A modern five-star hotel has been proposed in the western bank area of Rara Lake, Mugu. Rara Project Private Limited, the company that wants to invest in the hotel, has started a fresh environmental impact
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has unveiled a grand plan to develop Yelahanka lake as a tourist hub.<br /><br />grand plans: Mayor S K Nataraj inspecting the Yelahanka Lake in City on Tuesday. DH PhotoThe Palike and Bangalore Development Authority have proposed to rejuvenate the lake and construct an amusement park at a cost of Rs 104 crore.<br />
Most lakes are oversaturated with CO2 and are net CO2 sources to the atmosphere, yet their contribution to the global carbon cycle is poorly constrained. Their CO2 excess is widely attributed to in-lake
The Union Urban Development Ministry has advised States to identify lakes and ponds in urban areas and notify them in municipal land records as “assets”. The suggestion comes in the wake of the alarming
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore Development Authority and other departments to file an affidavit on the plans to restore Sarakki Lake. Hearing
Jaipur: The high court has directed the chief secretary to be present in the court on July 27 with a comprehensive water conservation plan to save the dams as the government has been found lacking in implementing
JAISALMER: The newly appointed district collector K C Vishnoi has started preparations for operation 'Jaisalmer Green' to be launched from July, to get rid of drought permanently in Jaisalmer and to provide
GHAZIABAD: Just a day before the National Green Tribunal is scheduled to hear a case on restoration of waterbodies in the district, the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation on Tuesday lodged an FIR against
Mumbai: Water levels in the catchment areas are rising gradually, with the Tulsi lake, now at the 139.02m mark, expected to overflow on Monday night. The lake provides 18 million litres of water to Mumbai daily.
The Forest Department is planning an autonomous Kolleru lake Development Authority on the lines of the Chilka Lake Authority in Orissa. The idea was conceptualised after some officials Chilka Lake
Mumbai: The capacity of the six lakes which supply water to the city has reduced in five years despite good rains. The Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute (MERI) has submitted a report to the BMC that says the lakes hold less water than five years ago because of silt accumulation.
The district pollution control board has issued a fiat in respect of using idols for the vinayaka chathurthi festival here. The PCB has forbidden public from using dyed or painted idols and they are requested to use only clay idols. Idols must not be immersed in beach or lakes and it must be done 500 meters into the sea. The PCB has identified following sites for immersion.
An ambitious project to build 28 lakes and a supporting system of waterways will be implemented by the government of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, in an effort to better the city’s environment and
The official figures slate that the loss would be 10,000 fishes or 10 tonnes. Hyderabad: A day after mass fish deaths were reported from Shamirpet Lake, the Collector of Medchal, Mr M.V. Reddy, asked
The World Bank has given final approval for a $340-million financing package for a crucial hydroelectric power plant in Africa’s Great Lakes region, which is long delayed by ethnic conflict. The World
Residents of Samruddhi Layout are up in arms against a proposed garbage segregation unit on a park site close to Gowdanapalya Lake in Padmanabhanagar ward. While the lake is in a pathetic condition, the
Water bodies are subject to many important changes in due course of time. Therefore, a comparative study on Lake Jaisamand and Lake Pichhola were undertaken from July, 2004 to April, 2005. (2007)
Optimism & despair: One a glimmer of hope, the other same old sad story The Agara lake in the city, for long choked by contamination, will soon breathe easy. The waterbody, lying between Koramangala
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of P. Varatharajan Vs Moovarasampet Panchayat & Others dated 11/05/2017 regarding illegal dumping of municipal solid waste
The vast majority of Europe’s rivers, lakes and estuaries have failed to meet minimum ecological standards for habitat degradation and pollution, according to a damning new report. Only 40% of surface
