Reply from the Commissioner and Secretary to government of Haryana, Irrigation and Water Resources Department in compliance of National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders dated 11/01/2023. The report informed the Tribunal that construction and demolition waste from Ghaggar plain has been lifted and disposed off with the help of the District …
In an attempt to tame Ghaggar, which has caused floods in the region, the Punjab Government is launching an ambitious project to increase the siphon capacity at Khanauri, near Sangrur. The Rs 137-crore project, which would be launched by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal later this week, would double …
Punjab has accused Rajasthan of not placing all relevant facts before the Ghaggar Standing Committee while seeking approval of schemes to utilise the waters of the Ghaggar, which it had no right to do. Punjab has asked Rajasthan to get the matter resolved, failing which it would be constrained to …
Panchkula, September 13 In the months to come, road connectivity in the region is set to touch heights with the Ambala-Zirakpur and Zirakpur-Parwanoo four-laning projects being completed soon. Ambala-Zirakpur project Incharge: GMR company Cost: Rs 282 crore (approximately) Deadline:November 14 Since May 15, 2006
The collapse of a part of the bridge over the Ghaggar river near Ratia town in the district within days of it being declared fit for use has exposed the working of the public works department. The bridge was opened for vehicular traffic only last week and a part of …
Flowing with ample rainwater a month and a half ago, the seasonal Ghaggar now has little water to offer. Unscheduled long power cuts offering little time to farmers to irrigate land, an abysmally low water table and erratic flow of water in the Ghaggar are giving sleepless nights to tillers. …
Residents of Panihari village are a happy lot. They are celebra-ting freedom from floods for the first time in living memory. Agricultural wages have increased across the district in the past one year. They say their lives have improved because of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega). Flood control …
