Beas

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding flow of waste into Sutlej and Beas river, 14/07/2021

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 …

Uranium Traces in Children: Hair samples taken forcibly

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Faridkot, on orders of the Deputy Commissioner, Faridkot, today went to the Baba Farid Centre for Special Children and forcibly cut hair of children who cannot speak. The CMO, along with a team of doctors, was at the centre to take blood and hair samples …

Rajasthan owes Punjab billions of rupees for water

Rajasthan owes Punjab billions of rupees for the water it has been receiving through Rajasthan canal for more than 40 years now. Though a meeting held on January 29,1955, under the chairmanship of then Union Minister for Irrigation and Power Gulzari Lal Nanda, had decided the allocation of surplus Ravi-Beas …

Changing streamflow patterns in the rivers of northwestern Himalaya: Implications of global warming in the 20th century

The results of trend analyses of the discharge data of four rivers in northwestern Himalaya, namely Beas, Chenab, Ravi and Satluj, are presented here and the impact of climate change in the last century is discussed. In the case of Satluj river, studies indicate an episodic variation in discharge in …

Punjab govt wakes up to canal pollution

The Punjab government, severely rattled by a TOI report on hundreds of tonnes of dead fish clogging its canals and polluting drinking supply, said on Friday that the poisoning of the Satluj and Beas rivers will

First rivers overflow, now the streets of Amritsar

Residents blame district administration for laxity in preparing for the monsoon Lack of preparedness by the municipal authorities for the monsoon has affected normal life in the three border districts of Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur. As alerts were sounded in the region after the overflow of Beas and Ravi …

Silt management in run-of-the river hydroelectric project - A case study

The present study evaluated the options of silt disposal from Beas Satluj Link (BSL) hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh in India. BSL project is basically a run of the river power project, envisages diversion of about 4700 MCM per annum of Beas river water into Satlej river falling through an …

Algal contribution to dissolved oxygen in small hilly streams-A case study

Hathli is sub-tributary of river Beas in outer Himalayas. It is getting polluted due to wastewater of Hamirpur town in Himachal Pradesh, India. The pollution impact is severest in the low flow months. Steep slopes, pools, riffles and small waterfalls thus characterize the stream. the streambed consists of stones and …

Thirst for profit

2001: THE old man shuffled his feet, acutely embarrassed. No matter which part of India you're in, the first thing you do is offer your guests a glass of water. And this was one part of Nallamada in Andhra Pradesh blessed with that element. Things had changed, though. "Please don't …

From Indus to Satluj

The dispute between India and Pakistan over the use of the waters of the Indus and its tributaries and its resolution through a treaty in 1960 constitute a useful precedent to solve the present row. KARNATAKA, ruled the Supreme Court in 1991, answering a Presidential Reference under Article 143 of …

Power talks

India and Pakistan once again came together to resolve disputes over the Baglihar power project. In December 2003, a three-member Pakistani inspection team clarified doubts regarding India's violation of the 1960 bilateral Indus Waters Treaty. A six-member Indian team headed by A C Gupta, chairperson of the Indus Water Commission, …

Counting the cost

on march 14, 2002, the Supreme Court (sc) slapped an "exemplary damage' of Rs 10 lakh on Span Motels Private Limited (smpl), a resort in which former Union environment minister Kamal Nath's wife is a major shareholder, for causing environmental degradation by changing the course of Beas river. The judgement …

Awaiting disaster

HAPHAZARD quarrying and mining on the bed of the Beas river and its tributaries is threatening the ecology of the Kullu valley. The river has been changing its course since 1995, causing damage to life and property. The public works department has made the river bed barren as big stones …

Span of contention

on december 13, 1996, the Supreme Court (sc) cancelled the deed of 2.22 ha of forest land leased out to the Span Motels Pvt Ltd (smpl) in Himachal Pradesh. They directed the latter to restore the damage caused to the environment. The sc ordered the hearing on the cost of …

TWISTING FACTS

The Supreme Court of India came down heavily on the Manali-based Span Motels Private Ltd for changing the course of the Beas river. The court ordered the owners to shift the motel away from the banks of the river. A recent report prepared by the Central Pollution Control Board alleged …

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