[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Introduction”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]As part of our Moving Upstream project, Veditum partnered with SANDRP – South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People to conduct a walk along the length of Ken River in Bundelkhand, documenting the river, life of the riparian community and local issues.
Bhim Singh Rawat (SANDRP) and Siddharth Agarwal (Veditum) walked all along the Ken River, from its confluence with Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh upstream to its origin in Madhya Pradesh. They were joined in phases by friends Shridhar Sudhir (independent filmmaker), Seema Ravandale (PSI – People’s Science Institute), Ravi Shukla and Dipani Sutaria.
On 12th May 2020, a webinar was organised to share some stories from the walk, followed by a Q&A session. Below is a recording of the webinar.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ueiq7LlOUg”%5D%5Bvc_custom_heading text=”Reading List about River Ken”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]As part of the webinar exercise, we’ve prepared a reading / resource list about River Ken. If you have any interesting resource links to share about River Ken, please send to asid@veditum.org and we will update it here.[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section title=”Ken River” tab_id=”1592978029659-9e1db143-04c5″][vc_column_text]
General writing on River Ken
- Ken River Yatra: A Glimpse into the Lives of River People:
https://sandrp.in/2018/12/04/ken-river-yatra-a-glimpse-into-the-lives-of-river-people/ - Ken River Yatra: Exploring A Threatened River And Knowing River People
https://sandrp.in/2018/11/08/ken-river-yatra-exploring-a-threatened-river-and-knowing-river-people/ - Amazing experience of Yatra along the Majestic Ken River
https://sandrp.in/2018/04/19/amazing-experience-of-yatra-along-the-majestic-ken-river/ - River Ken, as I saw it (Manoj Misra)
https://sandrp.in/2016/06/25/river-ken-as-i-saw-it/ - Sand Mafia Build Illegal Bunds In Ken River
https://sandrp.in/2019/07/13/sand-mafia-build-illegal-bunds-in-ken-river/ - Kilkila: a Cursed River became Ganga; now Cursed again
https://sandrp.in/2018/06/13/story-of-kilkila-river-in-ken-basin-the-cursed-river-became-ganga-now-cursed-with-pollution/ - Walk along the Ken and You will find a world you didn’t know was there | The Wire
https://thewire.in/environment/walk-along-the-ken-and-you-will-find-a-world-you-didnt-know-was-there - Walking along the Ken – A multimedia report | India Climate Dialogue
https://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2018/08/20/walking-along-the-ken-a-multimedia-report/ - Villagers affected by Pawai irrigation project speak out against force displacement | Khabar Lahariya – FirstPost
https://www.firstpost.com/india/they-warn-us-that-its-best-if-we-just-up-and-leave-villagers-affected-by-the-pawai-irrigation-project-speak-out-against-their-forced-displacement-4469977.html - TEDx talk about walking along rivers in India, with stories of the Ken River and Ken-Betwa link included in it
http://www.veditum.org/editorial/a-case-for-slowing-down-walking-along-rivers-in-india-tedx-talk/
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Ken Betwa River Linking Project & Bundelkhand
- Panna Collector says KBRP is Disaster for Ken Basin People:
https://sandrp.in/2017/10/06/ken-betwa-project-is-disaster-for-ken-basin-people-there-is-no-surplus-water-in-ken-basin-panna-collector/ - Little for Bundelkhand, lot for contractors in Ken Betwa river-link
https://sandrp.in/2017/01/21/little-for-bundelkhand-lot-for-contractors-in-ken-betwa-river-link/ - Ken Betwa Project will facilitate water export out of Bundelkhand, It will destroy Panna Tiger Reserve: Letter to EAC
