MP ‘bird areas’ rise to 19
Two new important bird areas (IBAs) — Sirpur Lake in Indore and Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve — have been added to the existing list of IBAs in Madhya Pradesh. Currently, there are 17 IBAs in the state that
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Panel to study Kolleru lake size
May 6: The environment ministry has set up a seven-member panel to study a proposal to reduce the size of wetland areas around the Kolleru lake sanctuary, one of the largest water bodies for migratory birds in the country.
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Plan to develop Pong Dam for tourism opposed
The first phase of the plan to develop the area near Pong Dam structure as a tourist destination, using the funds sourced from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has drawn criticism from oustees living in the vicinity of the Pong Dam lake.
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Auda plans grid system to link city's lakes
The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) is developing the country's first lake grid system. It plans to link the Vastrapur lake with the Prahaladnagar lake, covering a distance of five to
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Omar stresses on conservation of water bodies
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Friday laid thrust on conservation of lakes and water bodies underlining their significance in bio-diversity and economic spheres of the State.
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Benefits of low emission development strategies: the case of Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP), currently under construction, will add 310 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity to Kenya’s national grid. A new case study from the Low Emission Development
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Glacial lakes and associated floods in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas
It is now generally accepted that climate warming is having a significant impact on the Himalayas. One of its effects is that glaciers are thinning and retreating throughout much of the region. This is accompanied by formation of melt-water lakes, both on the glacier surface and in front of them.
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Rejuvenation efforts turn fatal for lakes in the City
Subhash Chandra N S Bangalore, April 26, DHNS Need for conserving the existing water bodies is felt like never before as the City has been reeling under acute water crisis. But methods followed by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in conserving the lakes have not gone down well with the scientific community.
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Shourya Smarak challenges green cover
The state government has shelved the Bhopal Master Plan as it hampered conservation of lakes, the green cover of the city and its naturally rich heritages. But, on the other hand, Cultural Department is preparing to sabotage the green cover of the city by felling 4000 trees at Arera Hills in order to develop Shourya Smarak.
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Dorekere Lake gets a facelift, but sewage threat lingers
The 500-yr-old water body was developed by Kempegowda From a distance, the historic Dorekere may look like a slice right out of Singapore with its brimming pristine water mirroring the skyscrapers surrounding it, thanks to the lake rejuvenation programme of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). But the lake wasn’t so a month ago. Weeds had choked it, despite several measures taken by the civic body. BBMP engineers, however, fear their efforts to give the water body a new lease of life would turn futile as sewage poses a perenial threat.
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Dust inputs and bacteria influence dissolved organic matter in clear alpine lakes
Remote lakes are usually unaffected by direct human infl uence, yet they receive inputs of atmospheric pollutants, dust, and other aerosols, both inorganic and organic. In remote, alpine lakes, these atmospheric
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Heat wave causes excessive weed formation in Dal Lake
Srinagar: Above normal temperatures for the past one month in Kashmir has posed a fresh challenge for the authorities looking after the conservation of Dal Lake, the city’s major tourist destination. With
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HC orders notice on revival of tanks
The High Court on Tuesday ordered notices to the Chief Secretary, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore Development Authority, Lake Development Authority, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board and DCF of Bangalore South for inaction in rejuvenating 144 lakes within BBMP limits.
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Fishing rights in Ulsoor Lake quashed
The High Court has quashed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) order dated November 28, 2008, granting fishing rights to Dr Amedkar Labour Co-operative Society Limited for two years at Ulsoor Lake.
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Shahdara’s lost lake to be revived
22Cr Project To Develop Surrounding Area To Make It A Tourist Hotspot New Delhi: An area around the Shahdara lake, which has been turned into a garbage dump over the years, is on its way to become a tourist hotspot. East Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to revive the little-known Shahdara lake and develop the area. The Rs 22-crore project, which will include an amphitheatre, banquet hall, facility for recreational activities, and a playground around the lake, was recently approved by Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board.
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Birding fair to focus on urban lake conservation
Jaipur: The Man Sagar is teeming with birds these days and it’s time again for the annual bird fair in Pink City. Compared to previous years, the lake has significantly improved. The stench is now a thing
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Kolleru lake revisited: the post Operation Kolleru scenario
Kolleru, the largest freshwater lake along the east coast of India in Andhra Pradesh (AP) had been encroached, mainly for aquaculture, to such an extent that most of the lake area was highly compartmentalized by 3
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NGT drops contempt case after Mantri MD apologises
Some people had snatched equipment from experts checking the legality of construction on wetlands After an apology from Mantri Developers for having snatched equipment from experts who were checking
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Forest Department wants lakes declared as nature preserves'
Divya Gandhi PCCF's status report submitted to High Court In an assessment of the impact of privatisation on Bangalore's lakes, the State Forest Department has described the Lake Development Authority's programme of leasing out lakes to private developers as one that "seems to be taking all the ills of modern, built-up and paved-over, urban life into these hitherto natural spaces'. It has recommended that the lakes be declared as "nature or bird preserves'.
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Govt ignores the best water source - lakes
As the City residents cope with the acute shortage of water that threatens to become worse with the advancing summer, the State government has ignored the most workable solution to the problem - the City