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 newly elected BJP-NDA Government today made it clear that the much-touted river linking project will not be carried out without the concurrence of the riparian states or beneficiary states. This is a major relief for states like Punjab which have a running feud with its neighbours over river water …
The once perennial Cauvery river is turning into an eyesore with several places polluted completely. Officials say this is largely due to with the increasing number of devotees and the public who wash their clothes and perform their daily chores there. Dead fish, dirty clothes, plastic bags and tea cups …
CHENNAI: Two major political victories of the present AIADMK government relate to water. By getting the Centre to publish the final award of the Cauvery tribunal in the gazette, the Supreme Court upheld Tamil Nadu's rights over Cauvery. The Cauvery river is not just important for delta farmers. It is …
Backed By Politicians, Illegal River Sand Mining Thrives Across State Despite court interventions and government orders regulating it, illegal river sand mining is a thriving and lucrative activity across the state. Facilitated by politicians and corrupt officials, indiscriminate sand mining has ravaged rivers and forced villagers to pay a heavy …
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday unveiled a Rs 117-crore water recharge scheme for the Cauvery delta region. Responding to a PIL seeking construction of check dams and storage dams across the Kollidam river to recharge the depleting water level in the Cauvery delta region, the public works department said …
PUNE: Maharashtra has missed the bus as far as the proposed national river-linking project is concerned, but the state should throw its weight behind the Ganga-Cauvery link as it may benefit its citizens, said engineering consultant R C Mahulkar here on Sunday. "The river-linking project has been on hold for …
To First Link Rivers Within A Basin The ambitious river inter-linking project will get a new impetus under the Narendra Modi government but the Centre would like to select specific schemes for implementation very cautiously . Its focus will first be on linking rivers within a basin or nearby basins …
In a bid to hasten pending irrigation projects in the Krishna and Cauvery river basins, the Karnataka government has decided to hold consultations with legal experts next month. Fali Nariman, Karnataka’s counsel in the Supreme Court in the Cauvery case, will be visiting the city on June 2 and hold …
The government plans to go ahead with the construction of dam-cum-power generation station near Mekedatu, along the River Cauvery. Law Minister T B Jayachandra said Karnataka was firm on having at least two projects on its side of the border to generate power and store water. “I have considered all …
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is struggling to meet the May 31 deadline of regularising all unauthorised connections in the newly added areas. Reason – residents in these areas have not shown any interest in availing themselves a regular, paid connections as they are used to free water …
Wastewater reuse is an important adaptation option for mitigating water stress in rapidly growing urban centres. But, wastewater reuse is easier said than done, particularly in developing countries. The task becomes even more challenging when one takes a basin-level perspective. We illustrate these challenges by studying the Vrishabhavathy River in …
Weather experts have said there is a “strong possibility” of the emergence of ‘El Nino,’ impacting this year’s monsoon in India. ‘El Nino’ is a phenomenon in which the warmer ocean currents along the Pacific coast of South America, above normal, divert the flow of moist winds from the Indian …
Division Bench also stays in-stream mining until June 4 The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday restrained Public Works Department (PWD) from using machines to quarry sand from various sites in Cauvery and Kollidam rivers flowing through Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts. A Division Bench of Justices …
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday banned use of earth movers and other machinery for mining of sand in 18 quarries in Cauvery and Coleroon rivers in Karur, Trichy and Thanjavur areas. The order may have far-reaching economic implications as price of sand could go up …
The direct impacts of delta subsidence and effective seas level rise abetted by dams include inundation of coastal areas, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, increased rates of coastal erosion, an increased exposure to storm surges, etc, in addition to the threat to food security, livelihood security, water security to millions …
A batch of writ petitions have been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here challenging the refusal of National Green Tribunal to restrain Public Works Department from quarrying sand in 11 different locations in Cauvery and Kollidam riverbeds. When the matter came up before a Division Bench of Justice …
Interlinking of rivers, a pet idea of political leaders in the State, has come to the fore again, thanks to Lok Sabha elections. Almost every major party supports the concept and has included it in its election manifesto. However, a look at the status of projects reveals that the idea …
Private Agency Forecasts 5%-10% Less Rainfall In TN, Karnataka Drought may not be an all-India feature of the El Niño weather phenomenon this year. But, Tamil Nadu, especially the Cauvery delta that is already reeling from consecutive failed monsoons, may face drought, weather forecasting agencies say. Skymet, a private forecaster, …
Even as the candidates vie with each other promising to solve city's water crisis, as many as 1,000 households in Vidyaranapura in North Bangalore have been parched for 15 days. Not a single drop of water has flowed from their taps, forcing the residents to stage a protest at the …
A check dam across Cauvery river has been constructed by the public works department (PWD) to tackle water crisis in the district. The dam, which has come up near Kambarasanpettai in Srirangam taluk, aims to raise water recharge in the adjoining areas. The nearby villages have been facing severe water …
