Many of the lakes in the city have 'disappeared' along with their water-spreads due to the rapid and unbridled urbanisation here, a study said. The research study, published by city-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), paints a grim scenario with further worsening of the water-bodies if the state government fails to get its act together.
<p>Inorganic phosphorus (P)-solubilizing bacteria (IPSB) and organic P-mineralizing bacteria (OPMB) were isolated from bacteria that were first extracted from the rhizosphere soil of a natural wetland
This study focuses on the drought conditions in India, since water problems are worsening in most parts of India especially in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Particularly Latur, a district in Marathwada
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
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'.
Jamshedpur, Feb. 25: The district administration today held a meeting with representatives of Jharkhand Mukti Vahini (JMV), an organisation working for the welfare of the displaced. The problems of displaced people of Dimna Lake were discussed at the meeting that was presided over by executive magistrate Sunil Kumar.
Fossilised leaves recovered from a crater lake in New Zealand provided insight on how climate changed and affected the Antarctic ice-sheet 23 million years ago, a scientist said on Thursday. The leaf
<p>Report of the Telangana State Pollution Control Board in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order of June 22, 2020 in Original Application No. 426 of 2018 filed by Mohd. Nayeem Pasha & Others.
The Philippine fisheries chief on Sunday said he had ordered a study into a foreign species called the ‘knife fish’ that was posing a threat to the local fishing industry at the country’s largest lake.
To reduce pollution level in Ulsoor Lake, Bale Com Tech and Bio-technology and Global Academy of Technology sprayed at least 7,500 litres of Maple em.1, an organic effective micro-organisms solvent, on Wednesday.
HYDERABAD: Three weeks after removing thousands of Ganesh idols from the Hussainsagar, authorities are now struggling to clear over 3,000 Durga idols immersed in the iconic lake. With idol immersion
A out-of-control wildfire threatened to encroach on a mountain town in California's Lake Tahoe area on Wednesday, prompting road and campsite closures as fires blackened swathes of four states along the
To enable Half Yearly Performance Review of the programmes of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Planning Commission, Government of India, on 13th June 2008 constituted an Expert Team to visit three wetlands viz.
<p>Ecological degradation begun in this lake due to excessive inflow of sediments and sewage from surrounding areas and pollution caused by dumping of solid waste in the water body. From time unknown the villagers of Khurpa tal (leaving downhill of the lake) is dependent on the springs generated below the Khurpa tal.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Environment Pollution & Health Hazards in the State Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 05/09/2016 regarding
indigenous lake tapping aimed at providing uninterrupted water supply was carried out at the Koyna hydro- electric project in Satara district on Wednesday at the hands of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
Survey in progress to demarcate boundaries of waterbodies; encroachments to be removed SPRUCING UP: An earth-mover on the job around the Perungudi Lake recently as part of the lake rehabilitation project of the Public Works Department. CHENNAI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has geared up its efforts to remove encroachments from, and rehabilitate lakes in the fringes of the city as per the Tank Protection Act, 2007. Of the 19 lakes, demarcation of the boundaries and serving of eviction notices to encroachers have been completed for five lakes, including Ayapakkam and Korattur in Tiruvallur district. A PWD official said measures were under way to complete the work by May as per a Madras High Court directive. Survey is in progress to demarcate boundaries of waterbodies in places such as Ambattur, Tambaram, Nemilicheri, Peerkankaranai and Kadapperi in Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts. Notices issued Eviction notices have been served so far on about owners of 1,000 households who have allegedly encroached on the lake. The work with regard to eight waterbodies, including those at Zamin Pallavaram and Kovilambakkam, however, has been put on hold because cases are pending in the court pertaining to removal of encroached structures, the official said. On completion of the area demarcation and removal of encroachments, measures to rehabilitate the waterbodies would begin. The districts' administration has to decide on issues pertaining to provision of alternative sites, the official added. Another senior PWD official said that around Rs.3.6 crore had been allocated to execute rehabilitation work, including construction of retaining wall, at lakes in Velachery, Pallavaram and Perungudi. One of the lakes on which the PWD recently started rehabilitation work at the cost of Rs.97 lakh is the Perungudi eri, which has a 35-acre spread. It is being used by residents of nearby Kallukuttai for various purposes, including bathing, washing clothes, animals and vehicles. Rehabilitation work The rehabilitation work includes clearing of the bushes around the lake, levelling and strengthening of the 816 meter bund and fencing the lake. A compound wall is to be constructed to a height of three feet over which there would be chain link fencing. Desilting work has already been completed in the lake. Perungudi panchayat president K.P. Kandan said toilets would be constructed nearby to prevent people from dirtying the place. The water from the wells that line the lake was being used to supply drinking water by the panchayat. Efforts hailed B.Maximus of the Kurinji Nagar Residents Association, who welcomed the efforts of the PWD, said they planned to plant trees and make a walkway around the lake with benches. "As it is being fenced and the area around getting cleaned, we are now planning to approach IT companies for funds to beautify the lake,' he added.
The climate, cryosphere, and hydrology of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region have changed in the past and will change in the future. This literature review investigates the state of knowledge on climate
A Rs 10.40 crore project under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) II aims to clean up water bodies like Sanjay Lake, Hauz Khas Lake, Old Fort Lake, Bagdola (near the airport) and a small lake in Shahdara.
Ministry of Environment and Forests has been implementing the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) since 2001 for conservation and management of polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas. The major objectives of NLCP include encouraging and assisting state Governments for sustainable management and conservation of lakes. Lakes being major sources of accessible fresh water, require well planned, sustainable and scientific efforts to prevent their degradation and ultimate death.
