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 …
Urban Administration and development Minister Babulal Gaur has said that Rs 1300 crore Narmada Purification Project proposal should be sent to the National River Water Purification Programme for approval at the earliest. He asked officers to ensure strict enforcement of anti-water pollution measures in the towns situated on the banks …
Will press for demands; land against land, adequate compensation and sufficient time for resettlement Thousands of villages from the five Narmada dam affected villages will launch a five-day Satyagraha in Bhopal under the aegis of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) to take on state authorities from June 28. They will press …
BHOPAL: Project affected people (PAP) from the five major dams being built on Narmada river will stage a protest against the government's rehabilitation policy in the state capital from June 18 to June 22. The call for the agitation has been given by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). While the …
INDORE: Water supply of the city has increased by 250% in the last three years, claims Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC). However, there seems to be no end to the water woes of Indoreans. A large number of people are still deprived of tap water supply and are have to depend …
Upcoming project in MP to displace local tribal population; proposed site in highly seismic zone near Kanha National Park Locals of Mandla district will once again raise their voices against 1400 MW NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited) Chutka project which is coming up in highly seismic zone, near Kanha …
Vadodara:The Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) has demanded that Gujarat be declared drought affected and has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the drought-affected areas of Gujarat. In its memorandum to the PM, SUCI has said that while the Central government has identified 10,000 villages out of 18,000 …
Devla village (Rajkot): Thousands of people from 4,800 villages across the water-starved Saurashtra took pledge at a ‘mahayagna’, organized by Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust, near Bhadar Dam at Devla village in Gondal taluka of Rajkot district on Sunday to work for water conservation. “The Saurashtra Narmada Jal Avataran Jan Jagruti Mahayagna …
Once commissioned, the plant will add 1,600 Megawatt to the company's portfolio Following its move to shift its flagship Gadarwara project from Odisha to Madhya Pradesh, power generator NTPC has crossed a major hurdle by securing the environment ministry’s approval for the Rs 11,640-crore power plant. Once commissioned, the project …
According to this policy released by the government, all water data maintained by the Central Water Commission and the Central Ground Water Board will be made available in the public domain. See Also Policy: National Water Policy 2012. Policy: Draft National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy. News: ICSSR plans one-stop …
After starting supply of 90 MLD of water from Narmada Phase III on the onset of summer, now just ahead of peak demand season from May-July Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) is going to make additional supply of 6 MLD of Narmada water from April end. The water will be supplied …
Saurashtra and Kutch regions parched, people battling odds to get even a pot of drinking water Narendra Modi may be on a campaign selling his model of governance but Gujarat is reeling under severe drought that has left Saurashtra and Kutch regions parched and people battling odds to get even …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat government has decided to increase water supply through the Narmada canal-based pipelines, from 80-crorelitres to 120-crorelitres per day, in the wake of water scarcity in Saurashtra and Kutch. This was decided by the state cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday which was chaired by chief minister Narendra Modi. …
JABALPUR: Providing an interim relief, a division bench of MP high court on Friday served notices on the chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh, chairperson of MP Pollution Control Board among others in response to a PIL, which challenged the practice of immersing idols of deities in river Narmada as part …
At a time when neighbouring Maharashtra is facing the worst drought in 40 years, Gujarat is gearing up to conserve water on a war-footing: About five lakh people will gather in Rajkot district on May 5 to participate in a massive “yagna” at the end of a month-long save-water campaign …
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that the water crisis looms large over Saurashtra region. Even in January, a total of 74 villages in three talukas of Junagadh faced severe crisis. The government said that atotal of 216 dams in Rajkot and Kutch have gone dry. In written reply to …
Until five years ago, Abdul Razzak and his band of sand miners had it easy. After morning prayers, the men armed with spades would excavate sand from the Jhelum river in north Kashmir’s picturesque Shilwat village. Then, special boats known as bahach would lug the entire cache to the riverbank. …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat government has roped in a Mumbai-based company to tap the maximum potential of canal-based solar power generation. The company aims to save on the cost of land for laying solar panels, while simultaneously preventing water evaporation and theft. The state government is all set to sign a memorandum …
Chief minister Narendra Modi's Rs 10,000 crore Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) scheme for water-starved Saurashtra is facing serious challenge from BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh (MP). In September, Modi had announced this scheme, which envisages filling up 115 dams of seven districts, with surplus water from Narmada. However, MP, which is …
Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) on Monday asked promoters of upcoming Maheshwar power project in Madhya Pradesh to comply with the report of Environment Ministry and rehabilitate displaced people before going ahead with the construction work of the project. While talking to media persons here on Monday, NBA leader Alok Agarwal …
A study will be carried out to find out the co-relation between forest and water in Narmada catchment area. A proposal in this regard given by forest department was approved in principal during the meeting of scientists and members of study project on climate change and availability of water from …
