Kolkata: The city is losing its waterbodies faster than any other metro in India, revealed a study by a green NGO, which also warned that if ponds and lakes are filled up at the current rate, all the remaining
Bhubaneswar: The annual bird census in Chilika lake was conducted on Sunday. Like every year, the census was conducted by many as 80 experts and 17 voluntary organisations, including ornithologists from
<p>Subhash Dutta has been trying to draw the attention of the authorities to the steadily escalating civic problems in Howah since 1980. The focal point of his crusade has been the ‘killing’ of water bodies. The Samiti has filed a dozen PIL in the Calcutta HC, seeking intervention.
The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB)’s draft regional plan 2021 lists only 12 lakes in NCR, as against thousands of water bodies identified in the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment,
THANE: A study undertaken by the Thane Municipal Corporation's pollution control board has revealed that the lake city residents inhale highly toxic air mixed with construction debris and fuel emission
In a novel initiative, the polluted Lokhandwala lake in Mumbai, Maharashtra, is being treated with a patented biosanitiser to lower its nitrate levels. The lake is choking due to increased
Oussudu lake (also called Ousteri) is the largest fresh water lake in the Pondicherry region and a large number of people depend on its water, fish and other produce. The lake is now under serious threat of pollution. The present study on the species, composition and dynamics of the lake fish was conducted in this context.
Mumbai: A torrent of complaints about the deteriorating status of the Powai lake has finally nudged the civic body into action: The BMC has proposed to appoint IIT-Bombay to suggest steps to clean the
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vitthal Gopichand Bhungase Vs The Ganga Sugar Energy Ltd. Ors dated 20/12/2013 regarding industrial pollution of Mannat Lake by Gangakhed Sugar
Dhubri, Dec. 22: After years of movement and persuasion at the bureaucratic level, the Assam Assembly will discuss tomorrow if Sareswar Beel (wetland) can be called a bird sanctuary. The lake is under
THORAPPALLI (KRISHNAGIRI): The Ramanayakkan lake, one of the big waterbodies in the middle of Hosur town, will be renovated at a cost of Rs.2 crore, said State Minister for Information Parithi Ilamvazhuthi here on Thursday.
Bhopal: Badee Jheel, a picturesque water body that draws large number of people and also provides drinking water to nearly half the city, is fast drying up. From a once sprawling spread of 31 sq km, the Upper Lake has shrunk to less than nine sq km. This year the region received little over half its average rainfall, exposing stark patches in the lake that seems to be expanding every day.
<p>Munrothuruthu (‘Munroe Island’) is a place renowned for continuous settlement, in the Kollam district of Kerala. The Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami of 2004 triggered this major problem.
Udaipur: White-eyed Pochard or the Ferruginous duck, birds belonging to the most rare and critically endangered species from Eurasia, has been spotted in encouraging numbers in Udaipur’s Lake Pichhola.
DH News Service, Bangalore: In a tell-tale reminder of the extent of pollution in water bodies in the City, at least 25,000 fish died due to contamination in Siddapura lake. The fish had died three days ago, but they surfaced only on Wednesday. The residents were in for a rude shock on Wednesday morning as thousands of dead fish were seen floating in the lake.
According the US Geological Survey, we have a salt problem. A recent report from the scientific agency warns of a buildup of salinity by both manmade and natural causes in our lakes, streams and rivers.
City lakes with an expanse of 10 hectares or more are likely to be declared as ''heritage'' water bodies. A State Government notification to the effect is just is imminent, with the Byramangala, Bellandur, Varthur and Madivala lakes to be given this tag in the first phase.
Bangalore has lost over 20 lakes in the last two decades, down from 85 lakes in the mid-1980s to 64 tanks today. Residents of Gottigere village on Bannerghatta Road now fear they will soon lose
Marine conservationists are trying to rescue a group of endangered sea turtles which are stranded inside a Gujarat lake after construction of large road culverts blocked their entry into the Gulf of Kutch.
Houseboats and encroachments may not be the only reason for pollution in Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir. Huge inflow of nitrogen and phosphorus into this lake are the main sources of pollution.
