tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post4287155154442729927..comments2014-06-01T02:04:00.622-07:00Comments on The Blue-Funk & Clogged Plumbing: Waterlife_as_a_boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630229508499578302noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post-15554255609551681082007-05-27T01:14:00.000-07:002007-05-27T01:14:00.000-07:00Ah. I worked on the issue of privatisation as well...Ah. I worked on the issue of privatisation as well. In India itself there have been some cases of privatisation which have led to quite sad results. One was the case of Sheonath river in Chattisgarh. The government leased a portion of a river to a private company and now the people downstream are suffering. People cannot take water from the part of the river which has been leased out. The distribution networks have also been privatised in some places. Chandrapur in Maharashtra has privatised its water distribution and the consequences have been disastrous. Delhi also had its tryst this issue. If you can then check out the April 21, 2006 issue of Frontline. The cover story of that issue is privatisation of water.Anshuman Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237566617987519949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post-22052219385998048532007-05-27T01:11:00.000-07:002007-05-27T01:11:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anshuman Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237566617987519949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post-8188007404331423512007-05-20T23:46:00.000-07:002007-05-20T23:46:00.000-07:00I know!! And then there's always this selfishness ...I know!! And then there's always this selfishness that blankets everything they do or say...even if they do decide to help, it'd be a loan or something. What's needed here is some good, old-fashioned humanity and not much else...Why is that so hard?life_as_a_boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630229508499578302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post-23920328570537314772007-05-20T10:15:00.000-07:002007-05-20T10:15:00.000-07:00The G8 and developed countries are all selfish lit...The G8 and developed countries are all selfish little pigs themselves. And we could speak and plead and implore till we're blue in the face, but they're not going to sit up and take affirmative action till the problem comes around and bites them in their asses. They're nicely oblivious to the world's problems (to which they are the largest contributors) till they realise its going to affect them too, and then they blame the third world countries. Happened with the global warming issue and its still happening. Bah!Sayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293731541267988250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post-88829015597340007422007-05-17T08:14:00.000-07:002007-05-17T08:14:00.000-07:00I know! It really makes one skeptical. But you nev...I know! It really makes one skeptical. But you never really know how these things turn out. No harm trying, I guess...*sigh*, they should go the Indian way and do a dharna types at the summit...just saying!! And thanks for following the link. :)life_as_a_boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630229508499578302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post-5935402545414098732007-05-16T22:22:00.000-07:002007-05-16T22:22:00.000-07:00I wish the letter to the Chancellor was ruder. Not...I wish the letter to the Chancellor was ruder. Not so polite, at least.That Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902493473871950240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551353876947403877.post-81340380790991426902007-05-16T22:21:00.000-07:002007-05-16T22:21:00.000-07:00That's true, the poor end up paying more for poor ...That's true, the poor end up paying more for poor quality water than we do for ours. Thanks for the link, I'll pass it on.That Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902493473871950240noreply@blogger.com