Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
River navigation will not be part of the river restoration project of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). This was disclosed by the PMC’s environment officer, Mangesh Dighe, in a presentation at a meeting of select environmental activists, PMC officials and river experts, convened by industrialist Anu Aga in the city …
AIZAWL: Once all the ongoing hydro electric projects in Mizoram are completed, the state will produce at least 2,000 MW of power, a significant leap from the present capacity of generating 17.50 MW. ”Mizoram has a capacity to produce during the peak season only 17.50 MW of electricity, against the …
The aim of this paper is to develop a methodology for estimating flood risk, considering Noida as a case study. This paper examines the impact of different methods for estimating impervious surface cover on the prediction of peak discharges as determined by a fully distributed rainfall-runoff model (WetSpa). The study …
Voicing Kerala’s readiness to walk the extra mile to resolve the Mullaperiyar Dam row, the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, has said that he is even willing to enter into a tripartite agreement and enact a law assuring Tamil Nadu that it will get “same quantity” of water from the …
The cost of the Japan International Cooperation Agency-funded Swan River Project has been enhanced to Rs 220 crore from Rs 160 crore. The implementation period of the project being executed by the Forest Department has also been extended by one year to March 2015 by the Government of India. Stating …
Assam government today announced that there was scope for negotiation with persons and organisations opposing construction of a mega dam upstream of Brahmaputra river, reports PTI. “The government is prepared to talk to anyone on the issue. We love our state as much as they do,” State Power Minister Pradyut …
The winter is shrinking and the overall precipitation during the season, particularly snow, is decreasing at an alarming rate in the “Queen of Hills”, making a White Christmas and a White New Year for which it has been famous, a rarity in recent years. The disastrous impact of excessive and …
Under the garb of carrying out renovation work of the historical Pather Masjid by Irrigation and Flood Control Department on the banks of river Jhelum, enchorachment of the river has allegedly occurred. As per the residents of the area, and some local NGOs the construction work which has been going …
A high amount of silt deposit on the bed of the Teesta combined with the hydel power projects upstream in Sikkim and Bengal has reduced the flow and the volume of water in the river, an expert report has said. Around 10 million tonnes of silt is deposited on the …
DC Jammu to head inquiry panel JAMMU: The Revenue Ministry has ordered a high level inquiry into entire gamut of encroachments on Government land, tampering of revenue record to convert Nazool or other land for sale and purchase and all other irregularities committed by the land mafia in Jammu during …
Raji coerced people to sell their land JAMMU: The State Government today ordered an inquiry into conversion of over 700 kanals of agriculture land for non-agriculture purpose and pressure used on farmers from various quarters to sell it to State Times Editor Raj Daluja alias Raji at village Raipur Jagir …
CHENNAI: Assuring that the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam was safe, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today appealed to the people of Kerala not to succumb "to the mechanisations of ill-wishers and unscrupulous mischief mongers". She also urged the political class of Tamil Nadu to desist from making inflammatory speeches that could …
MUMBAI: The Mithi River Development Project Phase 2 is set to get a little more expensive. The civic administration has floated a Rs 1.15 crore proposal to allow the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) to check for the presence of rocks on the riverbed. The proposal will be tabled …
The state pollution control agency has been directed by the Bombay High Court to submit a report on the quality of water in the state’s rivers after a petition drew the court’s attention to reports that nearly a fifth of the country’s most polluted rivers are in Maharashtra. The petition …
SRINAGAR, Dec 4 : Decades long illegal extraction by the people has posed a threat to Lidder rivulet. Lidder,is known not only for its crystal clear waters but for the quality trout present in it. But the decades long illegal extraction of sand and boulders from it is not only …
With an aim to meet the growing water needs of the consistently expanding city, the government for the first time is mulling to exploit water of the Chenab for household use. Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi ud Din said this here today. He said, “We have …
Bhubaneswar: With hydro power generation falling to an alarming level of 200-250 MW and increased power supply to the state grid by captive generating plants (CGPs) not enough to tide over peak power deficit, Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd (Gridco) has started buying power from India Energy Exchange (IEE) to …
Continuous erosion of the two mighty rivers- Madhumati and Nabaganga- is threatening the existence of homesteads,farmlands,public institutions and economic centres at 35 villages in Kalia and Lohagora upazilas of Narail district. A vast tract of farmland and 50 dwelling houses of Mahajan and Ghosibaria villages under Mauli union in Kalia …
Jammu: No kind of Municipal waste would be allowed to be dumped in river Tawi in view of its heritage and water usage value. This was decided at a high level meeting of officers chaired by Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi ud Din today. Addressing the …
The Tipaimukh Dam project over river Barak in Manipur is again turning a bone of contention between India and Bangladesh. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to dispel any apprehension in Bangladesh arising from the recent signing of a ‘Promoter’s Agreement’ with the purpose of setting up a joint venture …
