India Rivers Forum (IRF) is an active network of organisations & individuals who have dedicated themselves to work for the rejuvenation & restoration of rivers.

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🧵(1/n) India Rivers Week 2023 - Day 2 Follow updates and livestream on this thread. Join the livestream at this link: facebook.com/IndiaRiversForu… @Indian_Rivers @JagdishKrishna8 @ShripadManthan @avli_verma @sidagarwal @veditum @neha429#IRW2023 #Rivers #India

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We sent out a new version of our newsletter yesterday. Take a look and subscribe to stay updated via email! @Indian_Rivers @ShripadManthan @water_conflicts @veditum @sidagarwal indiariversforum.substack.co…

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See our latest newsletter here. Read through & subscribe to learn more about happenings around rivers, dive into readings, & share with us your writing / photos / work on rivers to be featured in future editions. @Indian_Rivers @veditum @water_conflicts indiariversforum.substack.co…

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Webinar on the Mega Hydropower Project by China on the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) in Tibet Organized by: @water_conflicts Date: 1st Feb 2025 (Saturday) Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM IST Register here: forms.gle/BERYotFUEW5YMGg16 @Indian_Rivers @indiawater @sidagarwal @Neha429
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🍃@veditum is hiring for a ‘Communications Associate' 🔗The job description & application process is at this link: veditum.org/hiringjan25 🙌🏾Please apply / RT / share! ☮️Join our Open House on 1st Feb if you have any questions. Sign up here: lu.ma/gx28ra5l
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Grateful to media for the incredible press coverage of Visual Kathã series, Portraits of Persistence: Enduring Communities of North #Bihar, a tribute to the enduring spirit of North Bihar’s #flood affected communities. #Media amplified the untold stories @officecmbihar @VijayKChy
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CIFRI report submitted to NGT is an eye-opening official document about fish diversity in Yamuna. The report says that overall native fish species hv declined sharply in river not only in number but in size also due to habitat degradation, pollution &... sandrp.in/2024/12/05/yamuna-…
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2025 offers an opportunity to positively address the critical issue of environmental flows in the upper segment during review of 1994’s Yamuna water sharing agreement. This will also show whether or not the revival of river is govts’ priority at all. sandrp.in/2025/01/02/yamuna-…
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23 Jul 2024
River song by Murari Sharan, Sung by Chandan Tiwari इठलाने बलखाने वाली, अब बेबश हो बहती हो I कंचन कायावाली मईया,  काली-काली दिखती हो I बंध गए तेरी बाह,  हो नदिया धीरे बहो I  अब कौन सुनेगा तेरी आह....  नदिया धीरे बहो youtube.com/watch?v=boABtCCm…
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🧵8/n - Veditum's Activity Report (FY 23-24) 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼Take a look at some of our incredible partners! 🔗Full report here: veditum.org/VIF-AR-2324 @IndiaRiverForum @intlrivers @MeghPyneAbhiyan @outofedenwalk @PaulSalopek @Indian_Rivers @Poojaxprasad @WCT_India @YouthKiAwaaz
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🧵1/n - Veditum's Activity Report (FY 23-24) 📂Happy to share @veditum's activity report showcasing new developments & highlights of the work we've done in the past year 🔗Full report: veditum.org/VIF-AR-2324 @indiasandwatch @moving_upstream @sidagarwal @aishani07 @rhealopez16
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19 Jun 2024
Sirs @NayabSainiBJP @cmohry @csharyana @DC_YNR @byadavbjp, plz see how pathetic is execution of sand mining rules. Here sand mafias r resorting to instream mining by heavy machines at night hrs in Yamuna river at Jathalana, Yamuna Nagar. @CRPaatil @cleanganganmcg @CPCB_OFFICIAL
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26 Jun 2024
Existence of Asan rivers in Dehradun is under threats on account of highway projects dissecting its watershed, unplanned urbanization damaging its catchment. Dumping of solid & liquid waste in massive amount hs only degraded the rivers beyond recognition. sandrp.in/2024/06/25/photo-b…

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30 Jun 2024
The brutal murder of 3 policemen in UP, Bihar & MP in May-June 2024 indicate the violent nature of illegal sand mining operations & abject failure of govts in State & at Centre in ensuring compliance to norms & deter increasing attacks on govt officials. sandrp.in/2024/06/30/may-jun…
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🧵1/n 8 fellows - Avisha, Hassan, Kuhoo, Madhuri, (@Satishvds), Saurav, Suraj, Vandita - part of @veditum's @moving_upstream fellowship walked the ~500km length of River Luni in February & March 2024 @outofedenwalk @sopp_iitd @sidagarwal @Poojaxprasad @mohitmrao @PaulSalopek
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🌊 Join us for a chat with @avli_verma. This is the 4th session of ‘Sediment Stories’, a series of conversations on sediments by @indiasandwatch 📅Saturday, 6th July, 5pm IST 🔗Details & RSVP: veditum.org/sedimentstories @sidagarwal @aishani07 @rhealopez16 #Sediments #Rivers
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27 Jun 2024
As per DB report since construction of too narrow Katauza Railway Bridge on Bagmati, main river stream hs dried up at Kharka in Runisaidpur & so far ₹28cr spent in last 5yrs to bring flow back to it but without success. @WRD_Bihar is now ready to spend ₹2.71cr more on this.
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