Victims of development
Six years ago, the Bagur-Navile canal evacuees were as happy as they could be, growing ragi, paddy and other crop. Their source of water was local tanks and lakes. The fact that the Hemavathy river
Six years ago, the Bagur-Navile canal evacuees were as happy as they could be, growing ragi, paddy and other crop. Their source of water was local tanks and lakes. The fact that the Hemavathy river
A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since the DDA created Sanjay Lake in the late 70s in Mayur Vihar. It had been decided then to develop it as not only the biggest tourist spot of
Water level in Rawal Lake (Pakisan) has increased to 20,000 acre feet from the previous 15,000 acre feet due to torrential rains in the last few days, official sources said. This increase in Rawal
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.
When a group of bird-watchers of the Madras Naturalist Society landed up at the Chembarambakkam lake one early morning-almost a year after they had last visited it-they were in for a rude shock. Most
Thailand has found a huge underground lake beneath one of its most important fragnant rice-producing areas, an officials has
The half-hearted official attempts to restore this stunningly beautiful lake in Nilnag (Budgam), Jammu has once again made it vulnerable to the greed of encroachers. It was with much fanfare that the
Hazards of the proposed canal The proposed canal, dubbed Two Seas Canal, will pump water from the Red Sea to a height of 230 m above sea level, transport it along the Araba valley and then run down into the Dead Sea. The downhill flow will be harnessed to generate 550 MW of electricity. Green groups say mixing waters from seas with drastically different chemical composition could cause the
Khaste, one of the seven lakes of Pokhara, which have been neglected so far has been handed to Khaste Agro Enterprise Pvt Ltd in lease for the period of ten
Tired of wrangling with private firms, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has turned to local educational institutions for assistance with its lake-cleaning project. The project, funded by the
Water resources regime in Kumaon Himalaya is a product of its specific environmental conditions. Major river systems, lakes along with a plethora of streams and springs are the main sources of water in this region. In pre-colonial Kumaon, communities took pride in their water systems and the local communities had the right of ownership over the use of local natural resources.
The lovely Dal in Kashmir will soon be the world's first wirefree enabled lake providing the tourist on the houseboat, romantically floating down the placid waters by the flower-vendors, facilities
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayee's assurance that his government is preparing a project for aid from the World Bank for conservation of Wullar Lake in Kashmir valley sounds well. This assurance
According to a recent report of Bhoj Wetland Project, the toxicity of the lake has been increased due to the increase in number of idol immersion this year. According to the report 851 idols wre
After a series of reports by TOI on the need to protect the ecofragile Mangar area and adjoining forests in the Aravalis in Faridabad, the district administration has sent a detailed report to the state
Two Pumps Supply 30,000-45,000 Litres To Dhauj Crushers Every Month Abantika Ghosh | TNN Faridabad: Here
For a long-term managemetn of the fishery resources of Chilka Lake, in Orissa, the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia, rado isotopes mechanism would be used for the first time to determine the
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah launched a cutter suction dredger to mark the commencement of marginal dredging of the Dal lake basin, near Nishat this
Yogesh Kabirdoss I ENS Chennai, Despite promises to build a road link to connect the villages with the mainland, they remain cut off When a team of election department officials visited the island they had to take a boat, which on May 13, will be used for transporting election material and personnel to the villages. This has been the case in all elections so far
At least 200 people, most of them women and children, have been affected. Residents have attributed the disease to water contamination, as there are no proper drinking water facilities Water from the lake, which is sometimes brackish, is pumped into a tank, from where it is made available to the residents through taps on the ground