Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
Strict and prompt action is required to block release of effluent from Kotri industrial area into the Kalri Baghar canal that feeds Keenjhar Lake which is a major source of drinking water for Karachi and Thatta residents, recommends a study. The research ‘Water Quality Assessment and Characterization of Toxicity of …
Mumbai: Even as the state government is running behind schedule to complete the development work on the 18-km long Mithi river, it has now approved an ambitious plan to increase the catchment height of Powai lake so that additionally collected rainwater could be infused to rejuvenate the polluted river, which …
District administration looks the other way as land sharks usurp tanks If a large number of lakes in the Bangalore South region are in a pathetic condition, then blame the district administration, which never surveyed the lakes and fixed the boundaries, eventually aiding the land sharks. Leave aside small ponds …
With massive residential and commercial complexes continuing to come up around Bangalore's lakes, demands are getting louder to regulate such construction to save the precious water bodies. "Near water bodies we must not allow such complexes to come up," Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) vice president and former Infosys director …
Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) on Thursday made a raft of recommendations on conservation of lakes, particularly Upper Lake in the state capital and asked the government to send its compliance report in six months. The recommendations included outlining boundaries of lakes and arrangements to protect water bodies from …
Kochi: Efforts are on to declare the oxbow lake at Vynthala near Mala in Thrissur district a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) as a mark of the diverse flora and fauna there. Chairman of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) Balakrishna Pisupati will visit the lake located adjacent to the Chalakudy River …
Project estimated to cost 6,500 cr; funds to be sought from World Bank The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has embarked on an ambitious plan to interlink 56 lakes in the City by connecting them to stormwater drains (SWDs). The lakes in Dasarahalli, Mahadevapura and Bommanahalli will be considered for the …
As receding glaciers form new lakes across the Himalayan frontier, a new dimension has been added to the strategic paradigm. Geological and climatic considerations apart, many of these lakes lie close to the border and may well be used to trigger floods downstream. While dozens of lakes have come up …
Hebbal lake, one of the prominent water bodies in the City, has remained neglected and dilapidated for the last eight months. The deplorable condition of the lake is because of the hundreds of Ganesha idols that were immersed in the kalyani (a pond which is a portion of the lake) …
Move is aimed at check-mating mafia which has been mining sand unchecked from rivers and lakes The Karnataka government has proposed a new sand policy to check the operations of the sand mafia. This will replace the present one formulated by the previous BJP government. Announcing this at the weekend …
Alternative water supply schemes to be ready within a year The State government has made an allocation of Rs.24.8 crore for conserving and protecting the Sasthamcotta freshwater lake. The declaration was made by Additional Chief Secretary V.J. Kurien in the presence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at a meeting held …
Following complaints from local residents, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has issued closure and warning notices to quite a few factory units in the city in the last couple of months, for violating pollution controlling norms. Last month, authorities issued a closure order to a tannery unit located …
That many areas of the city get contaminated water even for drinking, is old hat. But a new survey in 92 areas in the city has thrown up startling revelations: in 52 of these 92 areas, the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) level exceeds the permissible limit of 500 ppm of …
Sarakki water body sees mushrooming of properties Thanks to the active connivance of revenue officials with the land sharks, “genuine” properties have come up on the encroached portion of Sarakki Lake. To kill the lake further, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wanted to asphalt the road, which has been …
As many as 4,699 lakes in the Indian Himalayan region at an altitude above 3000-m above mean sea level have been found in an ISRO study revealing the wonders of Himalayas. According to the first Atlas on High Altitude Lakes of the hills, the largest lake is Pangong Tso. It …
This paper intends to evaluate the legal and institutional protection available for the conservation of urban water bodies in India and in other parts of the world, particularly in the developed countries. The paper will also explore the technical tools for the management of water bodies.
Shimla, May 29 : Experts from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) have advised the state government to go for control release of water from the Geepang Gath glacial lake in Lahaul to avoid a Parechu lake-like situation in view of its fast increasing size. A team of the GSI, …
MYSORE: Have birds at picturesque Kukkarahalli Lake died due to pollution? That's the question people who live nearby as well as environmental activists are asking these days. The recent death of two birds at the north end of the lake has raised several doubts but authorities concerned continue to neglect …
BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to take measures to ensure that there no discharge of effluent, domestic discharge, sewage or any solid waste disposal in the Upper Lake. The tribunal also directed the state government to file a report indicating the number of encroachments …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday granted an interim stay on the Chennai Corporation’s plan to go ahead with the setting up of a Solid Waste Management (SWM) facility at Kuthambakam village near the Chembarambakkam lake. The order was passed on an application filed by a resident of the …
