archive for February, 2006

Rivers for sale: Common property in peril


A warning from Chhattisgarh By Rifat Mumtaz, Manshi Asher and Amitabh Behar Sun, 5 Feb 2006, 10:12:00 Three case studies from Chhattisgarh — the privatisation of the Sheonath river, the insatiable use of water from the Kelu river by an industry, and the construction of a private dam on the Kurkut river — clearly illustrate [...]