Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Kumar Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to illegal extraction of groundwater in Manakpura, Delhi by the water supply mafia. According to the complainant, one Hemant has illegally drilled a borewell …
CHENNAI: The average groundwater level in the city has witnessed an increase by two metres in the past six years. The quality of groundwater has also seen an appreciable improvement, according to a recent study of Chennai Metrowater. The average water table in Chennai was 5.42 m during 2005. Successive …
With in-principle approval of Delhi Water Board (Amendment) Bill-2011 by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Thursday, groundwater extraction in the Capital will be regulated strictly. The Delhi Water Board (Amendment) Bill-2011 will regulate, control, and manage groundwater extraction in the national capital. The Amendment Bill has provision of a …
Regulating groundwater use or enforcing law to prevent farmers from sinking borewells in areas where water is not available even at a depth of 150 mts is a difficult task, as it is a social issue, said Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj P Ravikumar, on Wednesday. Speaking at …
The groundwater crisis is acquiring alarming proportions in many parts of the country. Strategies to respond to groundwater overuse and deteriorating water quality must be based on a new approach involving typologising the resource problems and redefining the institutional structure governing groundwater. This approach is based on the notion of …
KOLLAM: T.V. Ramachandra, coordinator of the Energy and Wetlands Group attached to the Centre for Ecological Studies of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has said unplanned urbanisation has sweeping impact on ecology and livelihood. Dr. Ramachandra was addressing a technical session of a national seminar on
Rain is the only source of water on the earth and for conserving this precious resource, the base is the land. Shortage of rainfall coupled with its erratic distribution during rainy season causes severe water deficit conditions resulting in various intensities of droughts. Drought varies in different parts of the …
Quantification of natural groundwater recharge is a basic prerequisite for efficient groundwater resource management and is particularly vital in an area where shallow groundwater is mostly polluted with highly toxic elements. It is especially critical where large and concentrated demand for groundwater supplies exist such as in urban areas, industrial …
Big river basins are complex systems of people and nature. This article explores the resilience of nine case studies of big river basins. A system description and generic conceptual model suggests that resilience to changes in water quantity is critical. When water becomes limiting, the social-ecological system must adapt rapidly …
In many developing countries, groundwater is a common pool resource which is potentially subject to the tragedy of the commons if water extraction is not adequately regulated. However, in these countries, the regulatory infrastructure is often too weak to allow detailed monitoring of individual groundwater extraction. For this reason, classical …
Contamination of drinking water sources by sewage can occur from raw sewage overflow, septic tanks, leaking sewer lines, land application of sludge and partially treated waste water. Sewage itself is a complex mixture and can contain many types of contaminants. The greatest threats posed to water resources arise from contamination …
New Delhi: The flooding of the basements in the Games Village proved a major embarrassment for the organizers. But the bountiful monsoon that caused this fiasco also had an upside: this year, Delhi
Five more years, and Bangalore will be faced with a full blown water crisis, hitherto restricted to pockets on its outskirts. Armed with research findings, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scientists fired the warning salvo yet again on Wednesday. The message to the State was clear: Preserve the existing water …
Excessive extraction of sand from the basin of river Tamirabarani is affecting ground water table According to the directive of the Bench, each zonal panel will comprise a retired district judge, an environmentalist and a geologist THE Madurai Bench has named the chairman and members of the zonal monitoring committees …
This IWMI report assesses water depletion from consumptive water use of agricultural production in Moga district, Punjab. It focuses on the growth in agricultural production & stress on water resources induced by groundwater irrigation. This report assesses water depletion from the consumptive water use (CWU) of agricultural production in the …
This latest biennial publication by Central Water Commission provides a wide range of statistical data on water resources and the related sectors in India. This publication is being brought out once in every two years and covers a wide range of data on water resources and its related resources in …
India has a long tradition of irrigation, but in the past 40 years a new trend has emerged. As the infrastructure and management of large-scale irrigation schemes have deteriorated, farmers have begun taking water supply into their own hands by extracting groundwater, which has become the mainstay of agriculture in …
