in water management policymaking
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Environet
This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. This time some information on interesting and useful publications and networks
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African invasion
African locusts, which have been infesting parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan since mid-July, are keeping pest control experts on their toes. The agriculture ministry has pressed into action two
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Solar power is the only viable alternative
K R DATYE has been associated for years with grassroots organisations such as the Pani Panchayat and the Mukti Sangharsh, which has spearheaded struggles for equal water distribution and peasant-built small dams in Maharashtra"s Sangli district. An engine
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Swarm warning
Officials claim the locust problem is under control, but unless millions of hoppers young locusts stalking the deserts are exterminated quickly, things could really get out of control
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Poor pay for ecological neglect
Droughts seem to be here to stay. Wrong development policies, governmental indifference and relief schemes which don't work have led to a situation where a large part of the nation faces scarcity despite a year of almost normal rainfall