After Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), ACC Limited's cement plant has been found polluting Vidarbha's second biggest river Wardha near Ghugus in Chandrapur district, which is infamous for being the fourth most polluted area in the nation. A high-level committee of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued directives to initiate …
After Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), ACC Limited's cement plant has been found polluting Vidarbha's second biggest river Wardha near Ghugus in Chandrapur district, which is infamous for being the fourth most polluted area in the nation. A high-level committee of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued directives to initiate …
Greenpeace, an NGO working for environment protection, has demanded assessment of water diversion to power plants in the state following the water position in reservoirs of Marathwada. The water resources department's (WRD) figures released on April 28 reveal that the water levels of the region are a dismal 30%. The …
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 …
The state government's environment department had formulated guidelines to ensure safe distance between rivers and industries to ensure rivers are conserved and quality of water in rivers also improves. The policy came into effect on July 15, 2000. But shockingly, the mandatory distance between rivers and industries was reduced nine …
The controversial white paper on irrigation projects produced by the state water resources ministry is littered with outdated, confusing and allegedly misleading statistics. Data pertaining to over half a dozen major projects are at least a decade old and widely differ from information submitted by the ministry to the state …
This new report released by Greenpeace has found that large clusters of coal fired power plants proposed in Vidarbha may bring down the future availability of water in the Wardha river by 40% and affect irrigation for about 1 lakh hectares of farmland in the future. In the backdrop of …
New Delhi Even as the Prime Minister pitches for infrastructure investments, the Union environment ministry is planning to reduce the area available for mining and other infrastructure projects. Official sources told FE the ministry would soon earmark “inviolate areas” which would apply to all development and infrastructural projects, besides subsuming …
The study focuses on the hydrology of Wardha sub basin of Godavari which occupies the area between latitudes 190 18’ N and 210 58’N and longitudes 770 20’E and 79045’ E. The designated sub basin is characterized by some distinctive features including: the sub basin is triangular in shape with …
P. Sainath The shift from cotton to soybean has major implications for agriculture, livelihoods and the future of the Vidharbha region. "The shift began a few seasons ago but has picked up' "Cotton gets more risky each season' "Soybean input costs are far lower' "Yes,' says Babanrao Khatale in Ashti. …
POLA IS THE HARVEST FESTI-val in Maharashtra. On this day every August, farmers in the agricultural belts of the state bathe their buffaloes, paint their horns and parade them around their villages. As the villagers of Bhadumri (in western Vidarbha) were busy sprucing up their cattle in August 2006, 35-year-old …
Launches pilot project in Maharashtra M. Somasekhar Hyderabad, March 5 The successful e-Choupal model of ITC has provided impetus to an experiment in healthcare
The Centre of Science for Villages (CSV), Wardha, Maharashtra, has developed a microbiogas plant with a battery of 300 litres clay jars, which is known as Ranjan biogas plant. The biogas plant is a large clay pot churned on the potter's wheel that is utilised for storing water during summers. …
