Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kirtikumar Sadashiv Bhatt Vs Narmada Water Resource & Others dated 02/12/2024. The matter relates to the discharge of untreated water into the waterbody in Narmada and encroachment. Affidavit dated November 28, 2024 has been filed by …
Swaraj Thapa After its earlier run-ins with the Surface Transport and Science and Technology ministries, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), headed by Jairam Ramesh, has come under fresh criticism from the Ministry of Water Resources, headed by Pawan Kumar Bansal. Last week, the ministry wrote to the Prime …
Indore: The suspension of construction in the controversial Maheshwar hydel power project is back in the court of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), after a meeting convened by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Monday. Last week, after a similar meeting, under pressure from the PMO and the …
Interview with Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader MEDHA PATKAR, the 56-year-old leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), is fighting what she calls the
The Narmada Bachao Andolan has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to review suspension of the Maheshwar dam construction till rehabilitation of affected people despite a request from the Madhya Pradesh government. "Instead of taking any steps about rehabilitation, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh has asked the Prime Minister …
The physical and financial progress of various ongoing projects in Narmada Valley would be monitored every week to keep the performance on track. The system will run at two levels, the officers-in-charge at Narmada Valley Development Authority Head Quarters would see the progress on daily basis and they will report …
Indore: The water supply from phase-III of Narmada Water Supply Augmentation Project in Indore will begin from the current month itself. The cost of the scheme developed under Project Uday is Rs 675 crore. Under the scheme, 360 MLD additional water can be supplied to Indore and Mhow. This information …
A mammoth rally against prevailing water crisis in Indore has been organized by the Purvottar Bharatiya Sanskritik Parishad in the city here on Friday. The rally will commence from Rajwada at 10 am on Friday and after passing through the MG Road, will culminate at the office of the divisional …
a district court of Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh has awarded Rs 1.3 crore as compensation to a family ousted from Harsud, a trading town submerged by the Indira Sagar dam built on Narmada river in 2004. In a judgement dated March 18, the court ordered the state to pay the …
The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) funded by the Centre has not achieved the desired results even after spending Rs 26,000 crore to boost agriculture, the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said. The report also observed that the dams constructed on the Narmada did not …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) is all set to kick-start Rs 7,500 crore worth of remaining canal networking works in Kutch, north Gujarat, Saurashtra and central Gujarat, already delayed by several years. In order to ensure that most of the work is over in …
Indore: Minister of State for Narmada Valley Development KL Agrawal today instpected the forests of proposed Onkareshwar National Park. He said that the proposed National Park to come up in Narmada Valley would be unique due to its special position of water on one side. The tourists would be thrilled …
Drinking water supply is normal in 176 towns of the state while water is being supplied every other day in 111 other towns. According to information received from Urban Administration and Development department, position of drinking water supply in 26 district headquarters is normal and regular water supply is being …
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Thursday took the policy decision to provide jantri-based market value to farmers while acquiring land to construct sub-minor canals for developing 18.45 lakh hectares Narmada command area. Taken at a high-level meeting by chief minister Narendra Modi with the participation of senior ministers and bureaucrats, …
The Supreme Court, placing the fundamental rights of citizens on a higher pedestal, ruled that any attempt by police agencies to forcibly carry out narco, polygraph and brainmapping tests of accused persons was "illegal and unconstitutional". In an order with far-reaching consequences for these agencies, a three-member bench headed by …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh here today and urged him to get Maheshwar hydel power project and other projects sanctioned by Ministry of Environment and Forest at the earliest. Along with Chief Minister Chouhan, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj and MPs from Madhya …
New Delhi: In ordering stoppage of work at the Maheshwar dam in Madhya Pradesh, the ministry of environment overlooked the report of a committee set up by the Centre which noted that though incomplete, rehabilitation of oustees had picked up speed and was progressing well. The committee, which visited the …
Chief Minister Narendra Modi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to scrap a committee recently formed to review environmental measures of the multi-crore Narmada dam project, saying the new panel would serve no purpose. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, Modi said that the April 28 decision …
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra and Gujarat have signed an agreement to prepare detailed project reports on linking of rivers that will benefit both. Watched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday by Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi and …
With an aim to provide water to arid and water deficit areas, Gujarat and Maharashtra have signed a pact with the Central Government to prepare project reports to inter-link several rivers in their region. The tripartite MoU was signed by Gujarat and Maharashtra Chief Ministers Narendra Modi and Ashok Chavan …
