Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Increasing temperatures are likely to impact human health. An increase in severe heat wave days and heat mortalities has been observed in India over the past few decades. A report by National Disaster Management Authority states that about 22,562 heat related deaths were reported between the periods 1992 to 2015. …
The “all-out” efforts — as repeatedly being claimed by the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra Government — to reduce the constantly rising suicide rates of distressed farmers in Marathwada seem to be yielding little results. The rate of suicides in Marathwada just does not seem to slow down. In the first month …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Asim Sarode & Others Vs District Collector Nanded & Others dated 11/01/2016 regarding environmental concern faced by residents of more than 12 districts in the State of Maharashtra due to contaminated ground water in terms of …
As many as 1,751 water tankers are being used to supply water to the state's villages compared to 1,556 at this time in 2014. The highest number of water tankers are being utilised in the arid region of Marathwada which has recorded the least rainfall so far. As many as …
Water In Beed Dams Down To 15% Of Capacity In pitch darkness at 3am, the village of Katchincholi empties out onto the bone-dry bed of the Godavari. Armed with as many pots as they can carry , the women start digging the gravel with their hands.Once a muddy pool of …
A survey carried out in Jalna district has revealed that acute anaemia is crippling girl students, especially those aged between 14 and 16 years. The study, initiated by gynaecologist Aarti Mantri in association with the Zilla Parishad (ZP) in around 40 ZP schools, found that over 30% girls suffered from …
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court issued notices to the Maharashtra government and officials from Jalna on Monday in the petition challenging the notification issued this year that takes away the discretion conferred on the government by the First Schedule of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency …
Detected In Samples Collected From Plants In Jalna, Parbhani Pune: Traces of cyanide, a powerful poison and chemical contaminant, have been found in packaged drinking water during a routine exercise of the Food and Drugs Administration to check samples. This is the first time cyanide has been found in packaged …
Almost a year later the chief minister made a promise, the three-member committee set up by him has cleared the project to construct eight cement nullah dams (CNBs) in Jalna city on the lines of Shirpur-pattern and has forwarded the same to the state government for final nod. During a …
Taking cognisance of potable water contamination in 12 districts of Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal led by Justice V R Kingaonkar and Justice Dr Ajay Desphande issued notices to 12 collectors, secretary of health ministry and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) asking them to submit a time-bound action plan to address …
Only 1% of water samples tested in Pune city was found unfit for consumption as against 26% in Mumbai, an official of the State Public Health Laboratory (SPHL) said here on Wednesday. The SPHL has found that besides Mumbai, the percentage of water unfit for consumption has gone up considerably …
Pune: The drought-hit Kamkhera village in Beed taluka is all set to try rainwater harvesting, hoping it would end the dry spell. Half the wells in this village have dried up and villagers here have now invited Pune-based Paranjya to help set up two rainwater harvesting plants. Paranjya, that has …
PUNE: The rising temperature and shrinking water stocks in Marathwada region has forced the authorities to increase water supply by tankers. As many as 1,875 tankers are supplying drinking water to 1,646 villages and 749 hamlets in Marathwada. A week back, 1,413 villages and 743 hamlets were receiving drinking water …
PUNE: As many as 3,184 villages and 7,650 hamlets are facing severe water shortage in the state, according to the latest report generated by the state government. About 3,793 tankers are currently supplying drinking water to these villages and hamlets periodically. Most of these villages and hamlets are from eastern …
Residents of Jalna, who are reeling under severe drought, have found a way to beat the perennial water crisis. A group of traders, industrialists and residents have decided to replicate the famous Shirpur pattern on the Kundalika river. The group has asked geologist and water conservation Suresh Khanapurkar, who brought …
Says total of about Rs 7,000 cr-worth loans in 11,809 villages will be restructured Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said that crop loans in the 15 drought-affected districts in the state would be restructured. "As per the existing crop loan scheme, there is zero per cent interest for …
Mumbai: Even as politicians are busy criticizing Ajit Pawar’s jeering comment on drought, water stocks in all the dams in Marathwada touched the lowest level ever on Tuesday. Going by the information released by the water resources department on Tuesday, stock in all the dams in the entire Marathwada region …
Millions of people in western India are suffering their worst drought in more than four decades, with critics blaming official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage. Central areas of Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, are facing a water shortage worse than the severe drought …
Its 2,200-strong populace is gambling on monsoon this year, spending every last paisa on water As Marathwada’s groundwater table plummets to 500 ft, farmers here, as in other districts, are freely violating the law in a frantic bid to strike water. Mahadeo Mule has invested Rs. 1 lakh during the …
This summer, people in southern Maharashtra can enjoy either electricity or water, not both. Until recently, the state had prioritised use of water for industrial purposes over agriculture. But now the government finds itself at odds to explain the diversion of water to hydel projects when water activists claim that …
