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Raipur: Chhattisgarh will soon get a fund of Rs 828 crore from the Centre to complete the ongoing and pending irrigation projects in the state, an official spokesperson said here on Tuesday. Hailing the state government's efforts to boost irrigation facilities, Union Minister for Water Resources and River Development Uma …
NEW DELHI: Grappling with the mammoth task of cleaning the Ganga, the water resources ministry has flagged how "heavy abstraction" of water has become a key concern in its efforts to rejuvenate the river at a time when it has already moved to handle pollution through multiple measures. The ministry …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to file a status report about rising ammonia levels in the Yamuna, which has left its water beyond treatment and forced the closure of the Wazirabad and Chandrawal plants. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has …
With an aim of bringing down the level of pollution in Ganga, the Centre will hold a meeting with heads of all 1,657 villages situated along the river here next week. During the day-long conference 'Ganga Swachhata - Gramin Sahabhagita', scheduled to be held on January 30, Union Water Resources …
Environment ministry files affidavit in the SC despite Ganga rejuvenation minister's objection Despite written objections from Union water resources and Ganga rejuvenation minister Uma Bharati, the Union environment ministry has done a volte face and conditionally allowed five new dams on tributaries of the Ganga in the Uttarakhand hills. In …
With the Union cabinet last week deciding to establish a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to speed up the ongoing clean Ganga mission, the Centre will soon set up a company for implementation of river cleaning projects under the Public Private Partnership mode which will eventually construct and operationalise sewage treatment …
All 42 rivers covered under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) should come under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWRRDGR) to evolve an integrated approach for conservation of water resources, the finance ministry has proposed. The Cabinet Secretariat has sought the comments …
The Central Board of Power and Irrigation (CBIP) has presented the Excellence in Integrated Water Resources Management award to Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) for sustainable management of the ground water resources in the Neyveli hydro geological basin. Uma Bharti, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, presented …
Tamil Nadu to have 14 stations Kerala finds a place among six States where flood forecasting stations will be set up for the first time by the Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Union Ministry of Water Resources. The CWC confirmed that while Kerala will get two such stations, neighbouring …
Oommen Chandy to seek intervention of Narendra Modi and Uma Bharti on the dam issue As heavy rain brought the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam closer to the permissible limit of 142 feet, the Kerala government told the Assembly on Tuesday that it was preparing to move the Supreme …
The Central Government is considering the need to draft a "comprehensive" legislation for the rejuvenation of the Ganga, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti shared the information responding to questions, including ones on the status of the Namami Gange …
Water Resources Secretary Shashi Shekhar has been given a month’s time to conclude the committee’s report so as to apprise the Supreme Court of the government’s final decision at the next hearing on January 20. To maintain the river’s minimum environmental flow and protect the ecology dependent on it, no …
Meerut: Union water resources minister Uma Bharti on Sunday said that the Namami Gange river conservation project could not hope to succeed without including the tributaries of the river within its ambit. Speaking at a seminar at the Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Bharti also said that the Opposition or the …
The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country as on last Thursday was 84.1468 BCM which is 53% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This was 77% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 74% of storage of average of last ten years. …
Assures interests of both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, from where the two rivers to be linked pass, will be “fully” protected Union Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat on Wednesday urged stakeholders to take up Ken-Betwa river-linking project, first such attempt of connecting rivers in the …
The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday urged the Centre to release the second instalment of funds for the Swan River Flood Management Project in Una district. Himachal Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes made the demand during a meeting with Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti where she apprised …
Union Minister for Ganga Rejuvenation and Water Resources Uma Bharti assured Chief Minister Harish Rawat of providing full assistance and support to the Namami Gange project and the upcoming Ardh Kumbh fair. In a meeting held here on Sunday evening, Uma Bharti praised the efforts and working of the state …
Launched in 2014 amid much fanfare, the “Clean Ganga” project has not achieved much. However, officials claim otherwise. Insisting that a lot has gone into what is the Prime Minister’s “firm commitment” to the country, officials say results would take time as the holy river has been “neglected” for years. …
The National Green Tribunal today blamed both the Centre and the states of passing the buck on cleaning of the river Ganga, as it convened a high-level meeting next week to discuss implementation of the first phase of Ganga Action Plan (GAP). "After deliberation, it is clear that we will …
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today asserted that the Namami Gange programme of the Union Government will start delivering positive results in the coming years. Bharti was addressing a workshop on the Ganga cleanliness programme at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, today. She said the Union Government, led by Prime Minister …
