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Rivers & Waterbodies

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Plan not for riverfronts, plan
for natural edges and ecology of rivers

Regulatory systems for urban rivers prescribe fixed distances for riparian or buffer zones which contradict the very nature of rivers whose edges are never fixed. Policies oversimplify the fluid boundaries into hard lines. Rivers vary across space as well as…
By Resham Mehta and Rama Raghavan23 hours ago
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How Chennai can – and must – rebuild its relationship
with water

The way the city has been built – hard infrastructure encroaching on water bodies – denies it the ability to safely move…
By Anirudh Kishore and Sahil Mathew23 hours ago
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Kochi: Notes on unequal ecologies of inhabitation

The city that water made is being unmade by water, at an accelerated pace. But the unmaking is uneven and reflects the…
By Abhinand Kishore23 hours ago
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Shimla and Kullu mountains send feedback; we ignore
and build

The hill town with the old water system built in tune with gravity now has water anxiety and private rooftop reservoirs, covered…
By Dr Sonali Gupta23 hours ago
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Nagpur’s rivers and lakes see huge construction,
Rs 200-crore fountains

Nagpur’s water network – Nag River, Pili and Pora flowing into it, Ambazari and Futala lakes – was its natural cooling infrastructure.…
By Aniket Sawargaonkar23 hours ago
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Godavari on the edge: Faith, floods, and the politics
of preparation

The preparations for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela are not merely a logistical exercise but also an act of (re)configuring the Godavari itself…
By Shilpa Dahake, PhDJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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The Godavari walk unravels a river waiting to fight back

Nashik’s ancient mythological, historical and contemporary connection with the Godavari is symbolised in the Panchvati area and, within it, specifically in the…
By Nikeita SarafJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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Groundwater as critical as the Godavari for Nashik’s
water security

Water supply was shut down every Saturday in many parts of Nashik this May, something that has not happened in about 20 years. The lack of respect for the Godavari River and its unmonitored overuse was one reason; the other…
By Prajakta Baste, PhDJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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De-concretise to revive the Godavari, its ancient kunds

Natural springs kept the Godavari River in Nashik flowing and many of the 17 kunds (reservoirs or tanks) filled with water even…
By Devang JaniJune 26, 2026
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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‘Build the roads and bridges
for the Kumbh, but save
the Godavari’

Maharashtra’s ancient city, Nashik, by the Godavari is on an overdrive to prepare for the Kumbh Mela 2027 where the devout gather…
By Team QoCJune 26, 2026

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