THE DAY THE GOVERNMENT FAILED
Governance collapsed on April 1, 2001 as Delhi was abandoned to chaos following the
failure of the public transport system to switch to CNG in accordance with the Supreme
Court's orders. Even as politicians and officials indulged in a slugging match the citizen
suffered for the mess they had created. Read more click the link belowhttp://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010430/dte_srep2.htm
HIGH ANXIETY
Located at altitudes of 4,000 to 5,000 meters the wetlands in the Changtang area of
eastern Ladhakh attracts a large variety of wildlife and human and livestock populations.
Of late they are under stress and threatened by tourist influx. More details at
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010430/dte_life.htm
NET LOSS
By not using turtle excluder devices many trawler owners condemn several Olive Ridley
Turtles to death. Inaction on the part of the government promotes such behaviour. Turtle
deaths take place by the thousands along the Orissa coast. Visit the link below for more
details
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010430/dte_srep1.htm
TANNED ORDER
Authorities and the leather industry owners in Tamil Nadu dodge court orders, while a few
individuals raise voices to save their ecosystems from tannery waste. For more details
visit the link
http://www.cseindia.org/html/dte/dte20010430/dte_srep.htm
JAL BIRADARI LAUNCHES MOVEMENT TO DROUGHT PROOF VILLAGES
Initiating a national strategy to encourage the Jal biradari(water community) to make
participatory water management a national movement in rural as well as urban regions,
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi based non-government organization
(NGO) and Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS), a Alwar based NGO organized a three-day conference
from 21 April to 23 April 2001. Visit for more details
http://www.cseindia.org/html/au/au4_20010425.htm
CATCHWATER NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2001
Our new bimonthly water-harvesting newsletter is now available on our site
www.waterharvesting.org with articles about: Yatra with a difference, People rediscover
water, and more
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/catchwater/feb2001/networking.htm
THE NEW PROPOSAL
Pronk offers a compromise plan that gives away too much on sinks. For more visit the link
below
http://www.cseindia.org/html/cmp/climate/ew/art20010423_1.htm
A message from the Chairperson,
Anil Agarwal:
SINHA'S
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The government
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