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Massive human chain protest against seaplane project
A large number of people participated in a protest chain organised by the Matsya Thozhilali Federation (AITUC) demanding abandoning of the sea plane project, in Muhamma near here on Wednesday. The participants included fishermen and other workers and people's representatives. AITUC State general secretary Kanam Rajendran inaugurated the protest. He said that the government was trying to hand over wet lands and lakes to private companies by arranging infrastructure there by spending money from public exchequer.
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Strive to protect Bhadra river from pollution
Western Ghats Task Force (WGTF) Chairman Anatha Hegde Ashisara has urged the Centre to implement special programmes to protect rivers and lakes in South India. He was speaking after inaugurating the river source protection campaign organised by the WGTF in association with the Forest Department and Sumukha Seva Prathishtana.
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Dal Lake gets a new lease of life
In a major attempt to save the world famous Dal Lake from extinction, purification of the lake would be carried out with hi-tech sewage treatment plants. The shrinking of the lake
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Abortion is a common thing in pollution-affected villages
There are 22 lakes in Patancheru mandal and mot of them have been polluted. Even goats are not allowed to graze on the 10-acre land adjacent to the Gandhigudem lake due to the fear of pollution.
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Metrowater yet to take over lakes from PWD
Most of the 29 lakes in the Chennai metropolitan area are in dire need of maintenance given that the Chief Minister's directive that metrowater take over the lakes from the Public Works Department
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Pollution takes serious turn at Kaptai Lake
Pollution at Kaptai Lake is taking a serious turn due to open defecation by the slum dwellers and unabated dumping of garbage and wastes everyday, causing waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, dysentery and jaundice.
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Pollen proxy records of Holocene vegetation and climate change from Mansar Lake, Jammu region, India
Pollen analysis of a 30 m deep sediment core from Mansar Lake has revealed that around 9000
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Ramro Korang Lake needs studies on fish diversity and water quality analysis for aquaculture
Arunachal Pradesh, once described as the
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Govt move to save Wards Lake
SHILLONG: The State Government has directed the commercial establishments which are releasing waste water into the Ward
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Lake buried under Smriti Upvan
Lucknow: What Mayawati government is claiming to be a
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Central funds for waterbodies remain unused: PPS
State told not to treat eco protection as a soft subject The State government has failed to implement various Centrally sponsored projects aimed at rejuvenating the Pampa, the Vembanad Lake, and the Kuttanad water system, N.K. Sukumaran Nair, Pampa Parirakshana Samiti (PPS) general secretary, has said. Mr. Nair told The Hindu that the government should stop treating environment protection and nature conservation as soft subjects.
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Activities of water conservation drive stepped up
The district administration has decided to undertake lake deepening task in 75 dams of the district. There are 279 lakes of Dewas district. These lakes will be deepended under the Water Conservation
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EPA finds contamination in Keenjhar Lake water
Water of the Kalri (Keenjhar) lake, meant for Karachiites, contains hazardous elements similar to those found in the water mix of Manchhar lake and Indus river, which caused several deaths in
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114 species of birds visited Chilika this winter
An estimated 114 species of migratory birds have visited the Chilika lake from the Caspian region, Lake Baikal, Russia and South Eastern parts Himalayas this winter to feed and breed, according to the State Forest and Environment Department sources.
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Hauz Khas lake raises stink
Because the govt did nothing, residents have decided to save Hauz Khas lake
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West Nile virus blamed for death of bald eagles in Utah
An unprecedented wintertime outbreak of West Nile virus has killed more than two dozen bald eagles in Utah and thousands of water birds around the Great Salt Lake, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday.
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Boats pose pollution threat to Mattupetty lake
For most tourists, a visit to the hill station at Munnar is not complete without a boat safari on the scenic Mattupetty reservoir. But very few of them are aware of the impact of boating on the environment and wildlife. The Kerala State Biodiversity Board and the Forest department have raised the alarm about the pollution caused by motorised boats plying the reservoir and the litter left behind by tourists.
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Policy document to be prepared for afforestation
A policy document would be prepared for afforestation on wastelands and developing horticultural saplings with the cooperation of people. The document will be prepared by Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO). This was informed at a meeting of the Housing and Environment Department where Chief Minister Shviraj Singh Chouhan reviewed departmental activities. Minister fo
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NGT seeks report from pollution board
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Shillong Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to submit a detailed action taken report along with status report within four weeks on actual ground initiatives to