tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post111473615815675466..comments2023-11-19T00:42:48.156-08:00Comments on balancing life: Movies, changing villages, and linked rivers....Sunilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115409566062131362005-05-06T12:59:00.000-07:002005-05-06T12:59:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comments on my blog. I left that t...Thanks for your comments on my blog. <BR/><BR/>I left that teaser line in my blog, mostly in an ironical way. A number of people have been shouting that "river linking" is a solution to all of India's problems. But the questions it raises are far more than the solutions it offers (which was the idea of that blog). <BR/><BR/>I personally am working with a number of people who are very interested researching the pitfalls (which just seem to be rising as we research more) in this grand scheme.Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-1115377792936814042005-05-06T04:09:00.000-07:002005-05-06T04:09:00.000-07:00Sunil,Interesting blog you have here! You ended th...Sunil,<BR/><BR/>Interesting blog you have here! <BR/><BR/>You ended this post with "does anyone want to think about the proposal to link India's rivers"? I just want to point out that many highly qualified (and concerned) people who have done precisely that. Their conclusion is that while some parts of the proposal are okay, the project as a whole is not desirable. It is too expensive, and the kind of environmental and human costs involved are enormous. While the proposal has been in the public domain for a long time, it was not taken seriously because of its serious flaws. However, the current, heightened interest in this concept stems from two sources: the Supreme Court, and our President, Dr. Abdul Kalam.<BR/><BR/>Let me just give a few links here that discuss some of these problems:<BR/><BR/>An <A HREF="http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/14/stories/2004121401501000.htm" REL="nofollow">op-ed in the Hindu (14 December 2004)</A> by Ramaswamy Iyer, former Secretary, Water Resources, Government of India. <BR/><BR/>Two <A HREF="http://www.indiatogether.org/2005/may/env-kalamletr.htm" REL="nofollow">different</A> <A HREF="http://www.indiatogether.org/2005/may/opi-jairamilr.htm" REL="nofollow">reports</A> in India Together. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work, and, ... don't let your advisor see your post on the life of a graduate student!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com