Water resources issue
KATHMANDU:
Member of the World Dam Commission and leader of Save Narmada Movement, Medha Patkar, has emphasized on systematizing the flow of rivers by learning from the losses incurred due to flood in Koshi River. Speaking at a programme organised here by the Water and Energy Users' Federation Nepal, Patkar said the use of water resources in South Asia should be on the basis of mutual interest. Nepal's water resources expert Ajaya Dixit said water should be shared by Nepal and India in a transparent manner. The programme was presided over by chairman of Rastriya Sarokar Samaj, Hutaram Baidya. Federation Chairman Ram Chandra Chataut also expressed his views. Rss
Source: The Himalayan Times.29 November 2008
Member of the World Dam Commission and leader of Save Narmada Movement, Medha Patkar, has emphasized on systematizing the flow of rivers by learning from the losses incurred due to flood in Koshi River. Speaking at a programme organised here by the Water and Energy Users' Federation Nepal, Patkar said the use of water resources in South Asia should be on the basis of mutual interest. Nepal's water resources expert Ajaya Dixit said water should be shared by Nepal and India in a transparent manner. The programme was presided over by chairman of Rastriya Sarokar Samaj, Hutaram Baidya. Federation Chairman Ram Chandra Chataut also expressed his views. Rss
Source: The Himalayan Times.29 November 2008
