Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the 1st Census of Water Bodies in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation (MI) Census under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Irrigation Census”. The objective of the Census of Water Bodies is to develop a national database for all water bodies by collecting information on …
In the arid and semi-arid Indian state of Rajasthan, tanks and ponds have been a mainstay of rural communities for centuries. There are over 4600 large minor irrigation tanks, plus numerous johads, bandhs and pals (small water harvesting structures). This paper assesses a strategy proposed for rehabilitating 1200 of the …
Anticipating distribution of Narmada water soon to the city residents, Mayor Krishna Gaur called for the cleaning of storage tanks and pipelines, on Wednesday. The `339 crore, Narmada Water Supply Scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission is expected to commence from July 31. Speaking while inspecting the Ahmedpur …
Thirsty City: Over 1,000 units in Bommasandra Industrial Estate face water scarcity TN waters hopes as City struggles BANGALORE: In yet another indication that the State is failing to retain industries within its boundaries, many industrial units operating in areas bordering with Tamil Nadu
KOLLAM: Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran has said the Chavara-Panmana Total Drinking Water Scheme will be commissioned this month itself. He was talking to presspersons after inspecting the trial run of the scheme at Panmana Kolathumukku on Friday. Mr. Premachandran said the scheme would cover 23 wards each in Chavara …
2,000 tanks out of 2,040 overflowing Nagercoil: Flood warning was issued to those people living in and around four dams including Pechipparai, Perunchani, Chittar I and Chittar II on Wednesday night and the people living in the low-lying areas have been asked to move to safer places due to heavy …
Sharadha Narayanan | ENS Only seven of the total 13,702 tanks fenced; 4,695 yet to cross survery stage; 1,978 tenements on water bodies in Chennai alone FIVE years after the Madras High Court ordered that all encroachments to water bodies in the State be cleared, the Public Works Department (PWD) …
Water quality data of water bodies in the country forms the basis of management and planning of water pollution control. Considering the above, CPCB envisaged a National Water Monitoring Programme (NWMP) with 1700 water quality monitoring stations, located on all important rivers, lakes including some wells for groundwater studies. The …
He is a former MLA, a khandani landlord and owns more than 121 hectare (ha) apart from many local businesses. Known as the ‘sarkar’ of Sonkachch tehsil of the dry Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajendhra Singh Baghel met natural farming guru Subhash Palekar about 10 years ago. Today, …
Novel scheme being implemented in the district: Chairman Review:S. Sivaraj, Chairman of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Committee on Public Accounts (centre), at a review meeting in Dindigul on Tuesday. DINDIGUL: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Committee on Public Accounts will recommend to the government to extend linking of all tanks …
The traditional management of Mudiyanur tank provides an interesting example of a system of management that ensured fair distribution of water to the land of all households, promoted respect for different roles in society, and sought to resolve conflict between different parties in as harmonious a manner as possible. The …
Ensures irrigation, enhancement of rain water realisation PUDUKOTTAI: Work on modernisation of the panchayat tank taken up by the M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) at Thalinji village near Iluppur has started paying dividends. The tank, spread over an area of 22 acres, is 300 metres in length and 25 metres in …
MSSRF, JRD Tata Ecotechnology Centre plan to renovate them in phases joint effort:T. Akilandeswari, panchayat president, explaining the plan to modernise the tank to the officials at Ennai village . PUDUKOTTAI: Work on modernisation of a minor tank at Ennai village panchayat near Iluppur was taken up on Wednesday jointly …
The decline of groundwater levels in India by 5-10 m is usually explained as a result of the increased number of tubewells and a decline in average annual rainfall. This article argues that the decline is the product of the destruction of indigenous systems for storing runoff water, which are …
All arrangements have been made to improve drinking water supply in the town said Town Municipal Council president Dr Rahamatulla Khan. He was speaking after performing the ground breaking ceremony for the water tank being build at a cost of Rs 21 lakh in ward 12. The tank work will …
LUCKNOW: First, it was the question of availability of power. And now, the Lucknow Jal Sansthan (LJS) is in search of the most important component for its two underground water tanks in New Hyderabad and Babuganj: Water! After getting the two reservoirs
G Manjusainath A mixture of revenue and well-developed layouts, the Uttarahalli ward craves for basic amenities. The ward boasts of three major tanks, Uttarahalli Tank, Dorekere and Shettykere at Thurahalli, but none of them are presently in good shape. Although the government had initiated some plans to revive Uttarahalli tank …
THANJAVUR: World Bank funded Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation of Water Bodies Restoration Management Project (IAMWARM) has helped in popularising vermicompost and pulses, maize and red gram cultivation in Pattukottai and Peravurani areas of Thanjavur district. IAMWARM aims at modernising system tanks under Agniyar and Ambuliyar divisions in the area and utilising …
