Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …
In the absence of a cooperative solution to the problem of rights over shared water, water allocation through third party intervention is most commonly used. This paper considers water allocation within a federal setup with the requisite legal institutions to enforce third party adjudication and tries to capture the politically …
Political parties and trade unions in Tamil Nadu staged a State-wide protests on Monday against the delay in constituting the Cauvery Management Board (CMB). The ruling AIADMK will hold a fast on Tuesday to urge the Centre to set up the board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee. DMK agitation …
The Tamil Nadu government will move a contempt petition against the Centre if no steps are taken by the latter to resolve the Cauvery water dispute or will file a clarification application in the event an authority which is not a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) is set up. This was …
Pakistan expects China to fund a long-delayed Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan, part of disputed Kashmir, with work beginning next year, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said in an interview. Pakistan has been keen for years to build a cascade of mega dams along the Indus flowing down from …
The Eritrean President, Isaias Afeworki has downplayed reports alleging his country’s deepened ties with Egypt are intended to sabotage the construction of Ethiopia’s massive hydro-power dam project. The Nile River is a lifeline to some 80% of Egyptians and the desert North African nation fears Ethiopia’s huge dam project being …
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has slammed green activists for attempting to stall State projects by approaching the National Green Tribunal (NGT) while failing to intervene in the Mhadei water dispute case. “There is objection to everything, be it the third Mandovi bridge, creating infrastructure for garbage treatment or other State …
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 …
Siddaramaiah to lead panel to Delhi to meet Prime Minister today. Leaders of all parties in Karnataka, who met on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, resolved to seek his intervention for an out-of-court settlement of the Mahadayi inter-State water dispute. Speaking to reporters …
PANJIM: The Mhadei Water Disputes Tribunal on Wednesday directed Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka to produce the hydrology-water surface plan of River Mhadei, and adjourned the hearing to July 17. When the matter came up before the tribunal Wednesday morning, the Goa government said that if the plan to build dam …
Threatens to “stop water from different sources going to Madhya Pradesh” Water dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh showed no signs of abating with the Irrigation Minister, Shivpal Singh Yadav, taking a tough stand on the neighbouring State’s move to deny U.P. its share of water from the Bansagar …
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the state government would file a fresh suit in the Supreme Court to declare the Termination of Agreements Act passed by the Punjab Assembly ‘null and void’ and also seek the early hearing of a Presidential reference on the issue. “We will …
BELGAUM: While advocates and farmers organizations in north Karnataka have reorganized to put pressure to implement the controversial Kalsa-Bhandura water diversion project, the Karnataka government is all set to give a strong representation during the September 3 hearing before the Kalsa Bhandura Water Dispute Tribunal. According to official sources, a …
Bangladesh risks losing boro crops in about 40,000 square kilometer area if India and China divert waters from trans-boundary rivers, including the Brahmaputra, a seminar was told. “India plans to implement its river linking project to divert water from Brahmaputra River. China is going ahead to construct dams in upper …
The Goa government has decided to oppose the ongoing construction of the Kattika nullah dam in Virdi of Dodamarg taluka, by Maharashtra, as it will affect the downstream flow of the Valvonti river. Towards this end, chief minister Manohar Parrikar has directed the water resources department to bring to the …
