Reply affidavit by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in Original Application No 32/2023 (WZ) (Raju alias Devavappa Anna Shetty & Others Vs M/s Shri Dutt India Pvt Ltd & Others) dated 17/02/2024. The SPCB informed said that total environmental damage compensation (EDC) amounting to Rs 90 crore has been calculated and …
A study on irrigation projects across the state has exposed corruption to the tune of Rs26,000 crore in the sector in the last decade. The irrigation ministry says the total expenditure in the past 10 years has not exceeded Rs42,000 crore. However, the budget approved shows the expenditure as Rs70,000 …
From being a much sought-after delicacy found in abundance in the Godavari and Krishna rivers, to figuring in the global IUCN Red List of threatened species, the fringed-lipped carp (Labeo fimbriatus) has been hunted almost to extinction, thanks to unscientific overharvesting. A serious effort is hence being made by the …
With little assistance forthcoming, 41 of them have been threatening to push for merger with Karnataka Malabai Solankar has been waiting since 6 a.m. on Saturday to collect fodder at a makeshift depot in Sordi village in Sangli's Jath taluka. Now well past noon, she is struggling to not to …
West Godavari district, irrigated by two mighty rivers, is on the road to agricultural prosperity thanks to various schemes. WEST Godavari district, nestling between the mighty Krishna and the Godavari rivers in the coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, finds itself on the road to prosperity. It is bounded by …
Citizens of the peripheral areas in Hyderabad will continue to suffer drinking water shortage for at least two more years due to a delay in the implementation of the Krishna Phase-III, as the state government has sanctioned a meagre Rs 30 crore for execution of the Rs 1,670 crore project. …
Rs 24,000-crore estimation to meet City’s water needs Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Minister S Suresh Kumar has evinced interest in a plan prepared by the Centre for Policies and Practices (CPP), an NGO, to solve the growing demand for water in the City. Despite having a government-appointed …
The Hyderabad-Karnataka Janapara Samiti has expressed concern over the State’s long-standing water problem with regard to Rivers Krishna and Cauvery. Shortage of water is not due to lack of water but due to its mismanagement, the Samiti members said here on Monday. Projects not implemented: According to them, Karnataka received …
Water experts warn that India’s major rivers, including Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Krishna, Godavari and Chambal, could soon dry up due to blatant sand and gravel mining being spearheaded by the mining mafia. So blatant are their activities that the water experts warn entire river systems are being destroyed by their …
Indian water policies have adopted the current water management paradigms like Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) as early as 1987 and in 2002 mainly to cope with growing challenges of water sector as a result of economic growth, burgeoning population and limited water resources. …
Brace up for a relatively parched summer, as drinking water supply is likely to take a nosedive with both Osmansagar and Himayatsagar fast drying up. According to officials, water available in the two reservoirs will be sufficient for supply only up to May, after which reserves will reach dead storage …
Water balance is a useful hydrologic tool. Recent literature has seen some studies on India’s water budget, which show that evapotranspiration estimate for India is much lower than what may be expected given the India’s climate and land use. This note attempts to find an answer to this puzzle and …
Many areas in Secunderabad Cantonment are reeling under a severe water scarcity. The cantonment civilian population requires over 75 lakh gallons of water every day against the present supply of less than 40 lakh gallons. Citizens and elected ward members said a major water supply pipeline laid between Mahindra Hills …
Once phase-I of Godavari project is commissioned, the water will first reach Hitec City, Sainikpuri, Cantonment, Kapra, Alwal, Malkajgiri, Qutbullapur, Kukatpally, Rajendernagar and Serilingampally areas. In other words, the residential colonies of surrounding municipalities, which are reeling under severe water scarcity, will be the first among the beneficiaries to receive …
Cairn Energy India Pty Ltd. (CEIL), on Tuesday, said it had discovered oil in Nagayalanka-SE-1 well in the onshore block of Krishna-Godavari Basin. CEIL, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Cairn India Ltd. (CIL), has notified the management committee — comprising Director-General of Hydrocarbons, ONGC and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the Gujarat government-run Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) for financial irregularities and undue favour to select companies such as Reliance Industries Ltd and Adani Enterprises Ltd. According to its report for the year ended March 2010-11, GSPC incurred losses …
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, has requested her Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, to release water from the Kandaleru reservoir to Chennai to meet the city's drinking water requirements in the coming months. In a letter to Mr.Reddy, the Chief Minister thanked him for releasing Krishna water …
Water bodies, big or small, assume great importance as sources of storage and groundwater recharge — but they are also easy prey for abuse. Three such long-neglected lakes will be rejuvenated next month, with the State government proposing to turn them into drinking water sources to meet the growing demands …
Tiruvallur district will soon get its fifth reservoir to meet the growing drinking needs of Chennai. The Water Resources Department has initiated the process by inviting bids from firms for consultancy service to conduct environment studies for the project. The consultants are required to get clearance from Environment Impact Assessment …
The entire Western Ghats must be considered as ecologically sensitive, especially to ensure the sustainability of the rivers of the Indian Peninsula, the Madhav Gadgil Committee report has said. Peninsular rivers such as the Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery that drain the Deccan Plateau and flow eastwards originate in the Western …
