Monday 26 December 2011

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The Goal of this beta release is to demonstrate the code Chrome Remoting technology and get feedback from users. This version enables users to share with or get access to another computer by providing a one-time authentication code. Access is given only to the specific person the user identifies for one time only, and the sharing session is fully secured. One potential use of this version is the remote IT help desk case. The helpdesk can use the Chrome Remote Desktop BETA to help another user, while conversely a user can receive help by setting up a sharing session without leaving their desk. Additional use cases such as being able to access your own computer remotely are coming soon.



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Krishna River






Krishna River 
Originating from the western flanks of the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar, Krishna is the fourth largest river basin in the country. It flows 1,440 kms through the staes of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. The rivers Koyna, Vasna, Panchganga, Dudhganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha and Tungabhadra join Krishna from the right bank; while the Yarla, Musi, Maneru and Bhima rivers join the Krishna from the left bank.

Pollution
Krishna's long journey makes it vulnerable to all sorts of pollution. The river receives effluents and wastewater from a number of large cities, including Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, Hyderabad, Kurnool and Vijaywada, among others. More than 500 important industrial units operate from the Krishna basin, 200 of which are large-scale industrial units. 

Most tributaries of the mighty Krishna are reeling under pollution today. Sewage from Pune is choking the city's river Mula-Mutha. Musi, Krishna's tributary on the west of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, is in a bad shape with nearly 350 mld of polluted water and sewage originating from the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad flowing into it. 

Decades of industrial pollution have also damaged the Tungabhadra river. Two units of Gwalior Rayon Silk Manufacturing (Weaving) Company Ltd (Grasim) are located on its banks in the Dharwad district of Karnataka. Together, the whole industrial complex generates approximately 33,000 cum of effluents. 

Villagers downstream of the factory felt the affects of pollution almost as soon as the industrial unit was commissioned. The river water has since become dark brown in colour and has a pungent odour. Inspection also revealed that the Harihar-Grasilene effluent treatment plant did not function at all times, and between 70-80 per cent untreated effluent was being released into the river. The pollution of Tungabhadra affected 1,00,000 people in the sub-basin. Instances of stomach ailments and skin rashes were recorded by the local administration as most villages used the river for drinking water, bathing, irrigation, fishing and water for their livestock. 

But the worst affected are the fisher folk. Regular fish kills have exhausted Tungabhadra's fisheries. A study by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, showed that the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels in the raw effluents released into the river were 1,000 mg/l. The effects of pollution were felt 40 kms downstream in the summers.

Government Action

The state government has failed to act despite the river’s grim pollution scenario. Despite protests from the villagers and farmers all that the state government has formed several committees to study the problem, with no results on the ground.

In 1973 the Karnataka state legislature instituted a three-member committee to look into the issue. The committee filed its report in 1974. Farming communities on the banks of the Tungabhadra continued to suffer and all further protests fell on deaf ears.

In December 2001, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated the Rs 296 crore National River Conservation Plan project to beautify the river. However, till May 2002 nothing had been done.In fact, instead of solving the problem, the state government proposes to merely remove the sewage out of sight and into another river. In compliance with a 1998 Supreme Court order on curbing pollution in Patancheru industrial belt and its adjoining area, the state government intends to divert effluents from this region into the Musi river through a pipeline.

With the situation showing no signs of progress, protests forced the local administration to carry out a joint inspection report headed by the then District health officer in Dharwad in August 1979. The inspection revealed that the Harihar-Grasilene effluent treatment plant did not function regularly, and that 70-80 per cent of effluents were being released into the river untreated. Harihar-Grasilene's new treatment plant was built in December 1983. In February 1984, a massive fish kill was reported in the Tungabhadra, downstream of the factories. Seriously worried by now, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) issued orders to the company prohibiting production.

In 1981, a plan was floated for shifting the worst affected Nalvagul village to the adjoining Kodiala village; the entire cost was to be borne by the Grasim factory. However Grasim refused to fund the transfer because it claimed it had adequate treatment facilities. Although the Birlas argued that villages were not affected by pollution, in 1999 they agreed to pay Rs 261.11 lakh under government pressure. A year later they released another Rs 50 lakh to the district collector of Haveri district.

