Large number of fish found dead in Ooty Lake
Tragic: Fish lying dead in the Ooty Lake on Wednesday.
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Komla Tollem converted into waste dump!
The once picturesque Komla Tollem (lake) in coastal Benaulim village is back in the news for the wrong reasons. For, the water body
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Now, Dovondem lake contaminated with sewage discharge
Sewage waters have again come to haunt the authorities in the Commercial capital. This time, the picturesque Dovondem lake at the northern entrance to the city has been left contaminated by the rampant discharge of sewage, so say locals.
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City of lakes
Reputation at stake
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Locals' rights‚ responsibilities sought in wetland policy
POKHARA: Stakeholders today urged the government to clearly incorporate the local community’s rights and duties into the wetland policy. At an interaction on ‘Wetland Preservation and Sustainable Use:
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Warid cleans Banani Lake
Mobile phone operator Warid Telecom has cleared the Banani Lake of floating garbage to give a pleasant look for recreation of the city people, said a press release. The company, the fourth largest mobile phone operator by number of subscribers, spent about Tk 1 crore to clean and beautify the severely polluted lake which was causing health hazards to the residents in the surrounding areas, the release added. Warid took up the clean-up programme with the slogan
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If only cities could see wetlands
Sixty people died in a building collapse in Chennai earlier this month. There is much more than the municipal incompetence that needs to be fixed to avoid such tragic incidents. This building was located
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Climate change and population growth making US water problems worse
Climate change and population growth in the United States will make having enough fresh water more challenging in the coming years, an expert on water shortages said on Wednesday. "In 1985-1986 there
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Assessment report reveals water risk in China
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Thursday released a report on China's water environment, naming the Haihe River and Lake Taihu along the Yangtze River as the most polluted waters in the country. Using a
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2.0-magnitude quake hits city, tremor felt in Pudong
A 2.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Shanghai at 1:44am today, with the epicenter located near Dishui Lake in the Pudong New Area, according to local authorities. The epicenter, at a depth of 8 km, was
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Order of the National Green Tribunal on Metro Rail Project of the Kolkata Metro Rail Private Limited, 29/10/2013
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suvra Roy Chowdhury & Ors. V/s State of West Bengal & Ors dated 29/10/2013 on Metro Rail Project of the Kolkata Metro Rail Private Limited and lake
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HC seeks report on lakes
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the six-member committee headed by Justice N K Patil, the Chairman of High Court Legal Service Authority, to submit its report by February 28, 2011. The Authority had been earlier told to chalk out a plan for preservation of lakes in the City. The commissioners of Bangalore Development Authority and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, secretaries of
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Government lip service to bird habitat for city
The government has responded to the citizens’ initiative to preserve Santragachhi Jheel as a habitat for migrant waterfowl by washing its hands of the responsibility, only offering technical help to those
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Using the material choking Russian lakes for sustainable water technologies
The poor environmental practices of the former Soviet Union and other eastern European states over many decades is well documented. While these were most glaring for industrial plants and mines, they also
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Plans in sight for conservation of shrines in river
The state archaeological department will prepare a plan to conserve the ancient sculptures and temples found in the receding water of the Panchganga river. On Wednesday, a meeting was held with officials
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HC expresses displeasure over Wular conservation work
Jammu and Kashmir High Court today expressed its displeasure and dissatisfaction over the pace of work and utilization of funds for conservation, preservation and protection of Wular Lake and asked the
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Officials Clash Over Beach Contamination Warnings
A federal plan to lower thresholds for warning the public about contaminated beach water is drawing protests from state officials in the Great Lakes region and along the ocean coasts who say the revisions
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Sewage, encroachments ruining Adambakkam lake
The Adambakkam lake is among the few large lakes in Tambaram Taluk, Tamil Nadu that did not fill to the brim despite the heavy rains during November and December last year. The lake, which once
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Chilika lake shoreline plantation devastated
Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, has borne the brunt of Phailin with its shoreline plantation shattered by strong gale and tidal surge. Although a proper survey is yet to be conducted by the Forest Department to assess the loss, eye estimate reports said devastation of Chilika’s beautiful shoreline plantation was visible. More than 70 per cent of the forest situated on the edge of the water has been either uprooted or buried under thick sand cover.
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Growing garbage menace ups nitrate content in lakes
IISc study at 19 locations near water bodies reveals high level of contamination The City's mounting garbage has resulted in largescale pollution of large and prominent water bodies such as Varthur, Madivala,