Lakes to be listed as Ramsar sites
As many as nine lakes of Pokhara are likely to make it to the list of protected wetlands designated as Ramsar sites. National Park and Wildlife Conservation Department under-secretary Maheshwor Dhakal,
As many as nine lakes of Pokhara are likely to make it to the list of protected wetlands designated as Ramsar sites. National Park and Wildlife Conservation Department under-secretary Maheshwor Dhakal,
Overflowing and foul-smelling sewage, hazardous materials, weeds and shrubs, all infested with disease-causing mosquitoes. This is the state of most of the lakes in Greater Hyderabad, causing untold hardships
FARIDABAD: Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said steps are being taken to revive Badkhal lake here to once again attract tourists and a company has been tasked to with the job analysing the reasons
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will submit the experts' report on Rankala Lake pollution on March 3. Last month, the two experts from the Gujarat-based Maharaja Sayajirao University visited the lake,
JAIPUR: The Lake Development Authority of Rajasthan would have to form a State Wetland Authority as the union minister of environment, forest and climate change, Prakash Javadekar said that the regulatory
BENGALURU: The report card has arrived. Varthur Lake is frothing because of sewage. And it's high time the BBMP and BWSSB initiated measures to treat more than 600mld (million litre per day) of sewage
Lakes and wetlands in the People
The reservoirs built in the catchment area of Sukhna Lake, though well built, are too many in number. While the construction of the check dams has prevented the lake from silting, the amount of water entering Sukhna Lake has decreased.
<p>Oozing of groundwater in Jodhpur city in the desert area of Rajasthan, India has caused weakening of foundations and cellars of buildings and shops. It has become more significant since 1996 when Kaylana
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namma Bengaluru Vs State of Karnataka dated 01/02/2016 regarding Shriram Chirping Woods project coming up between Kaikondrahalli and Kasavanahalli
The tackle the problem of water pollution, the Pushkar Lake will soon have a coir mesh treatment system. An alarming water loss is also being reported from the lake for which the administration will seek
Despite all the hue and cry about eco-friendly idol immersions, especially during the last two years, the people and municipal corporation have failed to save their lakes. The dissolved oxygen (DO) levels
With no respite from foam and stench emanating from Bellandur lake, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has decided to file a case against Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)
Six major lakes face a serious threat from pollution and rapid development, as a directive of Bombay high court at Goa to prepare a detailed plan for their protection has been relegated to the backburner.
With summer approaching, the UT Administration has swung into action to save the drying out Sukhna Lake. For this, Chandigarh’s tertiary water supply would be used to fill the lake. To restore the Sukhna
After two decades of hardwork, on 5 February 2012, a team of Russian scientists began drilling at Lake Vostok, the largest of more than 140 sub-glacial lakes and the most deeply buried of the lakes hidden
Built to prevent flooding, channel is now a garbage dump Work on tackling a chronic problem relating to the pollution of the Ooty Lake, which has been defying a solution for long, started on Saturday with workers of the Public Works Department — Water Resources Organisation (PWD-WRO) getting into the Kodappamund channel. The channel, extending over about 2.9 kilometres, from Kodappamund at one end of the town to the Ooty Lake at the other end, has been identified as the main reason for the lake getting polluted.
Wetlands (and lakes) constitute the most productive ecosystems with a wide array of goods and services. Wetlands provide a low-cost way to treat the community's waste water, while simultaneously functioning
BHUBANESWAR: Over 8.58 lakh migratory birds have thronged Odisha's Chilika lake this winter, as per the bird census released on Monday. Last year, over 7.61 lakh migratory birds were sighted in Chilika
The state government has rejected Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) revised proposal for Gandhisagar Lake's rejuvenation. It directed the civic body to first complete works that had been sanctioned