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 …
The Sardar Sarovar Project is an inter-state multi-purpose project on the river Narmada in Gujarat. It is a joint venture between the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Although the project was originally envisaged in the year 1946, due to the dispute regarding sharing of waters of the …
Gujarat has done well to share Narmada's water with Rajasthan, and 300 cusecs reached this State on Thursday. The water comes from Sardar Sarovar Dam in central Gujarat, passing through a 74 km canal and its tributaries, bringing relief to the worst drought-affected areas of Barmer and Jalore districts where …
The Narmada water from neighbouring Gujarat touched the desert sands of Rajasthan on Thursday at a function marking the release of water to the receiving head at Lalpura village in Jalore district. The water will serve the needs of people in Barmer and Jalore districts apart from irrigating 2.46 lakh …
Sharp interstate differences are starting to crop up between Gujarat and Rajasthan, one day ahead of the state government planned grand function in the border taluka of Tharad to supply Narmada canal waters to Rajasthan. Making a pointed statement in the Gujarat state Assembly, minister of state for finance Saurabh …
Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority has not properly utilised its water supply scheme which was laid to supply potable Narmada water to 1.8 lakh units in western of Ahmedabad, says the CAG report. The water treatment plant installed had the capacity to treat 275 Million litres per day (MLD) against which …
A 12-kilometre long tunnel of 10 metre diametre would be constructed at a cost of Rs 799 crore for carrying Narmada water to the basin of Son river under Bargi diversion project. This decision was taken at a meeting at Vidhan Sabha chamber, which was chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj …
The Narmada waters from the neighbouring Gujarat are likely to reach the border districts of Rajasthan by the month-end, enabling the State Government to expand the drinking water and irrigation facilities in the remote rural areas shortly. State Water Resources Minister Sanwarlal Jat announced in the Assembly over the week-end …
The Supreme Court on Monday lost hope of settling the vexed issue of rehabilitation of Narmada project affected families (PAFs) by thrashing out the differences between the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and the Madhya Pradesh government and said it would now have to decide the issue. NBA, through counsel Sanjay …
Scientific evidence on climate change leading to drying up of rivers in Gujarat is overwhelming, as it points to significant risks of water scarcity. Experts say, Gujarat needs judicious investments in infrastructures that conserve, enhance and utilize water optimally with a long-term view. When huge investments for water projects like …
Gujarat is a waterstressed state going by the definition of such areas as those having water availability below 1700 cum/ca/annum (cubic meter per capita per year). According to Priyadarshi Shukla, member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and IIM-A faculty, the Sabarmati river basin has an annual per capita …
The establishment wants to enshrine Baba Amte so that it can ignore his message, says ANIL SADGOPAL IT WAS in January 1998 that more than 25,000 peasants, fishermen and boatmen carried out a satyagraha under the banner of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) at the Maheshwar dam site, a hydel …
The arbitrary takeover of land is one of the country's biggest faultlines today. New legislation proposed by the government does little to fix this, says VIJAYAN MJ IN A recent interim order, the Supreme Court of India denied permission to British company Vedanta to mine the hills of Niyamgiri in …
While addressing the concluding function of the three-day International River Festival at Bandrabhan in Hoshangabad district today, the Governor stressed the need for conservation of nature and environment for human existence. Underlining the importance of rivers as lifeline of humanity he stressed the need for maximum plantation for their preservation. …
In order to find out solution for the crises on rivers, a three-day International River Festival will be organised from February 23 at Bandrabhan in Hoshangabad District. According to a press statement issued here on Thursday, more than 500 specialists would participate in the festival, which is being organised by …
Hydropower projects leads to the transformation of ecosystems by the creation of reservoirs and/or through important modifications to flow regimes. The nature and magnitude of impacts is highly site specific, vary significantly from one project to another and vary according to the biotopes in which projects are situated.
There are many rivers in India which flow from one state to another. The planning of river basin proceeds in rational way by assessing the requirements of each sub-basin bounded by the principal tributaries. A complaint was filed by Gujarat on 6th July 1968 for appointment of the Tribunal under …
Narmada is the Life-line of Madhya Pradesh both literally as well as figuratively. One of the two rivers in the India which flow from East to West, Narmada originates in Amarkantak- an enchanting hill station and a place of pilgrimage in the Shahdol district of the state and covers a …
You could call it reincarnation by decree. Even as the battle to secure the future of the lakhs of families ousted by the mega Narmada Dam project waxes and wanes, there is one section of the displaced that is being rehabilitated quietly and efficiently
Builders are jumping on to the SEZ bandwagon, distorting priorities Whatever their view on the benefits of Special Economic Zones (sez), most observers agree that the question of land acquisition is problematic. Land required for giant public works such as dams or for large industrial projects was not a contentious …
