Action plan submitted by the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Telangana in Suo Motu application No. 27 of 2016. The NGT January 29, 2021 directed the concerned authorities to file independent response to the NGT regarding the action plan that they are going to take to implement the direction …
Action plan submitted by the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Telangana in Suo Motu application No. 27 of 2016. The NGT January 29, 2021 directed the concerned authorities to file independent response to the NGT regarding the action plan that they are going to take to implement the direction …
Conservation efforts have become imminent due to increasing human presence on both sides of the river and due to the threat of hunting by Bangladeshi immigrants. Karnataka now has the first-ever dedicated Otter Conservation Reserve situated downstream of the Tungabhadra river. The Department of Forest, Environment and Ecology, through a …
Water is one of the most important precious natural resources required essentially for the survival and health of living organisms. Tungabhadra River is an important tributary of Krishna. It has a drainage area of 71,417 sq km out of which 57,671 sq. km area lies in the state of Karnataka. …
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to complaint to the Centre about Karnataka’s decision to build the Tungabhadra dam. “We will lodge a complaint with the Central government as well as the Krishna River Management Board constituted recently by the Central government,” said Telangana irrigation minister T Harish Rao. The …
HUBLI :Environmental organizations have urged the state government take to task Harihar Polyfibers and Grasilene Industries for causing the alleged death of fish in the Tungabhadra river near Harihar. Durgappa Barki, president of Tungabhadra Parisara Samiti, told reporters in Ranibennur on Sunday that the Tungabhadra River Environment Management Committee (TREMC) …
Officials of Pollution Control Board test water at various points of Tungabhadra The officials of Pollution Control Board officials who tested the water samples have come to the conclusion that the industrial discharges were not the cause of pollution of Tungabhadra river in and around Kurnool city. The Task Force …
Hundri and Tungabhadra confluence in focus. The pollution of Hundri and Tungabhadra rivers at the confluence kicked up a row involving various sections of people here on Monday. The Butchers Association carried out a rally protesting against naming them as responsible for the pollution to some extent. Earlier, the officials …
But allocates 4 tmc ft more water to Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh In a great relief to the people in the northern parts of Karnataka, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II has upheld its award of 2010 and raising the height of the Almatti reservoir from 519.60 metres to 524.26 …
All projects in Krishna, Cauvery and Tungabhadra basins to be completed in 5 yrs The State government will earmark a whopping Rs 10,000 crore every year to complete irrigation projects under progress. Speaking after inaugurating a water supply project in Gutumitkal in the taluk on Wednesday, the chief minister said …
The State government on Thursday informed the High Court that it would hold negotiations with Andhra Pradesh government with regard to providing drinking water to Pavagada taluk in Tumkur district from the pipeline, part of which passes through Pavagada, laid by the neighbouring State to supply water from Tungabhadra dam …
It affects irrigation in the lower reaches of the command area Rampant violation of cropping pattern, unauthorised irrigation in the command area of the Tungabhadra irrigation project, failure of Water Resources Department officials to levy penalty on farmers violating cropping pattern and on those from outside command area drawing water …
Sounding a note of caution, about the adverse impact of underwater sand mining, Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur asked the advocate-general to seriously reconsider its policy on allowing it. The Chief Justice was hearing a batch of writ petitions on sand mining along with Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar. The High …
A water war has broken out again between Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts. Mahbubnagar politicians and farmers protested against the denial of their share of drinking water from the Tungabhadra dam and accused Kurnool leaders of siphoning off the water. Kurnool received 1.29 tmc ft of water for drinking from Tungabhadra …
The State had not responded to court notices in connection with a PIL The Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday tendered an apology to the Karnataka High Court for not responding to the notices issued by the court earlier in connection with public interest litigation (PIL). Senior counsel, representing the Chief …
Says it may direct Karnataka to stop water supply from Tungabhadra reservoir The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday warned the Andhra Pradesh Government that it may have no alternative but to direct the Karnataka Government to stop supply of water from the Tungabhadra reservoir. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice …
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to stop water supply to Andhra Pradesh from Tungabhadra (TB) dam under the Nilakantapuram Srirama Reddy Water Project (NSRWP), till drinking water is supplied to Pavagad and adjoining areas. Hearing a petition by Karnataka unit of the Rashtriya Kissan Sangh …
The Mullaperiyar dispute calls for creative political intervention and water management solutions Tamil Nadu and Kerala are on the boil over the Mullaperiyar dam. Mistrust between the governments has percolated to people living in both states. Incidents of physical violence have been reported from both states and road traffic at …
Full two months into monsoon, water levels at major hydro-electric (power) generation reservoirs in Karnataka have increased substantially. According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, the level as on July 29, at Linganamakki, Supa and Varahi reservoirs has increased and is higher than the 10 years' average and …
Oct. 7: With the Tungabhadra river flowing in full spate, residents of low-lying areas around Mantralayam were asked to remain alert until water flow receded. Revenue officials were asked to remain vigilant along the river basin and in low-lying areas until water flow recedes at Man-tralayam. Raghavendra Swamy Mutt officials …
