Discharge of saline water opposed: Manchhar Lake
The growers of Dadu district (Pakistan) have appealed to the government of Sindh to stop discharging the saline water of the Main Nara Valley into the Manchhar Lake to save fish and birds and the
The growers of Dadu district (Pakistan) have appealed to the government of Sindh to stop discharging the saline water of the Main Nara Valley into the Manchhar Lake to save fish and birds and the
Fourteen lakes in north Sikkim, formed and engorged by melting glaciers, may be prone to flood. And this is only the tip of the iceberg, an inventory warns. Kathmandu based International Centre for
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Dayanand Mandrekar disclosed that the government will take up desilting work of about 800 traditional ponds and lakes in Goa state. He informed that the disilting
IT IS a short drive from the village of Newhalen, on the shore of Lake Iliamna in south-western Alaska, to Nondalton, about 15 miles (24km) away. At least, it would be short if there was a road. Instead, supplies to the settlement have to be flown in or ferried upriver. Like much of the state, this area
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Lakes have dried, village wells have run out of water, towns and cities have been forced to ration supply, thanks to the searing heat that has delayed the monsoon.
Japan's nuclear power industry had never spent much time or money winning over the hearts and minds of people like Susumu Takahashi, a fisherman angling for small sweetfish from the serene shores of Lake
Leaders of the world's eight largest industrialized democracies wound up their annual three day meeting in Evian on the shore of Lake Geneva, with a joint statement that emphasizes environmental
A three day international workshop on urban lakes conservation and management will be held at Jubilee Hall, Public Gardens, between June 16 and 18 in Hyderabad. The objective of the workshop is to
Borewell water contaminated due to untreated effluents let out by companies Over 200 residents of Mookandapalli, Nethaji Nagar, MGR Nagar, Pothigai Nagar, Manickavasagar Nagar and Sivaji Nagar adjoining the Hosur SIPCOT Phase I is facing severe ground water pollution for the past six months. People of the residential colonies complain that the bore well water was contaminated due to the untreated chemical effluents let out by companies.
Gambusia afinis - a fish species popularly used to control mosquitoes in ponds and lakes located in the warm areas of the plains and inadvertently introduced in the Nainital lake - is bound to finish
Ranchi, April 8: The state’s groundwater directorate is pinning hopes on a training programme to lure overseas experts for bringing bank filtration — a tried and tested method for channelling clean drinking
Sadprayas President Abdul Jabbar has alleged that the Bhoj Wetland Project which was started in 1995 with an aim to curb pollution of lakes has completely failed in achieving its objective in Madhya
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for the renovation of the Periyar and Veeraraghavan lakes in Thiruneermalai Town Panchayat on the outskirts of
The Haleji lake in Pakistan is facing a double threat, on one hand the water level is going down and on the other its water surface is being covered up with weeds. The lake, which has been declared a
Scarcity of water for thermal power projects is likely to affect electricity generation in Maharashtra in summer. The dipping lake levels might force the Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited
Froth formation and contamination of groundwater are no longer reasons for the 130-year-old Bellandur Lake to be in news. The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has accorded
Representatives of agencies working on the Bhoj Wetland Project have made an impassioned plea to the citizens to help in conserving and cleaning the Upper Lake, the major water reservoir of the
More than a decade after it was first spotted in the lakes and ponds, farmers in Salcete in Goa are still battling the dreaded Salvinia weed, responsible for creating havoc in the water bodies. Like
Formalities to hand over the Keenjhar lake to the Thatta district (Pakistan) government are being finalised and by the second week of June, the district administration will take over its charge.