Hi John, I am not sure - this is a Fredrick Noronha question but I will make sure I get you a copy as several of my friends are going home to Goa for Chrstimas. Best, Helga
On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM John de Figueiredo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Helga, > Is the book available in the US? > Best regards, > John > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 14, 2025, at 1:17 PM, Helga do Rosario Gomes < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi John and Albertina, > Thanks for your responses to my email. > @Albertina I am glad you plan to attend the launch of the book as there > you will meet several people who can clarify the legal aspects that you > have posed. One of them is Adv. Aurobindo Gomes Pereira, who has also > contributed to the book. > @joao there was a huge 'Save Mhadei' movement and it was very active on > social media and more importantly it was spearheaded by young people > including artists and environmentalists. Please check their Instagram page > which lists all the activities past and present. But also ask Vivek Meenzes > who knows way more about it than I do and whose son Rohan along with a few > others was even arrested at one protest. > As I stated in my earlier post which addressed your question 'why Mhadei > and not Mandovi', my primary goal was to provide scientific evidence that > water that flows into the Arabian sea is not 'wasted', possibly one of the > most idiotic arguments a court has ever accepted. > Best, > Helga > > On Sun, Sep 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM John de Figueiredo < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Helga, >> Good to hear from you and thank you and your colleagues for this valuable >> effort. >> Scholarly books and petitions are necessary and valuable resources and >> tools to address societal problems, but what history teaches us is that >> they are insufficient. Independence of India and civil rights in the US >> were not earned just with petitions and scholarly books or because some >> judges decided that they were beautiful things to do. >> It seems to me (and I am not, by any means, an expert on this subject) >> that without a vigorous grassroots movement, demonstrations, and the use of >> social media, a calamity of this magnitude will never be resolved or >> prevented. >> John >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 14, 2025, at 3:26 AM, Helga do Rosario Gomes < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Hello Joao, >> Glad you asked this question as it gives me an opportunity to explain at >> least the aspects that I have addressed in the chapter titled "From the >> River to the Sea: The Mhadei River Continuum and the Impact of >> Interventions". >> Perhaps also those of other highly informed experts who contributed to >> this book. As Fredrick's post says the contributors comprise not only >> scientists and ecologists but also legal scholars, historians, planners, >> journalists, activists, and community practitioners—to explore a pressing >> environmental dispute. And the dispute is the damming and diversion of >> waters from river upstream by the Karnataka government to satiate its >> increasing need for water which it requires for its huge >> sugarcane plantations and other agriculture. >> As Antonio has explained, the Mhadei river is a continuum and its basin >> spans three states: 4% in Maharashtra, 18% in Karnataka, and 78% in Goa >> where it empties into the Arabian Sea. So in order to understand the >> impacts of the dam we have to look at the entire river continuum. My focus >> was especially to refute the asinine argument of the Karnataka govt which >> says that Goa 'wastes' its waters by allowing them to flow in the Arabian >> Sea. In my paper, I demonstrate with substantial evidence, the ecological >> harm caused by the hydrological modifications and consequent decrease in >> freshwater to the estuary. One major repercussion is the intrusion of >> saline water that would decimate fragile populations acclimated to a >> certain salinity range but there are others like diminished nutrients and >> loss of important spawning grounds. >> I wish I were able to attend the book launch but I hope some of you in >> Goa will grace the occasion and interact with the many experts who can tell >> you more. >> Best wishes, >> Helga >> >> On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM John de Figueiredo < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Why Mhadei and not Mandovi? I thought Mhadei was the name used in >>> Maharashtra and Karnataka. In Goa the river has been known as Mandovi. >>> John M. de Figueiredo >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Sep 12, 2025, at 10:35 PM, Frederick Noronha < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Release at the Goa University on Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025.The River >>> Mhadei: The Science and Politics of Diversion >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book/the-river-mhadei/> >>> *Editors:* Peter Ronald deSouza, Solano Da Silva, Lakshmi Subramanian >>> *Genre:* ecology <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/ecology/>, >>> Environment <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/environment/>, goa rivers >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/goa-rivers/>, Green Campaigns >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/green-campaigns/>, Law >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/law/>, Local Studies >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/local-studies/>, river diversion >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/river-diversion/>, Sociology >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/sociology/>, Water >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/book-genre/water/> >>> *ISBN: *978-93-95795-68-5 *Price (PB) : *Rs. 900 Mail Enquiry >>> <[email protected]?subject=Enquiry/Buy%20Book%20-%20The+River+Mhadei:+The+Science+and+Politics+of+Diversion/978-93-95795-68-5&body=Hi,%0AI%20am%20interested%20in%20the%20book%20mentioned%20in%20the%20subject%20of%20this%20email%20above.