The first edition of the Mumbai walks saw us visiting Powai lake as permissions for our visit planned for Vihar lake didn�t come through. Conducted with the support of�Sanctuary Asia�and led by Dr. Parvish Pandya, we learnt a great deal about the situation in Mumbai. The History Mumbai is a city that was found inContinue reading “City Water Walks Mumbai”
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Chennai City Water Walks
(This is a guest post by Prithvi Mahadevan,�who is�taking the lead for the�Chennai�leg�of our�City�Water Walks initiative.) I was strolling on one of the beaches in Chennai, when Akshay got in touch with me and presented me with the wonderful idea of �City Water Walks� and �Moving Upstream�. It all seemed bizarre to me then,Continue reading “Chennai City Water Walks”
The Price of Exclusivity
This post was written a few weeks ago and the experience still relays the same story. What has become clearer is the politics of water and the river, a long term political play. This article first appeared on South Asia Network for Dams Rivers and People’s website. As the Ganga rises, filling the streets andContinue reading “The Price of Exclusivity”