river encroachment
No industrial zones at the cost of rivers
Save the Shitalakkhya River from extreme pollution
Rivers, one by one, are losing navigability
Government must take steps to restore our rivers
Rivers cannot be saved without honest efforts
Government offices must overcome their inadequacies to play a bigger role
Greater effort needed to stop sand extraction from Teesta
Government must protect our rivers from being polluted, encroached or harmed in other ways
A riverine horror show
Saga of three rivers a reminder of how catastrophically mismanaged our rivers are
Rhetoric cannot save our rivers
State minister’s words must be followed by proper action
Save Ichhamati from impending doom
Why are authorities so negligent in saving rivers from polluters and encroachers?
37,000 River Grabbers: NRCC decision to withhold names draws flak
The National River Conservation Commission has decided not to publish a list of 37,000 new encroachers of 48 rivers and the environment activists say protecting their identities is tantamount to siding with the grabbers.
Will Ichhamati ever flow again?
Random projects cannot save our rivers, if commitment and coordination are lacking
Another river on its death bed
By killing our rivers, we only hasten our downfall
What good is the status of 'living entities' if rivers continue to be choked?
Government must take urgent steps to reduce plastic pollution
Bhairab struggles for survival
Due to the mindless dumping of waste, rampant river-grabbing by influential persons and reluctance of authorities to take appropriate steps, Bhairab river -- one of the major waterbodies of the country -- continues to suffer.