<p>Preliminary report of the Amicus Curiae, Swati Mehta in the matter of Priyanshu Gupta Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 28/08/2023.</p> <p>The Original Application was registered by the NGT by taking
BANGALORE: If you depend on private tankers for water, you may have to start worrying about that source as well. Suppliers admit that either they are shutting shop or reducing their business to half as
MARGAO: The work of draining out water from contaminated drinking water wells in the Sirvodem ward of Margao Municipal Council commenced on Friday, even as the Margao Urban Health centre despatched the
District Collector N D Agrawal along with a Margao Municipal team descended at the Sirvodem ward of the city following complaints of contamination of drinking water wells in the locality. After the inspection, the district collector said he suspects the contamination of one well, but hastened to add that the authorities would test the water quality of wells in the locality.
A simple initiative to recharge the open wells using rainwater harvesting techniques seems to be yielding dividends in enhancing ground water levels in several parts of Thrissur district. About 8,110 wells of households and institutions have been recharged under the project, with the support of the government, ever since it was launched in 2008. But another nearly 10,000 private wells have also been recharged by their owners using the same methodology, but without government aid.
Vyttila, North Paravoor & Parakkadavu Blocks Most Affected Kochi: A study conducted by the groundwater department has detected high presence of metals and chemicals in the wells in the district. Lead, cadmium, sodium and nitrate were found in the observation wells of the department. The study stated that the depletion of water table might have resulted in increasing groundwater contamination in the district.
In March 2011, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation as part of its mandate to provide technical assistance to states released the Operation and Maintenance Manual to help states to operate, maintain
This CGWB report presents the over-all scenario of ground water resource utilization and availability of the country.
ALLAHABAD: In a novel approach aimed at recharging depleting ground water status in the arid land of Bundelkhand, the Banda district administration has been interacting and seeking suggestions from masses
Underground Water In Well Depleting Fast Surat:If Manjuben Chaudhary of Dinbari village does not wake up at 3.30 am, she will have to walk at least five km in scorching sun to fetch water. She has to reach the village well by 4 am sharp or else her turn to fill water would come after four hours. Reeling under severe scarcity, this tribal hamlet in Valsad’s Kaprada taluka has been forced to chalk out a timetable for villagers to fill water from the well, the only source of potable water for its 2,000 villagers. Residents of all faliyas (lanes) have been given fixed time to fetch water from the well.
A well-building project in Jharkhand has fallen flat on its face with more incompleteor collapsed wells and unpaid wages. More than three years after the Jharkhand government ordered that 50 wells be built
