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Parched Tiger And Thirsty Dragon: Brahmaptura Dams Hold Back Silt, Not Water
December 23rd, 2015
Via Third Pole.net, an article on the recently completed Zangmu hydropower project in Tibet, where China has assured India that water flows on the Brahmaputra would not be affected but has said nothing about the silt flow: The sounds of concern and assurance were familiar. As China completed building the 510 MW Zangmu hydropower station in […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Unchecked Pumping Sucking India’s Aquifers Dry
December 11th, 2015
Via The Desert Sun, a detailed look at how unchecked pumping is sucking aquifers dry in India: At dawn, as bells ring out from Hindu shrines, the people of this village get in line for water. Wells have been going dry across the countryside, and the village’s one remaining well yields just enough to run […]
Read more »Tibetan Glacial Melt Threatens Billions
November 30th, 2015
Via Voice of America, a report on the risk that the Tibetan Plateau might soon lose most of its glacier and permafrost, affecting water supplies throughout Asia: With temperatures rising four times faster than anywhere else in Asia, the Tibetan Plateau might soon lose most of its glacier and permafrost, affecting water supplies throughout Asia, Chinese […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Rush To Dam Rivers Flowing To Other Nations
November 26th, 2015
Via Brahma Chellaney’s Statecraft blog, an interesting look at how China’s rush to dam rivers is flowing to other nations: As if to underscore the contrast between an autocracy and a democracy, China’s recent announcement that all six power-generating units at the world’s highest-elevation dam in Zangmu, Tibet, are now fully operational coincided with protesters stalling movement […]
Read more »The Parched Tiger: Kolkata…A Water-Rich City Turning Water-Poor
November 11th, 2015
Courtesy of The Third Pole.net, a look at how Kolkata, one of the most water-rich cities in India naturally, is becoming water stressed due to bad planning and criminal activities: Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, is the most important city in eastern India. The core Kolkata city is spread over around 200 square […]
Read more »India-Pakistan Water Sharing: The Indus Treaty Revisited
October 29th, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a look at Key Points The Indus Water Treaty has withstood periods of tension and conflict between India and Pakistan and has provided a pathway for the two neighbours to amicably resolve issues relating to transboundary water supply. Both countries clearly have faith in the treaty and believe they benefit from […]
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