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Meeting on protection of urban
waterbodies
To promote the movement to revive dying urban wetlands, CSE organised
a workshop on October 3-4 in New Delhi. "Our objective is to
motivate the urban population to understand the manifold uses that
these decaying water bodies once served, and to emphasise the urgent
need to protect and revive them," specified CSE director Sunita
Narain. Individuals and organisations from across the country, who
have made significant efforts to conserve ailing lakes, ponds and
tanks in their respective cities, shared the experiences. Case studies
from Udaipur, Rajasthan; Delhi; Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Srinagar, Kashmir,
Uttranchal and Kolkatta, West Bengal were presented. Technical, legal
and institutional experts also took part in the vibrant enriching
dialogue.
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Core Committee
-A Vaidyanathan
-Bharath Jairaj
-Devaki Panini
-Gurunadha Rao
-Mohit Ray
-M K Ramesh
-Sandeep Virmani
-Shyam Parekh
-Sunita Narain
-Tej Razdan
-Videh Upadhyay
-S Vishwanath |
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CSE has constitiuted a core committee to facilitate dialogue and action
among the litigants as well as the members of civil society (See box:
core committee). The twelve- member committee will work on the issues
flagged during the meet. The emphasis will be on strengthening the
role of the civil society in protecting urban waterbodies.
CSE LakeNet
CSE LakeNet is an e-group to share experiences, opinions and ideas
on the protection of urban waterbodies. CSE LakeNet is a platform
that will highlight topical themes on urban lakes and allows members
to discuss relevant issues threadbare. The objective of this e-group
is to develop a comprehensive, unbiased strategy on what needs to
be done to protect these once bountiful lakes. Interact, network and
help us sustain a lively and constructive dialogue.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cselakenet
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