The River Mhadei
The Science and Politics of Diversion
Edited by
Peter Ronald deSouza, Solano Da Silva, Lakshmi Subramanian
The River Mhadei: The Science and Politics of Diversion
© 2025 Edited by Peter Ronald deSouza, Solano Da Silva,
Lakshmi Subramanian
First edition published in 2025 by
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ISBN (Print) 978-93-95795-68-5
ISBN (Ebook) 978-93-95795-67-8
Cover design by Gasper D’Souza
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THE journey to the Mhadei started in the Narmada river. When we were asked to join the emergent community of scholars from across the world, who were bringing different ...
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This chapter explores the complex ecological, legal, and political dimensions of the Mahadayi (Mandovi) River dispute between the Indian states of Goa and Karnataka. It ...
Chapter: 1
This chapter looks at the history of infrastructure on the Mhadei river to make a case for the river as a co-constitutive agent of change. It argues that the geography ...
Chapter: 2
Given its relatively small basin size and population, the Mhadei river supports a large number of river festivals that are important to several religions in the country. ...
Chapter: 3
This chapter traces the evolution of Goa’s long-standing struggle to protect the Mhadei River from upstream diversion projects initiated by Karnataka. Drawing on interviews ...
Chapter: 4
The Mhadei River water dispute between the states of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra has reached a significant point of transition with the creation of the Mhadei Progressive ...
Chapter: 5
This chapter examines the political dimension of the Mahadayi basin issue and its implications for arid northern Kar-nataka. It considers not only what the political class in ...
Chapter: 6
Many different parts of the planet are experiencing increasing levels of water stress, which has led to various kinds of water conflicts. These conflicts do not merely arise ...
Chapter: 7
Water laws in India include a wide range of legislation that focuses on the use, protection and conservation of water. As such, analysing these laws provides a glimpse into ...
Chapter: 8
Relying on information and data taken from existing literature, this chapter exposes gaps in the existing arguments about the diversion of the Mhadei’s water and seeks to ...
Chapter: 9
The Mhadei Bio region, including the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and its connected forests in Mhadei bio-region (the Mollem national park in Goa, the Bhimagd Wildlife Sanctuary ...
Chapter: 10
Freshwater ecosystems are extraordinarily rich in biodi-versity. Rivers and wetlands in tropical regions harbour incredibly diverse fish populations, particularly the river ...
Chapter: 11
This chapter critically examines the ecological, hydro-logical, and socio-political consequences of human interventions along the Mhadei River continuum—from its forested ...
Chapter: 12
Ancient rivers have given birth to civilizations through-out the world. Unfortunately, sharing river water has resulted in long-drawn, highly complex, even bloody disputes ...
Chapter: 13
The Mhadei river, also known as the Mandovi, is central to Goa’s ecological and cultural identity, including the development of the capital city Panjim. Situated in a ...
Chapter: 14
Over the centuries, the bountiful waters of the Mahadayi have sustained sui generis ecosystems, forests, and wetlands that form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. However, in ...
Chapter: 15
This chapter is an attempt to understand the intimate relationship of the river Mhadei, also called the Mandovi, with Goan literature as it has evolved over the past century. ...
Chapter: 16
The chapter focuses on Nhoi: The Goa River Draw, a multi-disciplinary participatory community art project con-ducted with library communities living on a segment of the river ...
Chapter: 17
This chapter explores the challenges that arise in effec-tively managing the Mhadei river in the context of climate change. It considers what good governance involves in this ...
Chapter: 18
The chapter seeks to provide several lenses through which to view the river Mhadei. It does so by identifying eleven archways that can be constructed from the information in ...
Chapter: 19
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