Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya Vs State of Punjab & Other dated 14/07/2021. The applicant (Yuva Mandal Sansthan Mithdiya) requested that directions be issued to Punjab and Rajasthan to curb the inflow of industrial waste and sewage water into the Sutluj …
New Delhi: Snowmelt from the high Himalayas is keeping reservoirs afloat and aiding normal rate of hydel generation in spite of the extended hot spell and a delayed monsoon. Water levels in reservoirs of Bhakra-Beas and Tehri projects — the two main hydel generation plants in the north that use …
Seize 24 tractor-trailers near Mehatpur Hand over their drivers to police Sand was being ferried from Sutlej bed Jalandhar/Nakodar : After the authorities concerned allegedly failed them, residents of Parjian-Kalan and Narangpur villages near Mehatpur, 40 km from Jalandhar, have showed the way in how sand mafia should be dealt …
Kapurthala: Scores of fish have been found dead at the Kanjli wetland. While officials of the state Fisheries Department claim that aquatic life is gradually vanishing from the wetland due to low oxygen levels in Kali Bein, a tributary of the Beas, environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, member of the …
In a new initiative, residents here have demanded that Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) should set up a small dam downstream on the Beas to revive “local ecology and ancient bathing ghats which had been destroyed by the silt ejected by the 990-MW Beas project since June 1977 when the …
Dharamsala: After getting a share of 7.19 per cent in power generated by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on account of areas of Punjab merged with Himachal, the state will now also claim its share in water. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said this while talking to The Tribune …
There is an enormous potential for exploiting hydroelectric power in Himachal Pradesh, but implementation needs political and administrative support NATURE has compensated hill states with vast hydropower potential in lieu of the sound agricultural system that is available in the plains. If Arabs have oil, Himalayan states in India have …
Season’s Toll: 30 Dead, 233cr Property Damaged, Major Roads Hit Shimla: Rivers in spate, mega hydropower plants shut down at short notice, dams filled to the brim, cloudbursts and road networks having suffered heavy damages, a vigorous monsoon in August this year has left a trail of destruction in Himachal …
Dharamsala: The state government would consider action against mining officials of Kangra district for failing to check illegal mining in the Beas and the Chaki rivers. Chief Minister PK Dhumal said this while talking to mediapersons here today. He said preliminary reports had indicated that the Beas changed its course …
Himachal House panel reccomends action against the companies for failing to ensure minimum prescribed flow of water The Himachal Pradesh Assembly’s standing committee on Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) has found hydro-power companies — both in the public and private sectors — defying mandatory provisions of the power policy regarding …
This year, the Pong dam has seen the highest ever inflow of water in the month of August, recorded in the last 30 years. Besides, the water level has also risen to 12 feet in just two days — it had happened for the first time in the history of …
Six years of investigations into irregularities in connection with the Larji hydel project have ended with a whimper. The 126 MW Larji hydel project — taunted as the country’s costliest hydro-power project — will not see any head rolling for its cost shooting up to Rs 1461.33 crore, instead of …
Hussainiwala : Hundreds of cusecs of water are being pushed to Pakistan from this barrage, located at a few yards from the Radcliffe Line demarcating the Indo-Pak border, by the state Irrigation and Drainage Department authorities to maintain the level of the Hussainiwala pond. Official sources said that about 1,800 …
The Bist Doab canal, which has the capacity of irrigating over 4.50 lakh acres of agricultural land of Doaba region, is being under-utilised by nearly one-sixth of its capacity forcing the farmers to increasingly depend on underground water. The canal and its distributaries have got choked due to poor maintenance …
In an ambitious project to find a solution to the untreated waste flowing in the rivers of the state, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has decided to initiate a project under which the sullied water will be treated and recycled for irrigation. The project is being drawn in association with …
In the present study an attempt has been made to determine the physico-chemical status of Harike lake located on the confluence of Satluj and Beas rivers.
State needs 3,500 crore for the programme In what will be a major boost to Punjab and its canal irrigation system that provides water to millions of farmers, the Centre may agree to pump in crores of rupees to upgrade the canals. It is working to amend rules of the …
Himachal Pradesh government has come under sharp attack from Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for heavy cost and time overruns in execution of hydro-power projects, especially the 126 MW Larji and the 12 MW Khauli projects. The CAG claimed that total cost overrun in case of the two …
CHANDIGARH: In a significant statement, Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia on Friday affirmed that the Bhupinder Singh Hooda regime would make renewed efforts to secure Haryana's legitimate share of water from Ravi-Beas rivers. Delivering the Governor's Address on the opening day of the Budget session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha here, …
The Punjab Government has announced that work on the cleaning of river waters in the state will be completed by November 30. At a review meeting held here today, the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, DS Guru, sought an assurance from various departments to make the Sutlej and the …
Talwara (Hoshiarpur): Industrial units in Himachal Pradesh continue to discharge toxic industrial waste into the tributaries of Beas and Sutlej rivers. Samples recently collected by a team of Punjab Pradesh Pollution Control Board (PPCB) from Hoshiarpur prove that contamination of the river waters continues due to discharge of effluents. The …
