Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Kumar Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to illegal extraction of groundwater in Manakpura, Delhi by the water supply mafia. According to the complainant, one Hemant has illegally drilled a borewell …
Widespread adoption of efficient irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, has been proposed as a means of limiting groundwater overexploitation, especially in the intensively farmed and water-stressed South Asia region. This paper reports on a randomized controlled trial conducted in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the potential productivity …
Floods and droughts take a staggering toll both in human suffering and in economic costs. A new approach thus is urgently needed to manage the large and growing risks associated with extreme hydro-climatic events. This report offers that new approach. It sets out a vision of how national governments can …
Joint Committee report in Original Application No 68 of 2016 in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, February 23, 2021. The matter related to M/s Quality Glue factory located in Paloor village, Pernambut taluk, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu and manufacturing glue from unwashed/washed animal skin cuttings. The unit is …
The Asia-Pacific region has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 250 000 deaths as of March 2021 and a decrease in GDP by 4.3% in ASEAN and by 2.0% in Emerging Asia in 2020. The pandemic acted as a magnifying glass on pressing water and sanitation challenges …
Widespread adoption of efficient irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, has been proposed as a means of limiting groundwater over-exploitation, especially in the intensively farmed and water-stressed South Asia region. This paper reports on a randomized control trial conducted in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the potential productivity …
This perspective paper by the Friends of Groundwater (FoG) group aims to give a compelling argument for the importance of groundwater quality for human development and ecosystem health. It also provides a global overview of the current knowledge, with focus on data coverage, gaps and technological advances. It is a …
The operational guidelines for the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti – Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) in December 2019 mandate the use of sensors for monitoring water level discharge, water quantity and quality, and automate motor operation and pressure management …
To understand the groundwater situations in diverse hydrogeological environments, changes in various facets of ground water, like variation in water level and water quality are to be monitored. A regular monitoring of ground water regime through a network of observation wells i.e. Ground water Monitoring Well (GWMW) is being carried …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajpal Singh Kandhari & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 09/04/2021. Grievance in this application is against illegal extraction of ground water for the project Prateek Grand City, Plot Nos. 4/BS-01 & 4/BS-05, Siddhartha Vihar, Ghaziabad. The …
Ground Water Year Book is based on the information generated through field studies. The data has been analyzed by Officers of Central Ground Water Board, State Unit Office, Delhi and presented in the report. Depiction of ground water conditions in Delhi provides information on availability of groundwater in terms of …
Joint inspection report of the CPCB and UPPCB in compliance to the NGT order, December 2, 2020 in matter of Original Application No. 69/2020 (Sushil Bhatt Vs Moon Beverages Limited & Others). As per the last joint inspection team recommendations, Moon Beverages has complied with all the recommendations except obtaining …
Monitoring of ground water levels from 729 Hydrograph Network Stations (HNS) were carried out in the year 2019-2020 with an objective to assess ground water regime of phreatic aquifer. The water level monitoring was carried out in the months of May’19, August’19, November’19, and January’20. The ground water samples from …
The assessment of water productivity in livestock supply chains has a critical role to play in developing productive and sustainable food production systems worldwide. In particular, the evaluation of water productivity improvement options is key to addressing growing food demand and the projected impacts of climate change under conditions where …
WaterAid releases a new report: “Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water 2021”, which shows how people are losing access to clean water as longer droughts dry up springs, seawater infiltrates groundwater supplies and landslides take out water pumps. The report highlights that investing in water systems that …
Central Ground Water Board, West Central Region, has been issuing Ground Water Year Book annually for Gujarat state by compiling the hydrogeological, hydrochemical and groundwater level data collected from the Groundwater Monitoring Wells established by the Board in Gujarat State. Monitoring of groundwater level and chemical quality furnish valuable information …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarvesh Dangwal Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 15/03/2021 regarding allegation of violation of environmental norms by Arborea Luxury Homes, Tarla Nagal, Kulhan, Dehradun, having a swimming pool and 96 apartments. The report filed by the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board January …
The Central Ground Water Board, North Western Region, has established 1077 Ground water observation wells in Punjab State and Union Territory of Chandigarh for monitoring water level. As on 31.3.2020 there were 1052 Ground Water Observation Wells in Punjab which include 173 dug wells and 816 piezometers for monitoring shallow …
Joint Committee report filed in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order July 14, 2020 in the matter of Mahkar Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh. Wave City at Ghaziabad and High Tech City at Noida by Real Estate Developers was allegedly extracting groundwater and violating environmental norms, according to …
Ground water being a limited resource requires proper management and judicious use of its storage for meeting out demand on long term basis without putting any adverse impact on its regime. To meet this objective, Central Ground Water Board monitors the behaviour of ground water regime through a network of …
In India, around three lakh children die of water-borne diseases every year, with diarrhoea alone causing more than 50 per cent of the deaths. Despite the primary sources of water in the country—groundwater and surface water—being highly contaminated, only 32 per cent of the Indian households get water from a …
