Lakes

Order of the High Court of Gujarat regarding illegal encroachments in and around Chandola lake, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 06/05/2025

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. …

A lake without a single drop of water

R. Arivanantham Proposal to revive Jambukottapatti Lake in cold storage Great loss: Paddy damaged because of lack of proper irrigation, near Pochampalli.

Rawal Lake motor-boating ban: IHC adjourns hearing of petition

The Islamabad High Court here Monday adjourned till May 12 hearing of a writ against a ban on motor-boating business at Rawal Lake View Park. Justice Mohammad Ramzan Chaudhry put off the hearing after being informed that comments submitted by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency had not yet been incorporated …

Rawal Lake motor-boating ban: IHC adjourns hearing of petition

The Islamabad High Court here Monday adjourned till May 12 hearing of a writ against a ban on motor-boating business at Rawal Lake View Park. Justice Mohammad Ramzan Chaudhry put off the hearing after being informed that comments submitted by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency had not yet been incorporated …

Illegal sand mining rampant

ALAPPUZHA: Indiscriminate and illegal sand mining near Thanneermukkom barrage in Vembanad lake is posing a serious threat to the existence of the Thannermukkom bund and the biodiversity of the lake. The sand mafia has been very active in Vembanad Lake for over two years. Residents of Thanneermukkom have accused that …

Will life flow back to ICF Lake?

K. Lakshmi Water has been regarded as unfit for drinking purposes as the lake was polluted AWAITING ATTENTION: The Villivakkam reservoir or ICF Lake covered with aquatic vegetation. CHENNAI: The Villivakkam reservoir located in Ayanavaram Railway Colony was once a drinking water source for the nearby localities. The waterbody is …

On a hunt for fishless lakes

Murray Carpenter MANY PEOPLE scour the Maine woods for lakes with big trout, but just a few seek places like this unnamed four-acre lake near the Machias River. Like thousands of other Maine lakes, it is scenic and remote, but it claims a rare distinction: it has no fish. Amanda …

Rapid assessment of Kodaikanal lake

Kodaikanal Lake which forms the heart of the resort is a star shaped lake, covering an area of about 24 hectares. Kodaikanal Lake was created in 1863 by Sir Hendry Levinge. The objectives of this study is to assess the physico-chemical and biological quality of the Kodaikanal lake and to …

Faunal diversity of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) of Loktak Lake (A Ramsar site), Manipur

Plankton samples collected from Loktak Lake (a Ramsar site) during November 2002-October 2004 revealed 51 species of Cladocera belonging to 28 genera and 7 families. Loktak lake holds the richest Cladocera biodiversity known from any individual aquatic ecosystem of India, so far.

Records Seized in Illinois Town Accused of Water Irregularity

Federal agents and the Illinois state police raided Village Hall here Wednesday morning, seizing Crestwood

Minister Gurung says global warming affected Himalayas most

Minister of Forests and Soil-Conservation Kiran Gurung has said global warming has made mountainous regions more vulnerable to floods, landslides and other natural catastrophes. Addressing a side-event

On a Hunt for Fishless Lakes, Teeming With Life

Many people scour the Maine woods for lakes with big trout, but just a few seek places like this unnamed four-acre lake near the Machias River. Like thousands of other Maine lakes, it is scenic and remote, but it claims a rare distinction: it has no fish. HABITAT Amanda Shearin, …

Narmada would have affected sweet water lake in kalpasar

Gandhinagar: River Narmada as well as Bharuch-Dahej area have been kept out of the newly-designed Kalpasar region due to "serious ecological problems" affecting the sweet water lake to be build by damming Gulf of Khambhat. Sachivalaya sources said state environment department has prepared a note, which said that the area …

'Who will bother about pollution on city roads?'

The single bench of Islamabad High Court comprising Justice Mohammad Ramzan Chaudhry here on Thursday during hearing of writ against ban on motor-boating business at Rawal Lake View Park remarked that the authorities seemed too much concerned about pollution in the Lake, but who would take pains to net pollution …

Mallathalli lake: Low DO levels confirmed

A sample study of the water collected by the Karnataka Pollution Control Board (KPCB) at the Mallathalli Lake on Saturday has revealed low Dissolved Oxygen levels (DO). Out of the four samples collected by KPCB at different corners of the lake, where a lakh fish had died, two samples were …

Shanghai Launches Pilot Emission Trade Scheme - Report

The district of Pudong in the Chinese coastal city of Shanghai will launch a pilot emission trading scheme this year, the China Daily said, citing local officials. Pudong's environmental bureau will allow more than 300 companies to trade "pollution discharge rights" on the Shenghai Environment and Energy Exchange, according to …

TD promises to distribute land

Kaikaluru(Krishna), April 17: Touching upon the local chord, the Telugu Desam (TD) president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, promised that the famous Kolleru Lake would be regularised and the surplus lands from the lake would be distributed to the poor farmers. Kicking off a public meeting in the Town Hall premises …

Moti Jheel on the brink of extinction

Moti Jheel, which used to be a pride of Lucknow, seems to have lost its natural glory. The waterbody has been gobbled up by land grabbers, thanks to the ignorance on the part of Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC). Presently, the lake houses several snacks and plastic factories, godown apart from …

Study Finds Pattern of Severe Droughts in Africa

For at least 3,000 years, a drumbeat of potent droughts, far longer and more severe than any experienced recently, have seared a belt of sub-Saharan Africa that is now home to tens of millions of the world

Overfishing "Annihilating" Uganda's Nile Perch - Govt

Overfishing on Lake Victoria has seen Nile Perch stocks drop 81 percent to 370,000 tonnes in 2008 from 2 million tonnes three years ago, "annihilating" the species, Uganda said on Thursday. Fishing is one of Uganda's leading export earners. The east African nation boasts four major lakes -- Victoria, Lake …

Climate Change Could Worsen African 'Mega droughts'

The recent decades-long drought that killed 100,000 people in Africa's Sahel may be a small foretaste of monstrous "megadroughts" that could grip the region as global climate change worsens, scientists reported on Thursday. Droughts, some lasting for centuries, are part of the normal pattern in sub-Saharan Africa. But the added …

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