Joint committee report in the Original Application No. 1375 of 2024 in compliance to National Green Tribunal dated December 19, 2024. An application was filed suo-moto on the basis of the news item titled "Four endangered crocodile found dead in Rajasthan river experts wonder if pollution to blame” appearing in …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot laid the foundation stones for a plant for cleaning of the Chambal river waters to be installed at a cost of Rs.149.59 crore under the National River Conservation Project as well as for three other projects in Kota on Wednesday. Six sewage pumping stations …
The declining water level of Chambal river, flouring from Madhya Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh, has lead to a decline in number of crocodiles here. The existence of crocodiles, dolphins and tortoises was under a severe threat, owing to the plummeting water of the river. Drying up of water bodies due …
With the endangered dolphins proving to be effective indicators to evaluate the success of the ongoing Ganga Action Plan, by virtue of their survivability in the river water, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-India is mooting the Dolphin Action Plan. The project, to be submitted to the Environment Ministry soon, is …
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government may have been drawing a contingency plan to deal with its acute drinking water crisis, but it can do little to help the farmers get adequate water for irrigation. The farmers in Bikaner and Kota divisions are up in arms against the government for failing to …
The Opposition MLAs walked out of the Assembly on Wednesday protesting against inadequate supply of irrigation water to the farmers in Kota and Bikaner divisions of the State. They alleged failure of the Government in procuring water from the Chambal and the Ravi-Beas river systems for the standing crops in …
Worried over the diminishing number of amphibians in the Chambal River due to pollution, the forest department is going to measure and enumerate the amphibians. In this regard, a survey would be conducted from February 4-17, enumerating ghariyals, crocodiles, dolphins, and tortoise. After the death of several ghariyals last year …
Natural breeding of gharyals in the Chambal river has come as a ray of hope after the existence of the species was endangered with more than 100 of them dying due to a toxic chemical from end of 2007 to early 2008. The actual number of ghariyals is still unclear …
Crops including wheat and mustard were submerged under water and water entered into several villages when the main canal's sub-canal 33 R Distributory of Chambal dam collapsed in this district's Pura village, official sources said today. A large portion of the sub-canal's wall caved in suddenly last night due to …
The country may be facing dire wildlife conservation crises on several fronts, but it turns out that its apex conservation board, chaired by no less than the prime minister, has little time to even meet. Few of its decisions are implemented on the ground anyway. This has prompted many of …
JAIPUR: The Centre will shortly release Rs.259 crore for two ambitious projects for conservation and pollution control in the world-famous Pichola lake of Udaipur and Chambal river of Kota district in Rajasthan under the National Lake Conservation Project (NLCP). The Centre had earlier sanctioned funds under the project for conservation …
The Supreme Court today gave the green signal for a Rs 503-crore drinking water project meant for 930 villages and towns in Karauli and Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan. The project, which will be implemented by the Public Health and Engineering department in about a year, involves laying of a …
The infamous Chambal Valley, the erstwhile paradise for dacoits, is gearing up for a makeover. Its barren landscape with deep gorges and ravines will soon see wind energy plants and its earth will be used for biofuel. The Chambals will get a makeover With most of the major dacoit gangs
Farmers of Gwalior-Chambal region, who were facing drought-like conditions for the last four year, this year are a happy lot as the rains have come in abundance. Due to heavy rains in Bhind district, rivers including Chambal, Bainsli and Kwari are in spate. The farmers here are happy as they …
"Study will yield vital new information on their habitats " NEW DELHI: "We could be closer than ever before in understanding the real cause of the death of more than a hundred gharials at the National Chambal Sanctuary since December 2007," said Gharial Crisis Management Group chairman Ravi Singh here …
The Southwest Monsoon has broken in right earnest much ahead of schedule over northern Madhya Pradesh that was reeling under drought conditions for the past few years. Isolated medium to heavy rain is being recorded in the rest of the state. ''Precipitation is likely over the entire state with heavy …
Despite the mysterious death of more than 100 gharials in the Chambal river in the past three months, the Madhya Pradesh government today claimed that gharial and Magar population in Chambal national park has markedly increased while Gangestic river dolphins declined. A survey conducted on 435 Km stretch of the …