In 1994, after another fish kill downstream of Harihar and Grasilene factories, residents of nearby Airani village collected water samples and took them to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. The KSPCB issued a show cause notice alleging that Grasim was operating without permission under the Water and Air Act.

People's Movement

As is evident, all the government has done is form committees. That too was brought about by the incessant protests of the villagers and several non-governmental organisations (NGO's). The joint inspection report headed by the district health officer in Dharwad in 1979 was also a result of the rampant protests.

Any hope of compensation for the victims of pollution also owes itself to people's protests. In response to the 1994 fish kill, the Tungabhadra Parisara Samiti, an organization of affected persons and their sympathizers, held regular protests and processions. Activists also wrote letters to senior politicians as well as the district administration, to little effect. Then, 62 members of the Harihar Taluk Guttooru fishermen's co-operative society filed a case against the industry asking for medical aid and a compensation of 18,000 per person for their loss. Thereafter, the industry agreed to give a meager sum of Rs 2,000 as compensation after 8 years in April 2002. In protest, the fisherfolk society filed an application with the additional civil judge, Harihar and the free legal aid cell, for their mediation. However, so far little has come out of the legal battle. Some of the members are now ready to settle the case with whatever compensation the industry is ready to offer.

However, the plight of the Tungabhadra underscores the fact that beyond a point, most industries put up their hands, saying that they can do so much and no more -- acceptable pollution levels can well go for a toss. The state needs the industry's revenue and gains -- direct as well as indirect. If, in the bargain, public health and a national property (the river) are destroyed, well, that's too bad. The industry continues making money at the cost of everything else. The media goes on discussing the problem. But nothing ever seems to change for the better.

Tapti River









Origin of Tapi River : 
Tapi river is one of the major rivers in India. The total length of the Tapi river is approximately around 724 km. It flows in the central part of India. The river originates from the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh in the Satpura range at an elevation of 752 meter above the sea level. The states through which the Tapi river flows include Maharashtra, Gujrat and Madhya Pradesh. Apart from the Narmada river, Tapi is the only river which flows in the westward direction and merges into the Arabian Sea. The Tapi basin extends to the total area of 65, 145 sq km, which is approximately 2.0% of the total geographical area of India. The main tributaries of the Tapi river are Purna, The Girna, The Panjhra, The Vaghur, the Bori and the Aner.

History of Tapi River : 
In the earlier times Tapi river at Surat was used as the major ports for the purpose of exports of goods and also as an important stopover destination for Muslim pilgrimage called Haj to Mecca. 

Other Names of the Tapi River : 
Tapati, Tapti, Tapee, Taapi are the other names used for the Tapi river in India. 

Religious Significance : 
According to the legends, Tapi river also known as Tapti is the daughter of Surya (the Sun God). Some says that Surya created the Tapi river in order to save himself from his own intense heat. The river finds mention in the great Indian epic Mahabharata, according to which Tapti had married Sanvaran, a legendary hero of the moon dynasty. Tapti and Sanvaran also had the son called Kuru. It was on his name only the Kuru dynasty started. Tapi is considered as the Goddess among the Hindus and is worshiped among them. 

Around Tapi River : 
Tapi river is been supporting the large number of population especially the indigenous people such as Dhodia, and Bhils who are heavily dependent on it. The soil around the Tapi river is good for agriculture. The rural and tribal population around the Tapi river grow large number of chief crops around it and sell it in the market to earn their livelihood. The water of the Tapi river is widely used for the irrigation purpose. Tapi river is the home to the natural habitats of many wild animals including tigers, sloth bear, lions, snakes and many more.

