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 Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is planning to regularise illegal water connections in the City. The BWSSB has relaxed existing rules to regularise water connections and has directed officers to collect documents and to issue RR (Revenue Register) number as a proof. Consumers with unauthorised connections have …
The practice of washing the dyed fabrics in River Cauvery still remains unchecked in the district, adding more pollution to the river water that is already too dirty and becoming unfit for human consumption. The units have been carrying out the practice with much impunity and the authorities here have …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here to forbear the Public Works Department from carrying out sand quarrying operations along the stretches of rivers Cauvery, Amaravathi and Kollidam flowing through Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts. When the case came …
The City’s rapid growth has come at a heavy price – in the form of the loss of its lakes and ponds, according to a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report. “These water bodies are now either repositories for sewage or have been turned into prime real estate,” a …
Eight units demolished near Pallipalayam Three persons were arrested on Wednesday on charges of stopping officials of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) from removing illegal dyeing units near Pallipalayam. Pallipalayam police registered a case and arrested them based on a complaint from the Village Administrative Officer. Police said …
Taking strong exception to Kerala government's plan to construct a dam across Siruvani River at Attapadi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday asked the Centre not to accord it technical clearance as it 'violates' the final order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. In a letter to Prime Minister …
Thirumalairajanar river is being ravaged, exposing the village to vagaries of monsoon At the stroke of dawn, tractors can be seen along the embankments of the Thirumalairajanar river at Polagam. Here, in Polagam panchayat of Thirumarugal union in Nagapattinam district, illegal mining of sand in the river reigns supreme. Each …
A total 10 illegal dyeing units that were polluting water bodies and River Cauvery at villages near Pallipalayam in Tiruchengode Taluk, were demolished during a raid that was conducted there on Wednesday. The eviction drive was jointly organised by officials of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), TANGEDCO and …
Reckless behaviour of devotees at Kooduthurai is one reason; HR & CE Department workers too responsible The River Cauvery is fast turning into a garbage dump at Kooduthurai, a famous religious spot located in Bhavani. Huge amount of discarded cloths, garlands, pooja materials, polythene bags and other waste end up …
As the country awaits the spread of the monsoon, the water level in 84 major reservoirs crucial for irrigation and power generation is running below the levels of last year. Reservoirs in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa in particular, according to data complied days before the first rains arrived in Kerala, …
Colour of water turned black and acidic smell emanated While people in the world observing the World Environment Day and discussing measures to protect the Earth on Tuesday, it is business as usual for many textile processing and tannery units in Erode district. A few textile processing and tannery units …
No positive action taken till date to sort out problem of discharging untreated effluents into water sources While people in the world observing the World Environment Day and discussing measures to protect the Mother Nature on Tuesday, it is business as usual for many textile processing and tannery units in …
Is India’s thirst for fresh water causing ocean levels to rise? Experts warn that the backwaters of Kerala and the deltas of the Ganga, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery and Mahanadi on the east coast are being threatened by rising ocean levels. A recent Nasa study had confirmed that water tables in …
The acute spatial and temporal variations in precipitation patterns have greatly influenced water resources planning, management, and development in India. Specifically, these patterns have led to the development of several water transfer projects in the country. The Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) project is a grand example of such a water …
NAMAKKAL: The Cauvery river, the main source of water for most parts of the state, is facing a serious threat from the untreated industrial effluents, particularly from dyeing units and sewerage, being let into it. On a stretch of about 80 km in the district, two municipalities and five town …
An attempt was made on Monday in a meeting of the official-level Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CRM) “to narrow down the differences” between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the sharing of Cauvery waters under the Cauvery Disputes Tribunal Award. Well- placed sources in the Union Ministry of Water Resources said the …
Minister says letter was sent on Saturday In response to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's allegation on Sunday that the Kerala government was preventing officials of her State from closing the holes drilled for tests on the Mullaperiyar dam, Kerala has clarified that it had written to Tamil Nadu on …
“The Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery rivers have experienced dramatic changes in flow due to the construction of dams, anthropogenic contamination and other activities, National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI) senior scientist Dr S. Masood Ahmad said here on Sunday. “The Godavari would require significant intervention to protect its ecosystems and the …
Bathing ghats remain dilapidated; mosquitoes find breeding ground Though the temple town of Kumbakonam is blessed with the Cauvery, the glory of the river seems to be slowly dwindling with it being turned into a cesspool during summer and dumping yard for plastics and other wastes. Senior citizens feel that …
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has urged the Centre to direct the Karnataka Government to drop its proposal to construct a check dam across Thenpennai River which if not done, would affect irrigation and drinking water supply in five districts of Tamil Nadu. Raising the issue during …
