Reply affidavit by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in Original Application No 32/2023 (WZ) (Raju alias Devavappa Anna Shetty & Others Vs M/s Shri Dutt India Pvt Ltd & Others) dated 17/02/2024. The SPCB informed said that total environmental damage compensation (EDC) amounting to Rs 90 crore has been calculated and …
GO to divert Hemavathi water to Sira sparks row; Kunigal farmers approach HC Summer usually brings to the fore the century-old Cauvery river water dispute between the two riparian states -- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. But this year’s summer seems to have sparked a fresh row over the Cauvery water …
With Lambapur-Peddagattu uranium mines in Nalgonda district next in line for excavation, nuclear physicists from Osmania University, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology have established ‘baseline data’ for background radiation in villages in this uranium-rich belt near Nagarjunasagar reservoir. The expert team has found that mean …
The AP government is in principle against interlinking peninsular rivers as it fears that it might lose its quota of “assured waters” to other states and would have to depend on “unpredictable” surplus waters from others. The state is, however, working towards linking rivers flowing within AP. Major irrigation minister …
The Indian Supreme Court yesterday ordered the government to implement an ambitious project to link the major rivers of the region in a “time-bound manner”. The court also appointed a high-powered committee to plan and put into action the Rs 5,00,000 crore scheme. The river-linking project was first devised in …
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation. Observing that the project has already been delayed resulting in an increase in its cost, a three-judge bench headed by …
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation. Observing that the project has already been delayed resulting in an increase in its cost, a three-judge Bench headed by the …
There is no doubt that increased urbanisation and industrialisation have caused pollution of rivers in Andhra Pradesh. Studies conducted at various stations along the Godavari, Krishna, Pennar and Nagavali rivers by the Andhra Pradesh Pollu-tion Control Board show that increased human and industrial activity have compromised the health of the …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is burning the midnight oil for speedy implementation of the river regulation zone (RRZ). Environment minister Jayanti Natarajan admitted that the rules of the RRZ are in the process of being framed. She expects that once this notification is passed, a major hurdle …
The city’s drinking water distribution network consisting of Krishna, Manjira, Singur, Osmansagar and Himayatsagar and the proposed Godavari will be interlinked. Interlinking is crucial as water from any source can be diverted to areas facing shortage. For example, there were complaints of foul smelling water from Osmansagar and Himayatsagar two …
CHENNAI: With a view to checking rain water from flowing into the sea and storing water received from Krishna River for the residents of Chennai and its surrounding areas, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday ordered the creation of a new reservoir in Tiruvallur district by merging Kannankottai and Thervoykandigai …
It was pushed through at the Cabinet meeting A day after the Finance department took exception to the incomplete Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Upper Krishna Project-III, it has come to light that the Water Resources department has paid a whopping Rs 1.7 crore to a Bangalore-based firm to …
The regulatory panel overseeing the performance of Reliance Industries’ prestigious D6 block in the Krishna Godavari basin on Tuesday approved the company’s plan to develop four satellite fields at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. The oil and gas major is keen to develop the fields around their producing D1 …
Considering the dismal record of different Water Dispute Tribunals, the Union Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) has decided to amend the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 — notably to replace all tribunals with a single one. “We are preparing amendments charter for the Act to replace all tribunals with …
CHENNAI: Considering the fact that a large quantum of rain water goes to sea during the monsoon seasons due to the insufficient storage capacity of the resources that provide drinking water to Chennai city, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday allocated Rs 130 crore for deepening the lakes around Chennai. …
The Tamil Nadu Government has approved an Rs 130-crore proposal to enhance the storage capacity of Chembarambakkam lake a major source of water supply to Chennai. According to an official press release, the move is part of measures to strengthen the water supply to the city, which is dependent on …
Despite a meeting of more than three hours on Friday, the management committee overseeing Reliance Industries Ltd's KG-D6 gas block in the Krishna-Godavari basin did not approve commercialisation of four more of its discoveries in the same area. A source said the meeting ended without any decision on the issue. …
The State government will take up the Upper Krishna Phase-3 project, which envisages irrigating about 5.3 lakh hectares, in the current financial year, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Friday. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with the leaders of Opposition, Siddaramaiah and Motamma, the chief minister …
The oil ministry has asked Reliance Industries (RIL) to prepare a fresh estimate of gas reserves in satellite fields of the KG-D6 block and submit a cost assessment for developing the new discoveries, further delaying the $1.5-billion plan to raise gas output by 10 million cubic metres a day. The …
Reliance Industries (RIL) has told the government that already declining production at its trophy asset, the D6 block in offshore Andhra Pradesh, could plummet drastically if its investment plans are not approved forthwith. Senior RIL officials led by Chairman Mukesh Ambani have met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister …
There are 12 "hot spots" in eight States where river water was found to be contaminated. In the first ever report of its kind, the Central Water Commission (CWC) monitored water quality at 371 stations in river systems across the country and identified stretches that need urgent Government action. It …