%0APlease%20contact%20me%20back.%0AAnything+else..%0AAdd%20Your%20Name/Contact/Email/Phone%20here%0A> >>> >>> Pp 450. Colour printing. >>> <https://www.goa1556.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/trm.png> >>> >>> *It is rare to find a work as readable and educative on an issue with >>> resonances for this country and the world at large. River Mhadei has >>> friends as thoughtful as they are articulate.--MAHESH RANGARAJAN, >>> Professor, Ashoka University* >>> >>> *A rich, lucidly written collection of articles that captures the Mhadei >>> river’s ecological, cultural, and political significance. From its origins >>> to ongoing legal battles and living traditions, this book demonstrates that >>> the Mhadei is not just Goa’s lifeline—it is its soul. Essential reading for >>> every Goan. Every river lover.—NORMA ALVARES, Senior Advocate, Bombay High >>> Court* >>> >>> The River Mhadei: The Science and Politics of Diversion brings together >>> a wide range of experts—scientists, ecologists, legal scholars, historians, >>> planners, journalists, activists, and community practitioners—to explore a >>> pressing environmental dispute. Centered on the waters of the Mhadei, which >>> are contested by the states of Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, the volume >>> moves beyond the narrow confines of technical and legal debates over water >>> diversion and allocation to present a richly layered portrait of the river >>> as a living presence. Its chapters flow across time and discipline, >>> from field-based ecological studies and hydrological analyses to the >>> history of Goan riverine infrastructure, cultural memory, participatory >>> art, and a critical perspective on the official adjudication of the dispute >>> and the political maneuverings it has engendered. Some essays foreground >>> the staggering—and fragile—biodiversity supported by the river; others >>> explore local festivals, agricultural infrastructure, and the experiences >>> and lived knowledge of riverside communities for whom the Mhadei is *Amchi >>> Mai*—Our Mother. At the heart of the volume is the pressing question: >>> What does justice mean in a time of ecological crisis? It warns against >>> viewing the Mhadei solely as a resource to be exploited and highlights its >>> role as a sustainer of ecosystems, a commons, and a memory archive. >>> >>> - Contents >>> - Figures and Tables 7 >>> - Foreword: Keri Facer 11 >>> - Acknowledgements 16 >>> - Introduction (Peter Ronald deSouza, Solano Da Silva, Lakshmi >>> Subramanian) 18 >>> - Conserving the Mahadayi: Biodiversity, Water, and Cultural >>> Resources (Rajendra P. Kerkar) 31 >>> - The Many Pasts and Contested Present of the Mhadei (Lakshmi >>> Subramanian) 50 >>> - Abundant Mother Goddess or Scarce, Contested Resource? The Life >>> and Times of the River Mhadei (Parineeta Dandekar) 71 >>> - Saving the Mhadei: The Anatomy of a Movement (Meera Mohanty) 93 >>> - The Political Economy of the Mhadei Dispute: Intersecting the >>> Domains of Politics, Institutions, and Interests (Rahul Tripathi) 120 >>> - The Unquiet Flow of the Mahadayi: A Logbook of Issues as Seen from >>> the Eastern Face (Rishikesh Bahadur Desai) 135 >>> - The Working of the Inter-State Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal >>> (Vaishali Kashyap) 157 >>> - Sifting through the Water Laws: Securing the Mandovi River for >>> Future Generations (Vasudha Sawaiker) 176 >>> - Understanding Mhadei River Water Sharing (A. G. Chachadi) 201 >>> - Threats to the Lesser-Known Biodiversity of the Mhadei Bio-Region: >>> A Spotlight (Nirmal Kulkarni) 225 >>> - Freshwater Fish Diversity in the Mhadei River in Goa (Vidyadhar >>> Atkore and Nandini Velho) 247 >>> - From the River to the Sea: The Mhadei River Continuum and the >>> Impact of Interventions (Helga do Rosario Gomes) 264 >>> - Valuing the River Mhadei: An Economic Exploration (Dhirendra >>> Deshpande) 281 >>> - Understanding the Urban Estuarine Ecology of the Mhadei: The Role >>> of Khazans in Panjim, Goa (Leon Morenas and Manisha Rodrigues) 301 >>> - The Privatization of Community Property and Gambling with the >>> Future of Goa (Aurobindo Gomes Pereira) 325 >>> - Mhadei: ”May the Great Mother Live Long in Letters and Spirit” >>> (Narayan B. Desai) 343 >>> - Participatory River Drawings and Political Capabilities through >>> Library Practice (Sujata Noronha) 366 >>> - Managing the Commons in a Climate Emergency: An Experiment in Good >>> Governance (Maya de Souza) 391\ >>> - Epilogue: The Currents of the River Mhadei (Peter Ronald deSouza) >>> 419 >>> - Contributors 442 >>> >>> *CONTRIBUTORS:* A. G. Chachadi | Aurobindo Gomes Pereira | Dhirendra >>> Deshpande | Helga do Rosario Gomes | Lakshmi Subramanian | Leon Morenas | >>> Manisha Rodrigues | Maya de Souza | Meera Mohanty | Nandini Velho | Narayan >>> B. Desai | Nirmal Kulkarni | Parineeta Dandekar | Peter Ronald deSouza | >>> Rahul Tripathi | Rajendra P. 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