Indus River





FACTS & FIGURES 

Source Lake Mansarovar
Length 2,900 miles
Coverage Tibet, Ladakh, Zanskar Valley, and Pakistan
Tributaries Zanskar, Sutlej, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, and Chenab

HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY 

According to Hindu mythology, in the beginning of the world was word and the first recorded word was ‘Veda’. And the Vedas are just ecstatic about the Sindhu (also Indus), the cradle of Indian civilization:
Sindhu in might surpasses all the streams that flow His roar is lifted up to heaven above the earth; he puts forth endless vigor with a flash of light… Even as cows with milk rush to their calves, so other rivers roar into the Sindhu.As a warrior-king leads other warriors, so does Sindhu lead other rivers Rich in good steeds is Sindhu, rich in gold, nobly fashioned, rich in ample wealth.
The river Sindhu has been invoked numerous times in the Vedic literature with other gods and goddesses. In fact, the Vedas refer to theGanga only twice, but make as many as thirty references to the Sindhu.
India itself is a corruption of the word Sindhu. Arabians pronounced ‘s’ as ‘h’ and called India Hindustan, the land of Hindus. Greeks pronounced Sindhu as Indus, and so the name India. Sindhu is the oldest name in Indian history as well in Indian geography.
When Shiva carried the immolated body of his divine consort Sati over all the land, her skull-top with its hingula (sindur) fell at what has been Hinglaj ever since. It is near Karachi on the Sindh-Baluchistan border. To this holy spot-sanctified by the visit of Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana-went the great Sindhi Sufi poet-saint Shah Abdul Latif in the company of yogis. As long as East and West Pakistan were one state, a major attraction to the Bangladeshi Hindus visiting the west wing was Hinglaj.
The reference of Sindhu does not end with the Vedic texts but continued in the great epic of Mahabharata and then in the first history book written in India, Rajtarangini.

ALONG THE INDUS 

Rising in southwestern Tibet, at an altitude of 16,000 feet, Indus enters the Indian territory near Leh in Ladakh.The river has total drainage area of about 4,50,000 square miles, of which 1,75,000 square miles lie in the Himalayan mountains and foothills.
After flowing eleven miles beyond Leh, Indus is joined on the left by its first tributary, the Zanskar, which helps green the Zanskar Valley. Many interesting mountain trails beckon the mountaineering enthusiasts to the Zanskar Valley.
The Indus then flows past Batalik. When it enters the plains, its famous five tributaries-Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej-that give Punjab its name as the “land of five rivers,” join it.
Buddhist monasteries and other heritage sites are the principal tourist attractions of Central Ladakh and Zanskar. These sites, most within reach of Leh, may be visited by a bus or taxi. Many of the region’s major gompas (Buddhist monasteries) are open throughout the day and a caretaker Lama is available to show visitors around. Some of the less visited establishments have special opening hours, as in the case of Namgyal Tsemo, Shey Palace, and the Stok Palace Museum.
Hall of Fame, near Leh, is a tribute to our valiant soldiers. About 30 km from Leh, there is a Sikh gurdwara that is maintained by the Indian Army. Both the places are worth visiting.

SINDHU DARSHAN 

The “Sindhu Darshan” or Sindhu festival held in the month of June aims at projecting the Indus as a symbol of India’s unity and communal harmony. Whilst promoting tourism to this area, this festival is also a symbolic salute to the brave soldiers of India who have been fighting not only with the enemies in the human form but also in the form of nature.

Saraswati River



THE MOTHER OF ALL RIVERS 
The Saraswati River is believed to have drained the north and northwest region of India in ancient times, supporting over 1,6000 settlements.Although the river does not have a physical existence today, there are numerous references to it in the ancient Indian literature of the Vedic and post-Vedic period. Rig Veda, the most ancient of the four Vedas, describes Saraswati as a mighty river with many individually recognized tributaries. The sacred book calls Saraswati as the seventh river of the Sindhu-Saraswati river system, hence the name Saptsindhu for the region bounded by rivers Saraswati in the east and Sindhu (also Indus) in the west. Rig Veda hymns also describe life and times of the people residing in the Saraswati river valley. The awe and reverence the river inspired during the Vedic period is best summed by the three-word tribute to the river in the Rig Veda-Ambitamé, the best of the mothers; Naditamé, the best of the rivers; and Devitamé, the best of the goddesses.

