NGO plans to revive 12 lakes in Vadodara
The NGO Society for Clean Environment (SOCLEEN) will chalk out a plan to revive 12 lakes in Vadodara city in Gujarat, which have either turned dry or become polluted. As a pilot project the NGO will
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Glacial lake burst feared in Nepal, warn experts
Glacial lake Tsho Rolpa, 4,580 metres above sea level and 30 kilometres away from Mt. Everest, formed by retreating glaciers, may break as the water swells, endangering India, Pakistan and
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Wetlands cry for conservation efforts as state stares at severe drought
As summer sets in the next few weeks and many districts are staring at a severe drought, the slogan for World Wetlands Day this year -- Wetlands take care of water -- is a portent for the future. Kerala’s
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Real estate on water
Lakes were critical for Indian cities. They prevented floods and recharged groundwater. Today, these holes in the ground are either lucrative real estate for builders, the last resort for slum dwellers, or garbage dumps. In the past decade, concerned citi
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2 killed in Ladakh avalanche, 73 rescued
Two persons were killed while 73 others, mostly tourists, had a narrow escape when avalanche struck a mountainous pass, two kilometres short of Changla Top on the Leh-Karu-Tangtse axis, en route to Pangong Lake bordering China in Ladakh region on Tuesday.
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Never say die
Biologist Robert Wharton of the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada, US, is convinced that there once existed life on the Mars, planet. For the past 17 years, Wharton has been melting
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Dal Lake's area reduced to 11 km
Expressing concern over the deterioration of the famed Dal Lake, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Vijay Bakaya said its area had decreased from 75 km to mere 11 km over the years. He said joint
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Farm tourism to entice tourists from around the world
If you thought that Kerala Tourism had exhausted all its options after the intense promotion of backwaters, lakes, lagoons, beaches, hill stations, temples, churches, mosques, art, culture,
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Facelift for Dal Lake
The Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is all set to get a facelift under a three-pronged conservation plan involving setting up of sewerage treatment plants in houseboats, relocation of hte houseboats
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Threat of lethal gas from Cameroon lake
Perched among the highlands of western Cameroon, bordered by green mountains and cliff faces, Lake Nyos is a scene of breathtaking beauty. But the picture is deceptive. A detailed study reveals that
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South asia
cleaning Colombo: The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in the second week of October has directed the attorney general to prepare a new action plan within a month to reduce air pollution caused by
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‘Locals should help preserve water bodies’
CEPT Profs For Upgradation Without Uprooting People Ahmedabad: As the proportion of world population living in urban areas has surpassed rural population, cities are facing major challenges in maintaining and restoring the environmental ecology that includes its water bodies. A paper titled ‘Sustainable development of urban water bodies using ESPA approach: A case from Ahmedabad, India’ by professor Neeru Bansal and professor Madhu Bharti of CEPT University’s Faculty of Planning and Public Policy was published in the International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences in November 2012. The paper elucidates collaborative learning and how to do sustainable development of urban water bodies involving local residents.
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Nod for conservation plan for Srinagar lakes
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved an expenditure of Rs. 298.76 crores for conservation and management of the Dal and Nagin lakes in Srinagar. The cost of the project will
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Rs 298-cr package for Dal, Nagin lakes
The Centre will spend Rs 298.76 crore for the conservation and management of Dal-Nagin Lake in Jammu and Kashmir. The project is likely to be completed by March 2010. The conservation, to be taken up
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Cameroon Dam Nears Collapse, 10,000 Lives at Risk
A natural dam holding back a lake in Cameroon is on the verge of collapse, threatening to unleash a wall of water into neighbouring Nigeria and sweep away 10,000 people in its path, a scientist
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Drastic fall in lake water levels
The water level in most of the lakes has drastically fallen by around two metres and most likely the city will have to face a water cut by almost 10 per cent from the first week of
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From here on matters around Dal will only improve: Minister
" Dying Dull" (Dal) Lake in Jammu and Kashmir was assured safe water-passage. Status quo and improved water quality was respectively offered to its devastating shrinkage (in size) and deteriorating
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Bellandur lake highly polluted by sewage
The recent tests conducted by the Department of Minor Irrigation have revealed that Bellandur lake has been severely polluted. The Department has written several letters to the Bangalore Water Supply
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Regulations worked out to stop shrinking lakes
The Wuhan Urban Planning Bureau has issued a ban on all construction projects in areas that were previously lakes, unless the companies obtain special permission from the local government. Companies
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INTACH to revive 3 more lakes
By August next year, at least three natural lakes in Delhi may be revived. The Natural Heritage Division of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) will now be working