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In the backdrop of the Ganga rejuvenation project being undertaken by the Centre, the government Monday said an action plan for the clean-up of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers may be formulated by the year-end after a consultation with the stakeholders. In reply to a question in Parliament, the Ministry …
The newly elected BJP-NDA Government today made it clear that the much-touted river linking project will not be carried out without the concurrence of the riparian states or beneficiary states. This is a major relief for states like Punjab which have a running feud with its neighbours over river water …
The target of inter-linking of rivers can be achieved in 10 years, Minister for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti told Lok Sabha on Thursday. This will strengthen the Prime Minister’s Gram Sinchai Yojna, she added. Responding to supplementaries in Lok Sabha on a question relating to inter-linking of …
The government is giving special attention to the rejuvenation of Ganga The government today said that based on the outcome of the action plan on Ganga, it may extend it to other major rivers of the country. Water Recources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said that the …
The National Democratic Alliance government will execute the Ken-Betwa rivers (both flow in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh) linking project on a priority basis, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. "The detailed project reports (DPR) of Phase-I and -II have been completed and communicated to …
Union Min To Gauge Level Of Pollution In River Gomti which supplies around 300 MLD of raw water to Aishbagh and about 120 MLD to Balaganj waterworks daily fulfilling water needs of more than half of Lucknow’s population is polluted to a dangerous extent by continuous sewage discharge. On recommendations …
This is the first administrative decision by NDA govt after it projected the cleaning of the Ganges as a priority The division overseeing the cleaning of rivers under the ministry of environment and forests will soon be shifted to the river development and Ganga rejuvenation department, water resources ministry, headed …
Contradictory views emerged during the National Dialogue on Ganga (Ganga Manthan) here on Monday with a majority of stakeholders, including saints and NGOs, questioning the government plan for navigation and construction of modern dams in the river basin. They sought to know how the government would ensure a “continuous and …
Gadkari says govt may provide around 30% of cost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan for “aviral aur nirmal (continuous and clean)” Ganga may cost a Rs 80,000 crore, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said here on Monday. The government may provide around 30 per …
Shripada Yasso Naik gave an overview of the plans for the development of river Ganga as a major tourism destination Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti today said that the whole country is committed to ensure the continuous and uninterrupted flow of the River …
Acting on its June 12 order raising the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has issued an order giving permission to the Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited (SSNL) to kick off construction work at the project site. SSNL will now be able to carry out …
The Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry is in the process of preparing a compact plan to clean up the river and the same parameters will be implemented to clean-up other rivers in the country, said Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday. A meeting of technocrats, saints, environmentalists and NGOs has …
Criticising the Narmada Control Authority’s decision to further raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat when thousands of affected people are yet to be rehabilitated, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday warned the government of an intensified struggle “inside the valley and in law …
Moving forward on a long-standing dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a proposal of the Union Water Resources Ministry for constituting a supervisory committee to monitor the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam and oversee the restoration of the water level up …
Days after setting up a committee of secretaries to work out a plan on Ganga rejuvenation, the government on Tuesday announced a similar group of senior officers to make a plan to clean the Yamuna. The committee on Yamuna, comprising senior officers of urban and rural development ministries and Central …
Gujarat exalted over NCA decision; activists worried In a far-reaching decision, the Narmada Control Authority on Thursday gave its nod to Gujarat for raising the height of the Narmada dam to the full reservoir level of 138.72 metres from the present 121.92 metres. The gates will be installed in an …
The Centre has decided to treat the Sutlej river on par with the Ganga. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who today called on Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, said the Centre had decided to treat the Sutlej at par with the Ganga, which …
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday unveiled a Rs 117-crore water recharge scheme for the Cauvery delta region. Responding to a PIL seeking construction of check dams and storage dams across the Kollidam river to recharge the depleting water level in the Cauvery delta region, the public works department said …
The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti said that, “Tributaries of the Ganga are being destroyed by dams in Uttarakhand. Wrong comprehension of development by the Governments and the lack of devotion to the Ganga are the major factors responsible for its deteriorated condition …
According to ministry sources, the scheme is being discussed with other concerned ministries and their suggestions are being sought. Moving promptly on its agenda, the Ministry of Water Resources has initiated the process of bringing in its first big ticket scheme under the new government headed by Prime Minister Narendra …