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION 
River Saraswati originated from the Har-ki-Dun glacier in West Garhwal, Bandarpunch massif in the Himalayas, along with the river Yamuna. The two rivers flowed parallel for some distance and later joined, proceeding south as the Vedic Saraswati. The seasonal rivers and rivulets, including Ghaggar, joined Saraswati as it followed the course of the present river through Punjab and Haryana. River Sutlej, the Vedic Shatadru, joined the river Saraswati as a tributary at Shatrana, approximately 25 km south of Patiala. Saraswati then followed the course of Ghaggar throughRajasthan and Hakra in Bhawalpur before emptying into the Rann of Kutch via Nara in Sindh province, running parallel to the Indus River. It has been established that the river Saraswati, carrying the waters of three perennial and numerous seasonal rivers, was a mighty river in the Vedic times and rightly deserved the Rig Veda title of Naditamé-the greatest of the rivers.

HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY
During the Vedic period, Saraswati was recognized as the greatest of the River that nurtured the people living on its banks like a loving mother, and supported a number of learning centers and their resident scholars, ascetics, sages and seers like a benevolent deity.
 In view of this, it may be safe to assume that the ancient Vedic literature was itself written on the banks of this river. By nurturing such a pursuit of divine knowledge, Saraswati appropriately assumes the status of the goddess of language, learning, arts and sciences-the best of the goddesses.
Post-Vedic literature, mainly the Mahabharata, has references to the drying river Saraswati. Mahabharata describes Balarama’s pilgrimage from Dwarka to Mathura along the bed of this river. Later, during the middle ages, there are references to fissures and faults in the ground on the dry bed of river Saraswati. Invading armies of Islam marching from Sindh province to Delhi are reported to have taken a longer mountain route instead of the shorter route of the dry Saraswati bed because of the difficulties in crossing the fissure in the river bed. Recently, satellite images have also confirmed the existence of a large number of ground faults in the earthquake-prone northwest India that constituted the Saraswati-Sindhu valley. Such ground faults have caused the seepage of Saraswati water to underground channels, contributing to the legend of the Vedic Saraswati disappearing underground.

PRESENT-DAY RESEARCH 
How and when was this mighty river lost? Researches have shown that the course of this river had links with the dry bed of Ghaggar River in the northeast (Ganganagar district) while in the southwest it met or cut across surviving courses of the Hakra and Nara rivers in Pakistan. In the northwestern part of Jaisalmer district, in spite of very low rainfall (less that 150 mm) and extreme weather conditions, groundwater is available at a depth of about 50-60 m along the course of the defunct river and wells in the vicinity do not dry up throughout the year. The groundwater in the area is rich in stable isotope content as compared to other Himalayan rivers. Groundwater samples exhibit negligible tritium content indicating absence of modern recharge. Radiocarbon data suggest the groundwater is a few thousand years old. The levels of Carbon-14 isotope decrease along the river course downstream indicating hydraulic continuity of the Saraswati buried channel from Kuria Beri to Ghantiyalji.
Evidence collected so far shows that the river disappeared due to a combination of reasons spread over a few hundred years possibly between 2000 and 1500 BC. The main reasons contributing to the drying of the river appear to be the loss of its important tributaries due to changes in river course, climate changes (like long periods of draught) and water seepage through earth faults, and fissures combined with the obstruction of river flow by shifting of sand due to high winds. The whole of northwest India, up to the Rann of Kutch, was subject to earthquake activity, resulting in raising of the ground, and creation of earth faults that contributed to the loss of water of this river.
When the Aravallis range is traced north to the Himalayas, there is evidence of rise in the ground level on the line of Aravallis. This change in the ground level appears to have caused the turning of the river Yamuna eastwards to join the Ganges at Allahabad. This river capturing denied the waters of Yamuna to Saraswati. Another blow to the river Saraswati was struck when Sutlej took a sharp U-turn at Ropar moving to flow parallel to the river Beas, the Vedic Vipasa. Having lost both of its perennial tributaries, i.e., Yamuna and Sutlej, river Saraswati would have been a drying river in around 2000 BC. It is probable that desertification of Rajasthan would have taken place at that time. As supported by the hydro-geological evidence, the ground faults and sand movement would have caused the seepage of the remaining waters of river Saraswati to underground channels, leaving a dry riverbed.
Last part of the legend is that the Saraswati meets the Ganges and Yamuna at the confluence (Sangam) at Allahabad (Prayag). Neither archæological finds nor satellite images support any evidence of the River Saraswati ever flowing east towards Allahabad, either over the ground or underground. Some modern scholars interpret the capture of Saraswati waters by Yamuna also to mean the confluence of Yamuna and Saraswati jointly with Ganges at Allahabad. If this is accepted, meeting of Sutlej with Beas has equal claim to the confluence of threeRiver, i.e., Sutlej, Beas, and Saraswati.

