Govt. to take up Fatorda lake project in phases
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
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Regular water supply from September 9
Bhopal Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh has decided to regularise water supply in the city from September 9. This decision was taken after the level of the Upper Lake increased one feet more
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Upper lake level nearing full capacity
Level of Upper Lake in Madhya Pradesh is increasing day by day and it has reached 1661 feet on Monday. There has been an increase of 1.30 feet in the water level in 24 hours. now only 5.80 feet of
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24 glacial lakes in Bhutan identified as 'potentially dangerous'
Eight years ago a glacial lake in Lunana region burst, (Bhutan) wreaking havoc down the Punakha-Wangduephodrang valley. After several forays in the area by experts there is still no hope of a
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Upper lake level satisfactory
Level of Upper Lake has increased by 0.7 feet and has reached 1659.70 feet which heralds the end of water crisis in the Bhopal city of Madhya Pradesh. The level of Kolar Dam has also increased from
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Submit report on Dal Lake preservation: HC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed various state government departments to give a detailed report on the measures being taken for the preservation of Dal Lake. The Divisional Commissioner,
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State says water bodies not to be put to other use
Giving a fresh lease of life to all the ponds, lakes, talavadis and other water bodies in Gujarat, the state government has assured that 'now onwards' it will not allow conversion of water bodies to
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Floating people pollute Dhanmondi Lake waters causing health hazards to residents
Dhanmondi lake in Dhaka another major water body stretched out in the city's prime residential area, remains apparently quite unattended by the authority the same reason what recently caused a big
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Buddha flays cops for Salt lake landfill
Any attempt to fill up wetlands will be firmly dealt with chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said. Lashing out at the manner in which a waterbody covering over 100 bighas in Salt Lake, had been
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Tourist hotspot
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,
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NALMS award to Bhoj wetland project
The North American lake Management Society (NALMS), USA has conferred the NALMS 2001 achievement award for technical merit for the year 2001 to the Bhoj Wetland Project, under implementation in the
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Trespassers moved: The glory of Dal lake is being revived. Thirteen hotels situated in the lake area are being shifted to Humhama near the Srinagar airport. The land to be allotted to hotel owners
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Minamata scare in Tanzania
A Tanzanian environmentalist has raised the spectre of Minamata disease resulting from alleged mercury pollution in Lake Victoria. The culprits, are nearby gold mines. A well-known Tanzanian activist
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Salvinia weed a thorn in flesh for birds at Carambolim lake
The dreades Salvinia weed which has choked the already shrunken Carambolim lake, continues to take it's toll. Flocks of exotic migratory birds from Siberia and other countries which frequent the
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Farmers group formed for lake conservation
As many as 54 farmers of Mugalia Chaap, Intkhedi and Lakhapur villages (Madhya Pradesh) have formed farmers groups for carrying lake conservation activities in their villages. These groups will adopt
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Disaster film screened on dam
On the evening of October 9 1963 part of a mountain collapsed into an artificial lake in north-east Italy. The resulting tidal wave leapt over what was then the world's highest dam and swept more
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Sources for Yellow River drying up
More than 2000 lakes nurturing China's once ferocious Yellow River in the western province of Qinghai are disappearing and causing water shortage for the local people, state-run Xinhua said. Dubbed
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Nothing fishy about water pollution
Excessive concentration of agricultural pesticides was the reason why hundreds of fish perished a few months ago in a lake near Players Building, which houses the Delhi government. Scientists from
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Lake in peril
lake Ontario of Canada is in a perilous condition due to leakage of nuclear waste from a facility managed by Cameco Corporation, the world's big gest supplier of uranium. The leakage of toxic
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Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal, January 2014
<p>Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal</p>