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 …
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 …
Farmers in Erode district, where water shortage for cultivation keeps recurring, are pinning their hopes on the sincerity of the new BJP Government at the Centre to implement the river-linking project. A National Perspective Plan for inter basin transfer of water under two components—14 links under Himalayan component and 16 …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has started the first in-depth survey to assess the sources and extent of pollution in the Krishna river. The survey that was scheduled to be launched in November last year is now expected to be completed in the next six months. The survey consists …
The fast approaching June 2 deadline for the bifurcation of the State notwithstanding, it is likely to take more time for amicably resolving the issues arising out of river water sharing between the two successor States - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The magnitude of the issue can be gauged from …
Researchers assessing the pre-mining contamination of the environment at Nalgonda have found high levels of Uranium contamination in the groundwater and fair levels of gamma radiation, which will increase drastically once mining commences. About 41 per cent of the groundwater samples collected from sample sites in Nalgonda were found to …
A proposal to set up an authority to speed up environmental and investment clearances for the Polavaram multi-purpose project in Andhra Pradesh today received the nod of the Union Cabinet. The proposed Polavaram Project Authority will be an autonomous body under the Union Water Resources Ministry. The dedicated 'special purpose …
Sangli district guardian minister Patangrao Kadam said on Tuesday that two major lift irrigation projects-Tembhu and Takari-Mhaisal-have received Rs 112 and Rs 90 crore, respectively, from the Union government. The lift irrigation schemes are ambitious projects meant to ending the severe water scarcity in some parts of Sangli district and …
The Musiri taluk unit of the Bharathiya Kisan Sangam has resolved to support the political party which promises to link all southern rivers and waive all crop loans until the project is executed. A resolution adopted at the general body of the Musiri taluk unit of the association held at …
ONGC is turning focus on its deep water block KG-DWN-98/2 in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, as the state-run explorer reckons there could be more hydrocarbon reserves in about 11 discoveries in the block, than what has already been found. ONGC, sources said, has sought permission to drill more appraisal …
Water management is about society and its ability to build technologies to maximise the use of water and, more importantly, technologies to share water with all March 22 is World Water Day. There is no doubt that water will determine whether India becomes wealthy or remains poor. But the management …
Over 3.5 lakh students took a pledge to conserve water under the “Jalambhadi’ programme of the Groundwater Department. Merit certificates were given to students from government and private schools that won prizes in the “Jalambhadi Drawing and Essay Writing Contests” conducted by the department in all high schools from December …
Government is studying all aspects, says Minister M.B. Patil Reiterating that the Congress government is determined in protecting the interests of the State, Minister for Medium and Major Irrigation M.B. Patil has said that the government will decide on filing a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the final …
Connecting Ken-Betwa To Be First Of 30 Projects Costing 5,60,000cr New Delhi: After almost a decade of political objections and green opposition, the Cabinet is likely to clear on Thursday the ambitious project to inter-link rivers, beginning with the process of connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers in Madhya Pradesh. …
The Sangli district collectorate auctioned 14 plots for sand mining on Sunday and earned Rs 10.32 crore. It is the first auction after a Supreme Court stay on sand mining was lifted recently. The district officials said that auction will continue for the next few days for over 100 other …
Eight farmers of Andhra Pradesh moved the Supreme Court seeking an interim stay of the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal II permitting Karnataka to raise the height of the Almatti dam from 519.6 mts to 524.25 mts. Filed by advocate Guntur Prabhakar, petitioners Devineni Umamaheswara Rao and seven …
Tribunal has been unjust to Karnataka, says Kalburgi Stating that the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal (KWDT) has meted out injustice to Karnataka, president of Bheema Nadi Neeru Horata Samiti Panchappa Kalburgi demanded the government should file a review petition before the Supreme Court seeking justice. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, …
The decision of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II to allow height of the Almatti dam to 524.26 metre would impact the natural flow of Krishna and Panchganga rivers, said irrigation department officials and environmentalists. Irrigation department officials said that any mistake or partial delay in managing the water release mechanism might …
K'taka allowed to raise Almatti dam height, but cannot use excess water The State government is neither under illusion that it has got justice from the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal II nor is it in victory celebration mode, the Assembly was told on Monday. On the contrary, it is planning …
