Group: Dams and downstream water rights
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With increase in population in twentieth century, the water demand increased many fold and dams were constructed in a big way. The people along the rivers use river water for drinking, agriculture and other uses. When a dam is constructed upstream, the water rights of people who were using water of river since last many centuries are not properly evaluated and provision is not made for downstream users to protect their water rights.
Latest Discussions
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Downstream water rights (2)
Started by Maria Levin on 21 Mar 2013 at 04:54
In the modern era, “water wars” do continue, what are the downstream rights in your region? and are they are getting... -
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Lower Mekong dams – A threat for the downstream ecosystem, food secuity, and economy (1)
Started by Claudia Casarotto on 31 May 2012 at 12:54
A series of hydropower dams are proposed for the Lower Mekong river, while China is already heavily damming the Upper Mekong....
Latest comment by Yogesh Agrawal on 28 Jun 2012 at 18:35Construction of dams for providing water for irrigation and power, and protecting...More
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Lower Sobanshiri Dam will be curse for downstream eco-system (2)
Started by ABDUL KALAM AZAD on 12 Apr 2012 at 16:40
Despite the strong protest of RTI activist Akhil Gogoi and KMSS Assam Government is determined to construct the mega dam at lower...Latest comment by Yogesh Agrawal on 12 Apr 2012 at 22:37You may like to give more detail or put a link, so that members may know the problem in...More
The downstream water rights are always based on the basis of might of upstream and...More