Narmada River




FACTS & FIGURES

Source Mahadeo hills in Madhya Pradesh.
Length 1,312 km
Coverage Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
Important cities Jabalpur

MYTHOLOGY
The Narmada River is considered the mother and giver of peace. Legend has it that the mere sight of this river is enough to cleanse one’s soul, as against a dip in the Ganga or seven in the Yamuna. The Ganga is believed to visit this river once a year, in the guise of a black cow to cleanse herself of all her collected sins.The journey along the river Narmada is in some sense similar to famous parikrama (taking round) of the river, except that the parikrama is of life in the valley of the Narmada.

ALONG THE RIVER
Narmadakund in Amarkantak has an ambience that makes a pilgrim spot out of this small place. Amarkantak is a plateau from which hangs a tale.
Young Narmada falls in love with the male river Son and asks Juhilla (a tributary of the Son) to convey her message of love. Juhilla entices Son herself. The disgust and anguish of the lovely Narmada compels her to jump off the western cliffs of Amarkantak. A mere six kilometers from her genesis, the Narmada hurtles down 150 feet at Kapildhara, a gorgeous waterfall. Named after the saint Kapil, this fall is soon followed by Dudhadhara. All along the river, one will be always close to teak jungles. Apart from teaks, India’s best hardwood forests are found in the Narmada river basin and they are much older than the ones in the Himalayas. Moving along, one reaches the marble rock country Bheraghat near Jabalpur . Bheraghat, about 24 km away from Jabalpur , is a cluster of great, white limestone cliffs standing out 30 m above the waters of the Narmada. They are an awesome sight, particularly by night when white, silvery moonshine bathes the gorge. The views at Dhuandhar, where the river is more like a screen of mist, and Haathi-ka-Paon are mesmeric.
There is the Chausath Yogini (sixty-four yoginis) temple above the lower end of the gorge. The attendants of Durga are represented here. Although the images have been damaged, they still retain their pristine beauty.
The city of Jabalpur is the second largest in Madhya Pradesh after Bhopal. The metropolis itself stands in a rock basin about 10 km away from the Narmada. Named after a saint called Jabali who lived here, Jabalpur is famous for its marble rocks.
Down the Narmada, it is a myriad landscape-thickly forested mountain slopes, rocky regions with picturesque rapids, falls and whirlpools and cultivated lands with rich black cotton soil. The great river runs through rift valleys, which are part of perhaps the oldest geological formations of India. Believed to have originated from the body of Shiva, the river is also known as Jata Shankari. The worship of Shiva is common in these areas, and each stone or pebble found in the bed of the Narmada is believed to be a Shivalinga. Places along the banks-Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Mahadeo-are all named after Shiva.
Omkareshwar has several old and new temples. There is an island on the river that is supposed to have one of India’s twelve great Shivalingas. Maheshwar is on the northern banks of the river. Cenotaphs in memory of the Holkars beautify the landscape at Maheshwar. There are a number of temples too, and a fort. One also gets a chance to see the delicate, gorgeous Maheshwari saris being hand-woven. Comfortable in warm and cold weather, dressy and yet light, these saris have a dedicated, select following among Indian women. Places like Maheshwar and Omkareshwar are just examples of the large number of religious centers that dot the banks of the Narmada as it weaves its 1,000-kilometer journey through the state of Madhya Pradesh.
To this Narmada, home to so many, religion to more, and beautiful river to all, there are many odes. The best ode would be a sojourn for a real experience that can last a lifetime

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