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The Parched Tiger: In City Prone to Drought, Chennai’s Water Packagers Rush In
May 12th, 2017
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting look at how millions of Indians rely on an enormous bottled water industry: Before he delivered bottled water to this city’s thirsty homes and businesses, T. Rajan tried all manner of entrepreneurial enterprises. He sold scrap paper and cardboard to recyclers. He built a street corner chai and […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: India’s Silicon Valley Is Dying Of Thirst
May 2nd, 2017
Courtesy of Wired, an interesting article on the water challenges facing India’s preeminent high tech city: As groundwater wells run dry, the task of supplying Bangalore’s residents and office parks has been taken up by privately operated tanker trucks. ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Bangalore one morning last summer, a sullen young man named Manjunath stood […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Water Scarcity Causes Cauvery Delta Anguish
May 2nd, 2017
Courtesy of Circle of Blue, an interesting report on how the worst drought in 140 years leads to farmer deaths, water riots, policy impasse in parts of India: Vijayakumar was 51 years old and a successful rice grower his entire life until this rainless harvest season. Described by his family and friends as a tall, […]
Read more »The Potential for Tensions in South Asia: The Food and Water Vector
May 2nd, 2017
Via Future Directions International, an article on the potential for tension over water and food in South Asia: Key Points Water scarcity is predicted to affect 1.8 billion people by 2025, many of whom will be from across Asia. The headwaters of most of Asia’s major rivers are located in Tibet, giving China a significant […]
Read more »India-Nepal Border Plagued By Water Troubles
May 2nd, 2017
Via Third Pole.net, a look at the challenges of sharing the water of a transboundary river even when the countries involved have an open border: The Pandai is a small river that marks the international border for a short stretch between the Chitwan National Park in Nepal and the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in India. In […]
Read more »Pakistan’s India Obsession Hides Its Real Water Challenges
April 27th, 2017
Via Third Pole.net, further commentary on how extensive coverage of the Indus Waters Treaty in the Pakistani media over-emphasizes disagreements with India, and ignores more important water management challenges that the country faces: Over the past few months, with the deterioration of relations between Pakistan and India, there has been a renewed interest in the Indus Waters […]
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