Compliance Report of the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh in O.A. No. 116 of 2014 with O.A. No. 437 of 2015 in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs Municipal Corporation Gorakhpur & Others on control of pollution in river Gomti. On November 28, 2019 the Chief Secretary, Government of …
Compliance Report of the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh in O.A. No. 116 of 2014 with O.A. No. 437 of 2015 in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs Municipal Corporation Gorakhpur & Others on control of pollution in river Gomti. On November 28, 2019 the Chief Secretary, Government of …
LUCKNOW: Amid the chanting of mantras, Lord Ganesha went under the Gomti waters on Sunday. That marked the culmination of 10-day festivity of Ganesh Chaturthi. But as hundreds of Ganesha idols sank into the river a grim picture surfaced. That of a more polluted Gomti, choked with flowers and variety …
The CAG report which studied the pollution levels in Lucknow and Varanasi from 2011 to 2015 has revealed that the Gomti river is more polluted than the Ganga. The Gomti river in Lucknow is even more polluted than the Ganga in Varanasi, a CAG report has revealed. The CAG, which …
The Gomti river in Lucknow is even more polluted than the Ganga in Varanasi, a CAG report has revealed. The CAG, which studied the pollution levels in the two cities from 2011 to 2015, said the temple town, despite having a higher population density, had performed better than the state …
Lucknow: A picture is worth a thousand words. The photograph taken by TOI shows sewage from Haider Canal directly flowing into Gomti near the barrage in Gomtinagar, contradicting claims of district administration and Jal Nigam that water quality of the river has improved after Bharwara Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) started …
KANPUR: The state forest department along with WWF will commence the census of the Indo-Gangetic dolphins in Ganga from Monday. This important task will witness its beginning from Ganga barrage in Kanpur. Principal Secretary (Forest), Sanjeev Saran will inaugurate the dolphin census programme at barrage which will go upto October …
LUCKNOW: The extensive dredging in Gomti for several months has led to dried silt being dumped on roads. This daily litters nearby roads, making driving difficult for two- and four-wheelers. Several minor accidents and injuries have also been reported from the affected area. The irrigation department, after cleaning the Gomti, …
The law and policy frameworks for allocation or reallocation of water to different uses, or within a category of use, remain underdeveloped in India. This paper intends providing a starting point for a conversation on the law and policy dimensions of inter-sectoral water allocation. Focusing on a specific inter-sectoral water …
LUCKNOW: Another historical structure has surfaced from the depth of Gomti. The structure made of lakhauri bricks, bound with traditional mortar and cased in wooden frame was sighted near Kudia Ghat diversion of Gomti's course for river front development project. In February, remains of a British period barrage were unearthed …
The state government has extensive plans for Gomti's channelization and riverfront development but the environment experts are more concerned about constantly shrinking river-flow. Studies suggest that Gomti's flow has deteriorated almost by 50% in last 40 years. While experts fear that river is confronted with two major problems- the drying …
LUCKNOW: Gomti, which is considered to be the lifeline of Lucknow and for its citizens, is now in grip of Arsenic contamination. And if the findings of a research article are to be believed, then the level of Arsenic toxicity in this river (in Lucknow) exceeds twice the permissible limit …
LUCKNOW: If it was Bhagirath who brought the Ganga on the earth in the mythological era, local 'bhagiraths' are restoring the Gomti to its pristine glory in the villages along the river's course. On Sunday, the conservation of the Gomti started in Hardoi with the cleaning of wells in Tulsipur, …
Gomti has gone dry in its upper catchment. The river has lost its tributaries in all the districts through which it flows, except in Sitapur where Sarayan and Gon supplement it. In Lucknow, Behta, which augmented Gomti, has shrunk considerably and needs urgent conservation. Flowing 150km from its origin in …
Shyamlal Yadav outlines the national effort to clean the holy river, its history, and what has changed. On May 13, the Cabinet approved the flagship Namami Gange programme to clean and protect the Ganga, incorporating significant new funding and implementation elements. Shyamlal Yadav outlines the national effort to clean the …
The state government's Gomti revival project which follows a three-pronged approach— cleaning of riverbed, strengthening of bank and beautification of surroundings— will be formally launched by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on April 7. While extensive cleaning of the river began almost two months ago, the inauguration function will mark the …
The Samajwadi Party government, which allocated Rs. 400 lakh for cleaning of the Gomti river in the budget presented on Tuesday, is not “sincere” about cleaning the three polluted rivers of Western Uttar Pradesh: Kali, Krishna and Hindon. Environmentalists and residents of the region affected by the polluted waters of …
LUCKNOW: The irrigation department is working on a plan to connect the Gaughat pumping station with a distributary of Sharda Canal near it to draw water during emergency. The Gaughat station supplies water to both Balaganj and Aishbagh waterworks (about 300MLD), feeding about 25 lakh people every day. But, the …
Aluminium (Al), an environmentally abundant and immobile element, has been studied for its mobility in the Gomati River Basin, a part of the Ganga Alluvial Plain, northern India. The dissolved Al concentrations in the Gomati River water and the Lucknow groundwater range over three orders of magnitude, from 14 to …
Close on the lines of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad--the drying river was linked with Narmada Canal so that it received water supply--the UP government is planning to feed clean water from Indira Canal to the drying Gomti through an aquaduct ahead of Chinhat. Indira Canal emerges from the river …
LUCKNOW: More than 300 idols and only two pits for environment friendly disposal. State agencies lacked in preparations to prevent chemicals and non-biodegradable material from reaching the river during 'visarjan' this year. The conflicting versions from officials of district administration and nagar nigam further prove the point. After the nine …
