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Drought-proofing India

If the drought, which now threatens to be one of the worst in recent memory, has left you depressed, do this on this Independence Day weekend. Just drive out of Delhi and go as far as you want, up north. Go to Shimla, Chandigarh, or as far as Amritsar, but drive, don’t fly. Because an incredibl  ....Read more

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Drought ProofingBy: Joe | Thursday , 20 Aug '09 22:22:47 PM Reply | Forward You conclude there is no drought? Do you live in India? Just proves that you are not as erudite as you are made out to be. Your true colors are showing! Eagerly waiting for FAO production data to see if you have any forecasting ability. Thank God policy decisions are not made based on articles like these. Time for you to go out of the car and talk to farmers - less endowed ones - not the rich! (Talk the Walk i.e. honest interpretation of data and not opiniated pieces)
Why are these facts no longer sacred, Shekhar?By: Himanshu Thakkar | Monday , 17 Aug '09 13:11:20 PM Reply | Forward One expects Shekhar would stick to facts even when he is arguing case for big dams and river linking. Unfortunately, “Drought-proofing India” is a collection of misinformation
what happenned to Ganga Action PlanBy: Sanjay Dayal | Sunday , 16 Aug '09 22:04:59 PM Reply | Forward With due respect to Mr. Gupta,I feel that an article of such a subject should have been more comprehensive and better researched.The points he missed(messed?)may include Ganga action plan which was started by Mr Rajiv Gandhi. Also I do not a single well researched debate on TV or newspapers on this subject which should be linked to mindless urbanisation which is partly responsible for water scarcity and lack of recharging of water table. Urbanisation is fuelled by lack of development of villages( a dream project of Mahatma Gandhi, who exists only for paying lip service and garlanding of statues) which is causing spawning of Raj Thackerey type of politics and growing load on infrastructure,job situation etc. In fact we can pick up one problem and easily see that all of them are connected to each other. As a responsible journalist,is Mr. Gupta keen to start an enlightened debate?
NABy: mpanj | Saturday , 15 Aug '09 20:50:18 PM Reply | Forward Mr. Gupta, you are getting deeper into the morass of Congress sycophancy. With every column your stock plummets.If you wish to retain your credibility as a serious journalist please give up your priesthood at the alter of Sonia/NDTV.Very subtly you have shielded the congress and Gandhi parivar, whilst giving no credit to Mr. Modi’s for Gujarat’s stupendous success in the Agri. Sector.Please do your research to compare and contrast the state of agriculture in Gujarat since 2001 (the start of the Modi era).The results are eye popping.The crisis we face today is the direct result of the sad policies followed and perpetuated by the Gandhi parivar – starting with Mrs. Indira Gandhi.A minor detail you failed to mention. Your Padmashree is in the mail.
Drought-proofing IndiaBy: Kaushik | Saturday , 15 Aug '09 20:40:21 PM Reply | Forward It also means growing crops that need less water and need less care in states that are low in water resources and have harsher climate and also educate people in eating foods that can be grown in their region.
Drought-proofing indiaBy: Kaushik | Saturday , 15 Aug '09 20:34:08 PM Reply | Forward Another great article. industrialisation does not mean factories. it refers to production on an industrial scale including in agriculture in large holdings-private or co-operative. this of course needs best irrigation and water storage methods and advanced implements in agriculture.
Man of the momentBy: ashok | Saturday , 15 Aug '09 19:43:06 PM Reply | Forward Truly an opprtunity for Sharad Pawar to make his presence felt on the national stage, doing something which he understands better than almost anyone else in the country.
Drought proofing of rural agro-economists`s intelectuals governance for agriculture dominated India!By: Dr:Rajhans Dave | Saturday , 15 Aug '09 19:29:33 PM Reply | Forward Dear all,Shri Shekhar Gupta has highlighted ongoing problem of scarcity of water for agriculture,esspeciaaly for poor farmers in drought hit areas.What politicians of ruling party have done, all those years in name of democracy for people?,only politics to keep them only in power.All states, having difficulty like Bihar,U.P etc, are also facing this crisis because- lack of listening to the ground and always look at the sky.It is shame that central agriculture minister is more interested in cricket matches rounds and its politics.Intelectuals -scientists in and related to agriculture, have also lost their independence and not botherd for their expertise, not utilised by officers and polticians in charge.Gujarat was ridculed and humiliated for their cry of water and congress obsructed water related projects, in name of N.G.O`s protests(supported by international forum).Shri Bajpai^s government`s "Rivers linking" programme, is not profitable for UPA!Where are experts?-nationalist ones
Drought-proofing IndiaBy: Rohit-Qatar | Saturday , 15 Aug '09 17:13:21 PM Reply | Forward Mr. Shekhar, Again have come back with good column.You should devote more columns and editorials for drought and water long term fixation, hope at least MMS/PMO is put some dynamic minister to plan our future resources and conservation... One thought... what might be the conditions of water and hence wild life esp. in MP/Chatisgarh??
Isn't it too much to expect from Mr PawarBy: piyush | Saturday , 15 Aug '09 14:29:17 PM Reply | Forward Look at the farmers committing suicides in Vidarbha, Maharashtra - Mr Pawar's skewed policies towards region of his preference within Maharashtra has created a huge problem within the state. Eventually, this will end up in firing up demand for separate vidarbha state. How can we expect that guy to lead a second green revolution? It has to be done by someone new, with new thinking. It is a alarm bell for local governments of MP, UP and other states with outsiders as their leaders that if they don't stop thinking with their 'traditional' approach, they will be out of favour soon.
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