Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Hindu dated 11.12.2023 titled “Cauvery basin lost nearly 12,850 sq.km. of green cover” dated 10/01/2024. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled “Cauvery basin lost …
The Supreme Court will hear on December 3 an application filed by Tamil Nadu for a direction to the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board as per the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to ensure strict implementation of the award. A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice …
All projects in Krishna, Cauvery and Tungabhadra basins to be completed in 5 yrs The State government will earmark a whopping Rs 10,000 crore every year to complete irrigation projects under progress. Speaking after inaugurating a water supply project in Gutumitkal in the taluk on Wednesday, the chief minister said …
Residents of 110 villages which were brought into the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) fold a few years ago, will have to wait indefinitely for piped drinking water supply. The reason: a proposal to supply Cauvery water to these areas, submitted by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) …
Funds allocated for Narayanpur left bank, Upper Tunga projects The Canal will help in irrigating an additional 1.5 lakh hectares in Yadgir, Gulbarga and Bijapur districts. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 5,500 crore to Karnataka for two major irrigation projects -remodeling of Narayanpur left bank canal and Upper Tunga project. …
The Cabinet is likely to consider on Tuesday a policy for exploration of shale oil and gas, which will initially allow state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Oil India to tap the unconventional resource in areas they hold. The shale gas policy is listed on the agenda of the …
Plans to revise domestic and commercial water tax The Dindigul Municipality will spend Rs.70 crore to augment drinking water supply to Dindigul town. To meet its expenses, it will revise domestic and commercial water tax and deposit amount for new water connection. Elaborating on the new project at the Municipal …
TN CM Jayalalithaa had sought PM's intervention in the matter Seeking to counter Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, Karnataka government today defended its proposal to build a reservoir across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu to generate hydro-electric power, saying it is in conformity with the final order of the Cauvery …
TN opposes K'taka's move to build hydel reserviours across Cauvery Even though the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha has raised objections to Karnataka’s plans to construct hydel reservoirs across the Cauvery river and modernise canals within its territory, the final award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal does not …
Clean drinking water is out of reach for 4.64 crore people in rural areas in the country, says a report tabled by the Union water resources ministry in Parliament last week. In Rajasthan, 25,500 habitations or 1.09 crore people get water with chemical or bacterial contamination. Assam comes next with …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa stands firm on her opinion on Karnataka hydel projects on the Cauvery. Miss Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise Karnataka not to build any hydel power projects on the Cauvery. She also requested the Prime Minister to tell the ministry of …
She also requested the prime minister to tell the ministry of environment and forests not to give clearance to any project of Karnataka Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise Karanataka not to build any hydel power projects on the Cauvery. She also …
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has forbidden immersion of painted and baked idols in water bodies during Vinayaka Chathurthi. According to TNPCB release, only idols made of raw clay, and devoid of chemicals shall be used for worship and for safe immersion in water bodies. Further idols shall not …
Govt plans to build three small hydel reservoirs The State government is looking into the possibility of taking up the controversial drinking water-cum-power generation project across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu with the twin objective to quenching the thirst of people in Bangalore and surrounding places and generate power. Speaking …
Environmental clearances granted last year to Public Works Department for sand quarrying in 21 places on the river beds of Coleroon and Cauvery are now under the scrutiny of the National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench here. Farmers associations such as Kollidam Aaru Pathukappu Nala Sangam and Somaswarapuram Vivsayikal Nala Pathukappu …
“There is no sand mining in the 20 mining points along the stretch of River Cauvery since Sunday as the flood has made sand mining impossible. While truckers stopped mining on Sunday, we also received direction from the Public Works Department officials asking us to stop mining till we receive …
BANGALORE: Bangalore is thirsting for water. But the growing need appears to have few solutions. In the next few years, the per capita availability of water in the city will be 73 litres of water per day (LPCD), much less than what the World Health Organization prescribes. Nine million Bangaloreans …
Officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) demolished 12 illegal dyeing units near Pallipalayam in Tiruchengode Taluk on Monday. The drive was carried out from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during which two winches, three oil engines and 72 masonry tanks that were used for manual dyeing were …
TN wants 34 tmcft in July, 50 tmcft for August to save Samba crop Karnataka and Tamil Nadu clashed during the third meeting of the Cauvery Supervisory Committee here over latter’s share of the river waters. Tamil Nadu sought a direction from the panel to Karnataka for making the stipulated …
Processed sewage from K&C; valley plant to be used for the purpose Though the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has commissioned its last and final drawal of 500 million litres of water (mld) from the Cauvery basin, through Cauvery IV stage II phase project, the Board is still …
It is difficult to predict the situation next month, says minister. Water Resources Minister M B Patil on Wednesday said Karnataka will not be able to comply with the Cauvery River Water Dispute Tribunal (CRWDT) award to release about 90 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu between June and …
