Compliance report in Original Application No. 50/2018 (WZ) in the matter of Nav Yuva Sangathan & Others Vs The Secretary, Narmada Water Resources & Others). The matter related to pollution abatement and conservation activities of Tapi river project. The existing STP in Gavier was functional and operational, while the STP …
Compliance report in Original Application No. 50/2018 (WZ) in the matter of Nav Yuva Sangathan & Others Vs The Secretary, Narmada Water Resources & Others). The matter related to pollution abatement and conservation activities of Tapi river project. The existing STP in Gavier was functional and operational, while the STP …
The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water, for transferring water from water surplus basins to water-deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nav Yuva Sanghatan & Others Vs The Secretary, Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpsar Department & Others dated 11/07/2019 regarding damage to environment in the area of Tapi river at Surat in Gujarat caused by illegal construction activities, dumping …
Mumbai/Surat: “Plastic waste is a great impediment to tourism,” said former United Nations environment chief Eric Solheim on Tuesday morning in Surat. His statement sounded a gong for action. As flamingos later pecked away at a parched Tapi river bed, the unrelenting afternoon soon notwithstanding, UN Earth champ, Mumbai’s Afroz …
Surat: Don’t immerse Ganesha idols in Tapi, thinking that the the ban on immersion in the river is just another diktat issued year after year. Anyone caught violating the ban can land in jail. City police commissioner Satish Sharma has issued a notification that anyone violating the immersion ban can …
Surat: At least 5 lakh people of Rander and Athwa in west and south west municipal zones in the city have been getting stinking and yellow-coloured water for the past 48 hours. The water quality deteriorated ever since the water level at the weir-cum-causeway got reduced. “We have a problem …
Plan includes inter-river basin water transfer, will come into force by Dec 2017 Maharashtra will be the first state to evolve an integrated water plan which will include inter-river basin water transfer for balanced regional development through equitable water allocation to drought-prone districts of Vidarbha and Marathwada. Chief Minister Devendra …
Surat: Release of untreated water and waste into Tapi by over 150 industrial units located in the jurisdiction of Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA) is a major source of pollution of river water. Around 87 villages in SUDA limits located in the upstream and downstream of the river also release …
The newly constituted Task Force on Inter-Linking Rivers will look afresh at all the proposed links to evaluate their feasibility, particularly in maintaining a balance between environment and development. Links that are found unfeasible will be abandoned. Speaking exclusively to The Hindu , task force chairman B.N. Navalawala said the …
The Centre has set up a task force to look into various contentious issues relating to inter-linking of rivers. Role of this panel of experts will be to forge a consensus among states that are not on the same page over the plan to link rivers across the country. The …
SURAT: There is no improvement in the quality of water in Tapi river, despite several measures claimed to have been taken by Surat Municipal Corporation, experts say. SMC had in 2013 said there were 1,544 outlets releasing sewage into Tapi river. It later claimed to have stopped 80 per cent …
Senior tribal leader, Jayram Gamit, has been "mysteriously picked up” by the cops from Tapi district under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA Act) ahead of a major protest the organization he and another senior activist, Romel Sutariya of All India Union of Forest People has been working in …
Maharashtra and Gujarat are likely to sign a memorandum of understanding on two interlinking projects – Damanganga-Pinjal and Par-Tapi-Narmada – in April. While the Maharashtra Government was ready to sign the Damanganga-Pinjal link, it is learnt that the Gujarat Government had insisted on signing both the deals together. The key …
Chief Minister Anandiben Patel carried forward the 7th edition of Garib Kalyan Mela to Valsad district and distributed records of land rights to 7,000 tribals of six districts of the south Gujarat, said an official release, on Sunday. Patel also distributed benefits of various other schemes to the tribals during …
A day after Ganesha visarjan, there was a pleasant surprise for environment activists as well as civic authorities. Unlike previous years, when the sight of hundreds of idols were scattered in Tapi pained the devotees and caused pollution, the riverbed this year was much cleaner. Authorities said a vast majority …
A day after Ganesha visarjan, there was a pleasant surprise for environment activists as well as civic authorities. Unlike previous years, when the sight of hundreds of idols were scattered in Tapi pained the devotees and caused pollution, the riverbed this year was much cleaner. Authorities said a vast majority …
Water at 75 locations of major rivers, such as Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Sone and Wainaganga are not fit for drinking, the Government said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Water Resources Ministry, which monitors water quality at 396 stations located in all the …
Plans On To Build 10m High Embankment Wall Along Tapi Surat: The irrigation department will be building a nine-km long embankment on the right side of Tapi river. It will be based on a study conducted by Gujarat Engineering Research Institute (GERI). The Central Design Organization (CDO), Gandhinagar is giving …
River Tapi stinks because of release of untreated sewage water into it by many government and other offices. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had found BharatSancharNigam Limited (BSNL), income tax department, government circuit house and police among those responsible for releasing sewage waters directly into Tapi. Of the 6,411 locations inspected …
190 Govt Offices With Illegal Sewage Connections Release Waste Into The River Surat: River Tapi stinks because of release of untreated sewage water into it by many government and other offices. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) had found Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), income tax department, government circuit house and police …
