Central team on drought gives Metrowater a pat on back
The Central drought assessment team on Tuesday reviewed drinking water supply situation in various parts of the city and that of three lakes- PUzhul , Poondi and Cholavaram. Metrowater managing
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Korattur lake turns into a pool of sullage
Korattur Lake, a prime source of water for Ambattur Municipality has turned into a reservoir of sullage in the last five years. The water body, which was used for irrigation and earlier supplemented
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Going, going... Country's water table dropping
As in the latest round, the 'Pani' theme will resound in many more ballot battles. After the rivers, lake and reservoirs going dry, groundwater across the country is fast depleting at an alarming
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J-K sets Rs 180-cr Wular plan rolling
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has instructed the environment and ecology department to begin work on the conservation of the lake, under a Rs 180-crore plan put together by the
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Capital shame
Delhi has over 500 water bodies but most of them are in a derelict state. One very good example of this is the Hari Nagar Lake opposite Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital near a clock tower in Hari Nagar.
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Parchu scare causes Rs 80 crore loss to Nathpa-Jhakri project
India's largest hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh has lost Rs 80 crore ($17.28 million) in the 10 days it was shut down due to fears that a lake across the border in Tibet might burst its
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Parchu lake: high alert to continue
The Centre has decided to continue with high alert, sounded in the wake of the formation of the Parchu lake in Tibet, for another week even though an expert group has concluded that the flood threat
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'Dal Lake turning into Srinagar's dumping pit'
The Dal Lake, a popular tourist destination in Kashmir, is serving as the dumping pit of Srinagar, the Standing Committee on Science, Technology and Environment noted. In its report released, the
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Bacteria flourish in Antarctica ice lakes
In a discovery that suggests life is possible on Mars or on a frozen moon of Jupiter, researchers say they have found colonies of bacteria thriving inside blocks of ice in lakes near the South Pole.
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Government consulting experts on sea wall near Konark
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has started consultation with several institutions to find out ways to check erosion of coast at Puri and Konark.
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Rs. 9 cr plan to plug upper lake leakage
The Water Resource department in Bhopal has chalked out a plan to plug a leakage in 1000-year dam on upper lake with an investment of Rs. 9.40 crore. The department has conducted an extensive
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Chilka becoming scarce'
The ecology of Chilka lake, a Ramsar Wetland site, is fast changing with the number of fish species coming down and various marine creatures becoming extinct. Some of the major ecological parameters
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Tibet threat is not immediate, official report confirms
It's official: there is no imminent danger from the lake formed by a landslide that has blocked Tibet's Pareechu river. "(An) immediate, sudden complete breach is unlikely,'' says a report prepared
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Dodital lake to get facelift
Dodital is situated at a distance of 31 km from Uttarkashi, and is a popular spot for trekking. It is also one of the loveliest lakes in Uttaranchal from which Asi Ganga originates. To protect the
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Underground lake promises more Thai fragrant rice
Thailand has found a huge underground lake beneath one of its most important fragnant rice-producing areas, an officials has
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Sanjay Gandhi lake to get a facelift
Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) is planning to set up tourist spot at Sanjay Gandhi lake near Pandav Nagar in East Delhi. The DTTDC has asked the Delhi Development
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China data useful in assessing situation
China is providing data and information which has been found useful by expert in assessing the situation regarding the artificial dam and the lake on Pareechu river in Tibet, the external affair
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J&K lake project
A Rs 269.45 crore project will be implemented for the conservation of the Dal-Nagin lake in Kashmir, the Lok Sabha was informed. The Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr Namo Narain
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Ground realities ignored in closing Nathpa Jhakri
The repeated shutdown of the 1500 MW-Nathpa- Jhakri project on the directions of the Centre in the wake of a flood threat due to the formation of a lake in Tibet is a classic example of how decisions
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Rs 270-cr project for Dal-Nagin lake
A Rs 269.45 crore project will be implemented for the conservation of the Dal-Nagin lake in Kashmir, the Lok Sabha was informed. Minister of State for Environment and Forests Namo Narain Meena said