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Water for Life: River Restructuring and its Ties
to Land, Society and Public Health in India
Members:Carrie Knowlton
Kobi PlattRebecca Reynolds
Advisor:Mike Willey
Clients:
EcoFriends
Centre for Environment Education
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Issue
• October 2002: Indian Supreme Court ordered the Indian Central Government to begin work on a massive river linkage project in order to divert water to the southern states for irrigation and municipal use.
• Feasibility Study: completed by 2006.• Project: completed by 2010.
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Problem
• No research done to explore:– the immediate human need for water;
– the long-term effects of massive ecosystem alteration;
– whether the proposed river linkage project will meet its objectives.
• NGO’s are scrambling to educate citizen’s about this construction initiative.
Currently, there is no comprehensive examination of the Indian River Linkage Proposal.
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Research Questions• Case Study Approach - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• What are the current uses of the Ganga River in Kanpur (industrial, residential, commercial)?
• How are these uses currently affecting pollution, public health standards, and water quality?
– What are the objectives of the river linkage plan as proposed by the government (short-term and long-term)?
– How will the river linkage affect the these characteristics?
– What alternatives might be explored to enhance the project objectives proposed by the Indian government?
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Research Questions, cont.
• How do the findings of our case study pertain to other cities throughout India?
• How does the India River Linkage Proposal compare to other water management issues emerging worldwide?
• What significant legal, political and economic factors unique to India contributed to approval of the linkage plan?
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Primary Contact: Rakesh Jaiswal
• "Eco Friends performs all such acts that may assist in or be conducive to
• fostering environmental education, protection and security".
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• Community Organizing and Activism
• Partnership with WWF-India to prepare status report on Ganga Action Plan
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Partnerships with Religious Organizations
• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Education
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• Secondary Client
• Headquarters in Ahmedabad with five regional offices and 22 satellite offices
• Environmental Education Organization funded through the Indian Government and the Nehru Foundation for Development
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Conducting Research
-Books
-Journal articles
-Newspaper articles
-Government documents
-Web-based
Resources
•India background
•Worldwide lessons
•Travel to India
•Consequences
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Timeline
Product Tasks Deadline Client Relationship initial contact with client 3/22/04
continued contact with clientAdvisor Relationship meet with advisor every 2 weeks
edit of written material once a monthfinal editting 2/11/05
Funding EFA 3/22/04apply for additional funding 10/31/04
Initial Presentation 4/12/04Review Literature water availability probs worldwide 5/28/04
India political climate 7/9/04social/economic/cultural climate 8/13/04India water issues 7/11/04
River Linkage Plan Plan (where/when/why/how) 6/4/04Supreme Court Decision 6/4/04Public Opinion 8/13/04
Prepare Effects on fluvial ecosystem 11/5/04environmental consequences 11/5/04economic consequences 11/5/04health consequences 11/5/04social consequences 11/5/04
Prepare alternatives worldwide examples 6/11/04alternatives for India 10/15/04emergent problems 6/25/04
Travel to India July-AugustSystem Dynamics model of current water situation 7/16/04
model of proposed linkage 8/13/04model of alternative 10/31/04
Final Report write transitions 1/14/05edit chapters 1/14/05client review 2/11/05changes according to reviews 3/14/05format 3/14/05
Final Presentation 4/25/05
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Products
• Final Report:• Multidimensional impacts—economic,ecological,
cultural—of river linkage plan.
• Comparative analysis.
• Potential alternatives.
• Systemic Model.
• GIS.
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Budget
• Three Sections• Research Supplies (paper, disks, data procurement).
• Travel (60 days, food, lodging, transportation.
• Conference/Dissemination Plans (International or Domestic).
• Formulated to fit the flexible needs of our client and meet the desired deliverable of our research.
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BudgetIndia Rivers EFA RACKHA
MDISCRETIO
NARYFUNDS
SNRE RACKHAM
TRAVELGRANT
TOTAL
(EFA)
One Year Budget (4/1/04 – 5/1/05)
OPERATING COSTS
Research Supplies 492 0 345 0 837
General Supplies 0 0 0 0 0
Telephone – Long Distance 370 0 0 0 370
Telephone – Local Calls 0 0 0 0 0
Postage/Shipping/Handling 0 0 0 0 0
Travel – Domestic 1125 0 0 1200 2325
Travel - Foreign 3013 4500 0 1879 9392
Indirect Costs 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL COSTS by source 5000 4500 345 3079 12924
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Importance of Research
• Unique problem, unique learning opportunity.• SNRE Mission: “through creative and collaborative
efforts with individuals and institutions anywhere excellence and diversity are found.”
• International NGO partnership.• Access to resources.
• Information exchange.
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Importance of Research
• Interdisciplinary approach.• Public health, ecosystem analysis, economics,
public policy and human rights.• Broad investigation of a
broad problem.
• Continuation of lasting research.
• Future SNRE Master’s Projects.
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Are there any questions?
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Budget NarrativeResearch Supplies
Binder
OfficeMax Economy 2” – 3” Binder @ $3.50 x 3 10.50
Paper
OfficeMax Maxbrite Recycled Paper (500 sheets) @ $5.00 x 5.00
Eaton Flecked Resume Paper (80 sheets) @ $9.00 x 1 9.00
Notebooks & Memo Pads
Avery National Porta-Desk Notebook @ $5.00 x 3 15.00
Post-it Notes – Yellow Unlined @ $3.50 x 3 10.50
Printer Cartridge (Inkjet)
Canon Black Inkjet Tank (2-pack) @ $13.00 x 1 13.00
Canon Color Inkjet Tank @ $22.00 x 1 22.00
Printing
University Printing @ $0.05 x 1000 pgs. 50.00
Disks
Memorex Floppy Disks (40) @ $10.00 x 1 10.00
Staples
Swingline Staples (5000) @ $4.00 x 1 4.00
Paper Clips
OfficeMax Multi-Pack Paperclips (100) @ $2.00 x 1 2.00