The river, a matrix of abundance, its alluvial deposits and its water, rendered the land fertile and made agriculture possible.

Merely imposing a cost to curb the growing extraction is not enough.

The only thing that is needed is for different sections of the governments to work together and develop a comprehensive national policy.

Some perceive a need for a linkage of traders with farmer-producer organisations to overcome issues of millet supply and pricing

Any decent ecological assessment of a project needs a year of study (over all seasons), so the 180 days limit means short-cuts.

For the country’s food security and for alleviating poverty, Water Conservation Fee is definitely the much-awaited reform.

What constitutes right conduct – to understand the pain of another, to help those in distress and to serve with humility

“We don’t want grains or a house; just give us our grazing land.”

A comprehensive water policy that includes tank irrigation, groundwater and canal irrigation, is needed.