K. Manikandan Veeraraghavan lake takes the cake in destruction AWAITING ATTENTION: The damaged outlet point of Veeraraghavan Lake in Tiruneermalai. CHENNAI: Residents and environmentalists in the southern suburbs of Chennai have alleged that local bodies and government agencies are inactive on the damage caused to waterbodies in this area.
Jammu: The multi-crore desilting project undertaken by the state Irrigation Department to clean the Ranbir Canal, which is considered as the lifeline of the Jammu region, has turned out to be a mere eyewash as the project has miserably failed to serve the purpose.
<p>Status report on action plan on utilization of treated sewage submitted in compliance to National Green Tribunal order of September 11, 2019 passed in O.A. No. 148/2016 in the matter of Mahesh Chandra
Hussainiwala : Hundreds of cusecs of water are being pushed to Pakistan from this barrage, located at a few yards from the Radcliffe Line demarcating the Indo-Pak border, by the state Irrigation and Drainage Department authorities to maintain the level of the Hussainiwala pond. Official sources said that about 1,800 cusecs of water were released to Pakistan today by the authorities despite the
Read text of the bill to provide for nationalisation of inter-State rivers for the purpose of equitable distribution of river waters among the States and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha on 8 March 2013.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti launched a "Save the Drop" campaign on Thursday, seeking to rally residents of California's most populous city behind water-saving measures in the face of a devastating,
There is one being-Indian-thing, which spans the urban or rural, rich and poor divide: our annual watch and wait for the monsoons. It begins every year, without a fail as heat climbs, and monsoons advance. The farmers wait desperately because they need the rain, at the right time, to sow their crops. Without this water, they cannot plant.
KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment conducted water quality test of three major rivers of Nepal by collecting samples in the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the ministry,
Tourism is damaging freshwater in the Mediterranean basin and growing demand from water-guzzling golf courses, hotels, and aquaparks will further strain resources, environmental group WWF warned. A
A water conservation body here has urged the Madras high court to intervene in the probe into the granite scam and entrust investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Melur-based organization
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to take instructions as to when it proposed to constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) so as to effectively
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Varada river basin of Shivamogga district, Karnataka is the study area for groundwater quality mapping using the Geographic Information System (GIS).
Water scarcity has become a serious source of concern particularly in Ooty, Coonoor and their surroundings, said The Nilgiris Collector Archana Patnaik here on Thursday. Pointing out that the district administration is resorting to various measures to mitigate the hardship of the people, she said that as part of a contingency plan panchayats have been permitted to sink borewells.
Speakers at a workshop held here on Wednesday called for concerted efforts by both public and private entities for water conservation in Balochistan.
The world's coastlines are highly dynamic landforms, tapestries of terrestrial and aquatic life and distinctive ecosystems. The coastal zone also contributes to human sustenance, culture, and economics in ways that belie its small size, but 5 percent of Earth's landmass.
The National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (Nabard) on Monday announced it has sanctioned Rs.47.50 crore to Tamil Nadu under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF XVIII) for executing water conservation and canopy improvement project in degraded forest lands. In a press release, Nabard Chief General Manager Lalitha Venkatesan said with this the cumulati
The government will spend 12 billion yuan ($1.92 billion) to improve water quality on the middle route of the south-to-north water diversion project from 2011 to 2015. The money will be used to build
The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the government to take immediate measures for resolving the issue of construction of dams by India on the waters of Pakistan. Speaking
Locals Say Water Drawn At Jangpura Parking Site Wasted New Delhi: Jangpura’s three-storeyed parking lot, which has already been delayed by three years, is in the centre of a controversy again. The residents have alleged that when the contractor had excavated the place initially, groundwater sprang up and flooded the site. But instead of harvesting this water, the contractor installed pumps to flush this water into a drain.
