We
started browsing the nearby surroundings and river Bagawali 
was our first target. And when we saw the empty river bed, our astonishment was flared to newer heights! A whole river gone missing? (Phew!) As a local farmer said, “The last time the river had a flow was way back in 1990s!” Wells nearby have also dried-up and we could even hear the owls (at nightfall) and see pigeons (during the day). It has also tried to compensate the loss by sponsoring rainwater harvesting projects. Around 120 recharge shaft s and 200 hand pumps have been sponsored by the company. But stripping Kala Dera of a river and leaving it in a state of acute water shortage will overshadow the compensations, however big it may be!
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started browsing the nearby surroundings and river Bagawali 
was our first target. And when we saw the empty river bed, our astonishment was flared to newer heights! A whole river gone missing? (Phew!) As a local farmer said, “The last time the river had a flow was way back in 1990s!” Wells nearby have also dried-up and we could even hear the owls (at nightfall) and see pigeons (during the day). It has also tried to compensate the loss by sponsoring rainwater harvesting projects. Around 120 recharge shaft s and 200 hand pumps have been sponsored by the company. But stripping Kala Dera of a river and leaving it in a state of acute water shortage will overshadow the compensations, however big it may be!For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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