Funds okayed to clean Kolavai, Yercaud lakes
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has allocated Rs 9.29 crore for the desiting and cleaning up of two lakes in Tamil Nadu, under the National Lake Conservation
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has allocated Rs 9.29 crore for the desiting and cleaning up of two lakes in Tamil Nadu, under the National Lake Conservation
Mystery continues to shroud the Kattedan lake that has turned pink. Some argue that the unique colour of the lake, also known as Noor Mohammed Kunta, is due to the high level of pollutants that are
The famous Samaguri lake, popularly known as Samaguri beel, covering an area of 64 hectares is to be converted into a scenic tourist spot. It has been learnt that the Government of Asom has sanctioned an amount of Rs 3 crore for the proposed project. To attract both local and foreign tourists, the Tourism Department has put a proposal to construct an ethnic village representing ethnic groups like Karbi, Dimasa, Missing, Tiwa et al depicting their traditional customs and culture within the ambit of the project.
Officials prepare for the burial of birds. (Kundan Yolmo) Residents of Sukna army cantonment and visitors to Madhuban Park and Umrao Singh Lake situated inside the military area will no longer be able to have a glimpse of a major attraction thanks to the outbreak of bird flu. Over 200 ducks, swan and geese, which inhabited these recreational sites, have been culled as the deadly disease was detected just 500m from the cantonment.
Kapla beel at Sarukshetri mouza in Barpeta district is the largest beel in Asom. This wetland filled with natural, geographical and historical resources and encompassing a huge area has the potential to be developed as a tourist destination or spot. But unfortunately this opportunity is lost amid a saga of differences between the State Government and the Fishery Department. The apathy and indifference of the authorities have denied the Kalpa beel its place of pride on the tourist map.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, on Monday refused to entertain a plea from the Pallavaram Municipality to allow it to dump garbage in the Pallavaram ‘Periya Eri’ till the establishment of a solid waste management facility at an alternative site is completed. The bench ordered the filing of a status report on the alternative arrangements being made by the authority to consider any action in the issue. When the matter came up for hearing before the bench of judicial member Justice M Chockalingam and expert member Prof R Nagendran, N R Chandran, senior counsel representing the municipality, said that consent had been obtained to establish a solid waste management facility at a site in Venkatamangalam.
Badkal Lake Tourist Complex, one of the few units of Haryana tourism set in natural surroundings, wears a deserted look these days with the depletion of water level in the lake resting in Aravali
At a time when steps are being taken to protect lakes in and around Mysore City following the death of lakhs of fish and dozens of migratory birds at the Kukkarahalli Lake due to contamination of
Progress in cleaning up the Great Lakes gets a lukewarm evaluation in a new report from Canadian and U.S. environmental agencies. The latest review of the environmental health of the lakes shows
At least three children died of waterborne diseases in three days and on an average one person was losing life every fortnight in the villages on the embankment of Manchhar Lake because its water had become too toxic for human consumption, found a survey on Sunday. The survey conducted by Dawn found that people in the villages particularly women and children, suffered from waterborne diseases like gastroenteritis, tuberculosis, malaria etc.
austrian scientists might help clean the Dal Lake in Srinagar. The Austrian Deputy Chief of Mission in Delhi, Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal has said that a scientist from the Austrian ministry of
All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) has launched a campaign against the acute crisis of potable water in the city and trans-Yamuna area. On Sunday, the Sabha accused the district administration of apathy
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It's happy days again for the lakes in Bangalore which are brimming with water, thanks to the bountiful monsoons that the city has received this year. Almost all the lakes coming under the
<p>Wetland resources of Nyando Wetlands support important economic and ecological activities. However, it is faced with multiple pressures from different anthropogenic Activities within the wetlands and
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to rope in IT firms and non governmental organisations (NGOs) to prevent dumping of garbage and other pollutants in the four majors nalas
Scientists from Nepal and Japan who are currently working to gather scientific evidence surronding the paleo Kathmandu lake, say the mystic lake was drained out naturally. And the gorge of Chovar was
Water from the Udai Sagar lake in Udaipur will be released for irrigation in an area measuring 4,400 acres in 28 villages for rabi crops this year in three phases. The lake has registered an ample