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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.

 
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
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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