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 …
Cities in India are moving towards commercially viable models of urban water and sanitation delivery to fill the widening gap between demand and supply. Cost recovery through upfront beneficiary contributions is increasingly becoming a key consideration in the provision of piped water and sewerage. This paper examines the Greater Bangalore …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: The Union government has called a meeting of the Cauvery basin States here on Monday to thrash out differences between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the 1,150-megawatt Cauvery Hydro Power Project (CHPP). To be chaired by Union Power Secretary Harishankar Brahma, the meeting is expected to be …
KARUR: Welcoming the statement of the Union Textiles Minister, Dayanidhi Maran, on the need to combat pollution in select cities in the State, handloom weavers and farmers have called upon the Central and the State governments to address the issue on a war footing to save both the textile industry, …
NAMAKKAL: The district administration has closed down 138 dyeing units, which were found functioning without proper approval from the government, Collector U. Sagayam has said. A team of officials from various departments along with police personnel conducted raids in Komarapalayam and Pallipalayam areas following widespread complaints from the public that …
CHENNAI: Water from the Stanley reservoir in Mettur will be released for samba cultivation in delta districts from August 7, as the inflow into the reservoir has increased due to heavy rain in the Cauvery catchments in Karnataka and Kerala, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi told the Assembly on Tuesday. Making …
The scheme's main aim is to check the discharge of urban sewage into the Cauvery river THE government has approved a Rs 209.23-crore underground drainage (UGD) project for Erode. According to official sources, Rs 71.14 crore will be given as loan to facilitate the long-pending project while Rs 62.77 crore …
July 14: The state government has for the first time decided to take the help of Opposition parties to fight against the construction of illegal projects across Krishna and Godavari rivers by Karnataka and Maharashtra. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, is learnt to have agreed to lead a …
Karthik Madhavan Confusion over who will take up maintenance of the plant deadlocked: Veerappan Chatram Municipality has failed to take up the maintenance of the sewage treatment plant constructed by the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board. ERODE: The sewage treatment plant and gas collection unit the Tamil Nadu Water …
The City at present cannot depend on Cauvery for more water, said former chairman of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, B N Thyagaraja. Terming the final allocation of water to the City under the Cauvery Tribunal Board as
In a move that may heighten the bitterness between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday said his State will not be able to release Cauvery waters to its southern neighbour in June, as the water level in all reservoirs of the river basin had hit …
Seventy per cent of work is over and the rest is being expedited: Minister ELATED: Revenue Minister I. Periyasamy giving away free gas stove to a beneficiary at M. Ammapatti near Dindigul. DINDIGUL: A special Cauvery drinking water project meant for 735 rural habitations will be completed within three months. …
Government exploring means of funding: Durai Murugan AMBITIOUS PROJECT: PWD Minister Durai Murugan Inspecting the Grand Anicut canal development works in Thanjavur on Thursday.
State response to Poonchi Commission Panel seeks more powers for States CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu, in its report on Centre-State relations, has reiterated that the Union government can take very effective steps, even under the existing Constitutional scheme, to ensure the implementation of orders of tribunals on inter-State water disputes, such …
This paper draws on the development and use of water resources in the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP), with the LBP reservoir and the 84,000 hectare (ha) LBP command area. The project diverts water from the Bhavani River, a tributary of the Cauvery River, in the South Indian state of Tamil …
Bangalore, May 25 More areas in the city will get the Cauvery water soon with the Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board deciding to start wok on the stage four of the second phase of the Cauvery drinking water supply scheme. The project, which is expected to be completed in …
The illegal sand mining is being carried out unabated in Cauvery river thus polluting the water and affecting the aquatic life. Though the Department of Geology and Mining has given permission for sand mining in some places, several people are involved in illegal sand mining in the region. One can …
Amaravathy polluted beyond redemption Immediate desilting of Amaravathy irrigation channels demanded Speedy disbursal of compensation to affected farmers sought KARUR: Taking a dig at the politicians and elected representatives, speakers at a meeting of people
Samples of water, sediments, Shrimps (Caridina sp.,Litopenaeus ,Macrobrachium, Neocaridina ) and fish Species( Etroplus suratensis, Murrels (Channa marulius) ,silver carp and Catfishes (Heteropneustes fossilis) ) were analysed for organochlorine (OCP
Most of the water for Bangalore is imported by BWSSB from the Cauvery River, which is over 100 kilometers south of the city. The water is drawn from a reservoir near the village of Thorekadanahalli. To meet the increasing demand, the "Cauvery Water Supply Scheme" was undertaken by BWSSB in …
