Woes of Srinagar's still, silting waters
The Dal Lake itself has lost its glory and attraction for tourists, massive encroachments, water stagnation, silt accumulation, increase in population and growing number of house boats and hotels in
The Dal Lake itself has lost its glory and attraction for tourists, massive encroachments, water stagnation, silt accumulation, increase in population and growing number of house boats and hotels in
Local communities working for the protection of wetlands will gather at the Sambar lake, some 100 km from Jaipur to mark World Wetlands Day on 2nd Feb. Sambhar, one of the six Ramsar wetlands in
A three-day workshop on the "management of phumdis in Loktak lake" was formally inaugurated by the Governor Ved Marwah. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor expressed the need to develop Loktak
Chennai must incessantly seek water
The Bangladesh government is actively considering to set up two more units at Karnafuli Hydro Power Plant to generate about 100MW additional electricity with optimum use of water of the Kaptai Lake.
Residents of the Madhya Pradesh state capital can heave a sigh of relief as the level of Upper Lake has increased by two feet in just one day and has risen to 1657 feet on Friday from 1655 feet on
The Andhra Pradesh State government has decided to tap 38 fresh water lakes in and around the city to augment drinking water supply to the twin cities and surrounding municipalities. The 38 were
The historic Kankaria lake and 200 other water bodies, including the Chandola, will be filled with Narmada waters. "We have started releasing water through the Daskroi channel to fill the Chandola
While the Bangalore Lake Development Authority has attracted much attention, a bigger project, the World Bank-aided Jala Samvardhana Yojane Sangha (JSYS), is quietly progressing. Indeed, the JSYS can
The Ahmedabad lesson: wipe out lakes and you will face water scarcity and seasonal floods
A combination of Rajput and Mughal architecture, Neermahal was made with lime, stone and multi-coloured ten-tiles in nine years. The palace has 24 rooms. In 1978, the Department of Information,
With the water supply level of Modak Sagar, one of the six natural lakes that supply water to the Mumbai city and its suburbs, now rising to its brim, a wave of optimism has swept across the civic
The salt lake Municipality wastes at least 25,000 gallons of water daily due to lack of a reservoir in the added areas. This continues even as the municipality plans to impose taxes for buying water
Wetlands have always been a vital issue, with greens accusing the authorities of not protecting them. But this time, it is a happy story, with Orissa's Chilika lake winning the international Ramsar
Chilka lake in Orissa has been chosen for this year's prestigious international Ramsar Conservation Award for what the award committee has called as "the outstanding work in the field of restoration
By the year 2015, Delhi is expected to run out of groundwater, at current usage rates. Lake Chad in Africa, which supplies water to 20 million people in six countries, has shrunk by 95 per cent in
Salt Lake municipality is planning to restructure the water supply and water treatment project int he township with the help of V Vandi Waters a French company. The company has been told to submit
Over a year ago, the snow like formation that rose out of the Belandur lake for several days caused some concern and sensation in Bangalore. It later turned out to be an unscrupulously huge dump of
Bhopal Municipal Corporation has decided to supply water daily from Sept 9. The corporation, however, said if the Upper Lake does not fill up completely some cut in water supply would continue. This
Just call it a family recreation centre for Margao or a tourist attraction in the hinterland of Goa, but the much talked about Fatorda lake project is set to finally become a project is set to