Narmada Valley

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of muck generated during construction of Jowai Bypass, Meghalaya, 25/02/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Khroo L Pariat Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 25/02/2025. The applicant through a letter petition complained about dumping of muck generated during construction of road thereby causing damage to river ecology affecting aquatic life, flora and fauna. The …

Fully utilise Narmada water by 2020, CM to officials

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has given instructions for utilisation of Narmada water by 2020 allocated to the State. Addressing the 38th meeting of Narmada Control Board at Mantralaya here on Tuesday he asked the concerning officers to chalk out a strategy to fully utilise the allocated Narmada water by …

Socio Economic Transformation Through Irrigation

Bhopal: How major irrigation projects and their successful irrigation management may bring socio economic transformation in the command area would be focused by Narmada Valley Development Authority in tableaux on Republic Day Ceremony at Lal Parade Ground. To extract the parameters of socio economic transformation brought out by Maan and …

Irrigation facilities in 10.85 lakh hectares from big Narmada Valley Projects

Madhya Pradesh will get 18.25 Million Acre Feet (MAF) water from Narmada River, which is lifeline of Madhya Pradesh. An important programme of construction of 29 big, 135 medium and 3 thousand small dams is being implemented to utilize the water for irrigation purposes. So far, 19 medium and one …

Vishnoi inspects Bargi fish seedlings area

Fisheries Minister Shri Ajay Vishnoi inspected Bargi fish seedlings area in Jabalpur on Thursday. The Madhya Pradesh Fisheries Federation is undertaking the work of fish production in Bargi reservoir. Fisheries Federation managing director Smt. Veena Ghanekar was also present during the inspection. Shri Vishnoi inspected the hatchery being developed at …

State flood Control Room ready to face situation in case of excess rains

The office of the Relief Commissioner has set up flood control rooms in all 50 districts of the state to meet any eventuality in case of excess rains during the monsoon. If necessary, control rooms will also be opened at the tehsil-level too. Food control room has also been set …

Report of People's Tribunal on Narmada Valley released

Bhopal: A panel of eminent citizens who came together as an Independent People's Tribunal (IPT) to assess the true scale and impacts of the large dam-projects in natural-resource rich region of Narmada Valley released the Tribunal Report today afternoon at Gandhi Bhavan. The Tribunal Report on various aspects concerning massive …

Entries invited for National Water Awards

Bhopal: The Water Resources Department of the State Government has invited entries for the underground water regeneration award and National Water Award till June 15, 2010. In this regard the water resources department of the state government has sent letters to seven departments of the government and invited proposals from …

The struggle cannot be over

Interview with Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader MEDHA PATKAR, the 56-year-old leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), is fighting what she calls the

MP work in rural infrastructure development laudable

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has done laudable work for rural infrastructure development in the state and has fully utilised funds allocated to it. This has been said by chairman of National Agriculture and Rural Development Bank Shri Umesh Chandra Sarangi in a letter to the state government. He also said that …

Weekly monitoring system introduced for N.V. Projects

The physical and financial progress of various ongoing projects in Narmada Valley would be monitored every week to keep the performance on track. The system will run at two levels, the officers-in-charge at Narmada Valley Development Authority Head Quarters would see the progress on daily basis and they will report …

Manmohan urged to send GoM to Narmada Valley

NEW DELHI: The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to send a high-level Group of Ministers to the Narmada Valley to assess

Onkareshwar National Park to come up in Narmada Valley

Indore: Minister of State for Narmada Valley Development KL Agrawal today instpected the forests of proposed Onkareshwar National Park. He said that the proposed National Park to come up in Narmada Valley would be unique due to its special position of water on one side. The tourists would be thrilled …

NMRI to conduct extensive research in Narmada Basin

A team of experts from the National Malaria Research Institute (NMRI) is conducting extensive research in Narmada Basin for making preventive strategy to safe guard the health of people affected from various dam reservoirs. On the initiative of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) , NMRI has agreed to prepare an …

Medha leads stir on Narmada in Indore

Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save Narmada Campaign) leader Medha Patkar on Tuesday led a sit- in agitation at the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) office in Indore demanding right to life and land for farmers and tribals affected by the Narmada valley proj- ect. Ms Patkar told this news- paper on Tuesday …

Notice issued to company building Maheshwar dam

NEW DELHI: The Union Environment Ministry has issued a show-cause notice to the company building the Maheshwar dam in the Narmada Valley after hundreds of affected people marched to the Ministry here demanding rehabilitation. According to the notice, if the company cannot explain why 80 per cent of construction is …

Water governance in the Narmada basin

The paper reviews contentious issues related to water governance in the Narmada river basin like the riparian rights of States over apportionment of the use of the waters for large dam-centered canal irrigation and hydro-electric power development and the later disputes around the appropriateness of this model of development given …

Court rules in favour of tribals

Orders rehabilitation of 900 families affected by Man dam for 12 years, tribal families displaced by Man dam in Madhya Pradesh have been fighting for rehabilitation. On August 11, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court gave them relief by ordering the state to provide two hectares of …

Old War, New Bodies

Gujarat, MP and Maharashtra governments want the dam to go higher, but SC says every oustee should first be rehabilitated

First of its kind irrigation structure in State

It will be the first of its kind irrigation structure in the state, putting a high challenge before modern Civil Engineering technology with very high risk factor. This inter basin tunnel structure is designed to carry 153 cubic metre of water per second to 12 km long underground passage. Having …

CM releases 'Narmada Valley Vision 2015'

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today releases 'Narmada Valley Vision 2015' document here at Mantralaya. Chairman Narmada Valley Development Authority KL Agrawal, Chief Secretary Rakesh Shahani, Vice Chairman NVDA Pradeep Bhargava, secretary to CM Anurag Jain and senior Advisor who scripted the Vision document LK Vagh were present on the …

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