https://sandrp.in/2016/06/01/ken-betwa-project-will-facilitate-water-export-out-of-bundelkhand-it-will-destroy-panna-tiger-reserve-letter-to-eac/ - Ken Betwa Project to destroy Raneh Falls: India’s Mini Grand Canyon-cum- Mini Niagra
https://sandrp.in/2017/09/29/ken-betwa-project-to-destroy-raneh-falls-indias-mini-grand-canyon-cum-mini-niagra/
[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ken Betwa (ii)” tab_id=”1592978033111-539e48c8-c992″][vc_column_text]Ken Betwa River Linking Project: Environmental Issues
- NGT Admits Appeal challenging Environment Clearance to Ken Betwa Project
https://sandrp.in/2017/10/30/ngt-admits-appeal-challenging-environment-clearance-to-ken-betwa-project/ - Open Letter of Protest on Ken Betwa Project to MoEF
https://sandrp.in/2017/05/03/open-letter-of-protest-on-ken-betwa-project-to-moef/ - Ken Betwa Link: Letter to Water Resources Minister and EAC in Dec 2016
https://sandrp.in/2016/12/28/18942/ - NWDA & EIA lies on Ken Betwa River Link nailed by IGF (WL): Will EAC take action against them now
https://sandrp.in/2016/03/17/nwda-eia-lies-on-ken-betwa-river-link-nailed-by-igf-wl-will-eac-take-action-against-them-now/ - Letters to EAC & MOEF: Ken Betwa Link is a tragedy – don’t burn lifeboats to stay warm on a sinking ship
https://sandrp.in/2016/02/09/letters-to-eac-moef-ken-betwa-link-is-tragedy-dont-burn-lifeboats-to-stay-warm-on-sinking-titanic-ship/ - Ken Betwa River Link Project involves India’s first Major Dam inside National Park: It needs, fresh, credible EIA, not misleading falsehoods from NWDA
https://sandrp.in/2015/10/27/ken-betwa-river-link-project-involves-indias-first-major-dam-inside-national-park-it-needs-fresh-credible-eia-not-misleading-falsehoods-from-nwda/ - Letter to MoEF Expert Appraisal Committee: Reject Ken Betwa Proposal
https://sandrp.in/2015/08/25/letter-to-moef-expert-appraisal-committee-reject-ken-betwa-proposal/ - What ails DPR and EIA of Ken-Betwa Link Project: A Note for EAC of MoEF&CC
https://sandrp.in/2015/10/29/what-ails-dpr-and-eia-of-ken-betwa-link-project-a-note-for-eac-of-moefcc/ - Why Ken Betwa EIA by AFCL is unacceptable
https://sandrp.in/2014/12/21/why-ken-betwa-eia-by-afcl-is-unacceptable/ - Violations in Ken Betwa Riverlink Public Hearings in last week of 2014
https://sandrp.in/2014/12/20/violations-in-ken-betwa-riverlink-public-hearings-in-last-week-of-2014/
Wildlife Clearance
- On CEC report
https://sandrp.in/2019/09/11/fatal-setback-for-ken-betwa-link-project-from-cec/ - Open Letter to NBWL Standing Committee Members: Why NBWL should not consider Ken Betwa River Link Proposal
https://sandrp.in/2015/11/03/open-letter-to-nbwl-standing-committee-members-why-nbwl-should-not-consider-ken-betwa-river-link-proposal/
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- Official documents on Phase I of the project
http://nwda.gov.in/content/innerpage/ken-betwa-link-project-phase-i.php - Official documents on Phase II of the project
http://nwda.gov.in/content/innerpage/ken-betwa-link-project-phase-ii.php - Official website with details on Forest Clearance details for Phase I of the project
http://forestsclearance.nic.in/viewreport.aspx?pid=FP/MP/IRRIG/16372/2015 - Official website with details on Environment Clearance details and EIA report of the project
http://environmentclearance.nic.in/onlinesearch_parivesh_new.aspx?pid=5&status=NA&state=12&year=-1&cat=RIV - CEC Report
http://cecindia.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Report-No-23-of-2019-in-IA-No-26893-27160-of-2018.pdf - 25-07-2019 / Question on Inter-Linking in parliament
http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/171/AU5290.pdf - SC judgment from 2002 on River InterLinking
http://nwda.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/File394.pdf
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