Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. DLF Ltd. Bangalore Vs The Chairman, KSPCB & Others dated 25/01/2019 regarding grant of consent to establish to DLF for a housing colony on the banks of Arkavati River near Tippagondanahalli Water Reservoir, Bangalore, Karnataka. The KSPCB under the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. DLF Ltd. Bangalore Vs The Chairman, KSPCB & Others dated 25/01/2019 regarding grant of consent to establish to DLF for a housing colony on the banks of Arkavati River near Tippagondanahalli Water Reservoir, Bangalore, Karnataka. The KSPCB under the …
Vrushabhavathi Valley, a tributary of Arkavathi river that flows through Bengaluru, is in dire neglect. A study conducted recently by Bangalore University (BU) on odour management of the valley has concluded that more plants are needed to treat the sewage water flowing through it. “We did a study on how …
The High Court on Monday directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to submit an action taken report on the steps taken to prevent the pollution of Thippagondanahalli (TG) reservoir. Hearing a suo motu petition, the division bench comprising Chief Justice D H Waghela and Justice Ram Mohan Reddy …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sree Divya Granites Bangalore Vs The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Bangalore dated 06/12/2013 regarding closure directions issued to the appellants’ units which are engaged in the granite cutting and polishing activities in Byndahalli, and Kadabagare villages in Bangalore …
The rapid growth of urban India has added new saliency to the resource conflict between the burgeoning cities and village India that continues to be the home for vast majority of Indians. Cities, like living organisms, depend on external metabolic flows to keep them alive. Among all the metabolic flows …
The International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14 passed by without a murmur in Bangalore. A city that drew on two reservoirs of the Arkavathy for its water supply, now has no words left for the river that satiated a third of its water needs. Yet, plans to …
The Arkavathy sub-basin, which is part of the Cauvery basin, is a highly stressed, rapidly urbanising watershed on the outskirts of the city of Bengaluru. The purpose of this situation analysis document is to summarise the current state of knowledge on water management in the Arkavathy sub-basin and identify critical …
A three member committee will be formed to chalk out plans to rejuvenate Arkavati river, said Transport minister R Ashok on Sunday. Prayer time Transport Minister R Ashok, MP Ananth Kumar Yelahanka MLA S R Vishwanath and Dasarahalli MLA Muniraju offering prayers at Tippagondanahalli reservoir on Sunday. DH photo The …
The Arkavathy River Conservation Forum is taking out a four-day padayatra from Nandi hills to Thippagondanahalli covering 101 kms from September 3, to create awareness among people on the need for reviving the dried up Arkavathy river. BJP Yelahanka MLA S R Vishwanath, who has taken the lead in this …
The High Court has directed the Government to submit a report on the damage caused to ecology due to rampant sand mining along the banks of Arkavathi river in Ramanagara. A division bench headed by Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation by a resident of …
By Manish Sharma The health of any river is vital to the well-being of the country and its people World Water Day observed earlier this week, is an International day which draws attention to the plight of more than 1 billion people world wide who lack access to clean, safe …
The River Arkavathi is a tributary of the River Cauvery in the state of Karnataka. Indiscriminate disposal of industrial and domestic waste, rapid, unchecked urbanization, sand mining are some of the factors that are responsible for the degradation of the river.
