Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of North East Eco Development Society Vs The State of Assam & Others dated 17/03/2025. In response to the direction given by the HC on December 18, 2024, an affidavit was filed on behalf of the government of Assam, Department of …
Funding agencies have started work on a revised detailed project report for complete integration of the waterbodies with the network The stormwater drains that are set to be developed in the city will be integrated with the 145 lakes and ponds in the city, to improve the water storage and …
Gurgaon: The city witnessed a sudden rise in dengue cases with eight cases being reported in the last one week of which six were detected in the last 48 hours. This has taken the total number of cases to 28 till now. While four cases have been reported from Wazirabad …
Overnight heavy rains triggering flash floods on Monday submerged a number of streets and by-lanes of this town. The continuous rainfall accompanied by fierce wind battered the town and affected normal life as people were caught in an inclement weather. A number of residential areas extending from Subhashnagar, Chittaranjan Avenue, …
The frequent and severe cases of waterlogging in Delhi have prompted Tapas, an NGO, to move National Green Tribunal (NGT), asking for directions to the agencies concerned on rainwater harvesting (RWH) along roads and on flyovers. Though NGT issued directions to PWD to carry out RWH on all 90 flyovers …
The province of Punjab is the main food basket of India. In recent years, many regions of Punjab are facing acute waterlogging problems and increased secondary salinity, which have negative impacts on food security of the nation. In particular, these problems are more pronounced in the Muktsar district of Punjab. …
A recent study by the Delhi University has revealed the presence of harmful chemicals and heavy metals in the city’s groundwater resources. If this groundwater is consumed, according to the study, it can lead to serious health problems in the nervous system, kidneys and the digestive tract. Titled Groundwater Environment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Prakash Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 28/07/2016 regarding water logging in the Railway Goods Godown at Sujangarh, Rajasthan. Affidavit of the Commissioner of the Municipal Council, Sujangarh dated 2-04-2016 has been placed before the Tribunal and it …
Construction projects of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) are one of the major factors contributing to massive waterlogging and traffic jams in the Capital, the initial findings of a government-commissioned fact-finding report suggests. A senior government official said complaints of waterlogging in and around metro construction sites were found …
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia directed officials that the waterlogging helpline number 1077 be made functional on a 24x7 basis and was told it was already functioning round-the-clock. Two days after heavy rains caused waterlogging at various places in the city and agencies in charge of maintaining roads traded …
Around 13 years ago, Defence Colony's groundwater levels had gone down to 80 feet below the ground and water scarcity became a common problem in this affluent locality. That is when the Defence Colony Welfare Association decided to install a rainwater harvesting system costing around Rs 3 lakh. Ahead of …
New Delhi: The desilting claims of different civic agencies fell flat when many areas in the capital on Thursday faced massive waterlogging. As a result, there were traffic jams at a lot of places. South and north Delhi were the worst-affected. Areas like Defence Colony underpass, Punjabi Bagh underpass, Nehru …
Showers on Tuesday evening caused waterlogging in many parts of the city.Jams were also reported in east and south Delhi due to breakdowns and accidents. Even though the municipal corporations had claimed to corporations had claimed to have completed de-silting drains, waterlogging was severe in east and south Delhi.Areas like …
Bhopal: "Paani may Marne Se Accha Hai Aise Hi Mar Jaayein (Instead of dying due to water it is better to die like this )," mourned Raghuvir Dhakad, 34, before he attempted suicide irked over failure of district administration to solve problem of water logging in area surrounding his house …
Bhopal: In a city coming to terms with pain and misery in the aftermath of one of the heaviest downpour in its history, there were countless instances wherein Bhopalis, thinking nothing of their sufferings came forward to give a leg up to those stranded in their homes and colonies. Braving …
The Kamrup Metro district administration today directed all the circle officers (COs) to remove encroachments from the water bodies, natural channels and drains in and around Guwahati. The COs have been directed to take help of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the water resources …
Gurgaon: Four earthen dams, constructed in the foothills of Aravalis to recharge depleting groundwater table and tackle waterlogging, have started paying dividends by filling a good amount of water a few days after pre-monsoon showers hit Gurgaon and the neighbouring areas, according to the forest department. The earthen dams have …
The major mosquito vectors of human diseases have co-evolved with humans over a long period of time. However, the rapid growth in human population and the associated expansion in agricultural activity and greater urbanisation have created ecological changes that have had a marked impact on biology of mosquito vectors. Adaptation …
Proper awareness, collective behavior change, coupled with availability of sustainable technologies for construction and usage of toilets are important aspects of SBM. There are a wide range of hydro-geological conditions in different states of India. It is challenging to make one technology applicable in all areas. Selection of on-site sanitation …
KOLKATA: The FAO of United Nations at the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Group on tea held at Naivasha, Kenya from 25th-27th May released its report of the Working Group on Tea on Climate Change. India chairs the working group on Climate Change on tea supported by Sri Lanka, China …
The Draft Ground Water Model Bill is based on the principles of subsidarity, equitable distribution in an integrated approach. The State should act as a public trustee of ground water, which should be treated as a common pool resource to make sure that groundwater is protected, conserved, regulated and managed.
