The World Bank's lack of action on claims to its inspection panel bodes ill for people affected by its projects. 25,000 villagers take over the Maheshwar Dam in the Narmada Valley. Farmers, fishers and herders demand better management of the Manantali Dam. A petrochemical plant threatens an endangered bird.
Nubian people threaten mass suicide if dam is built.
Updates from around the world. A Day of Action for rivers is planned.