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 …
Mumbai: Using Nasa satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 cm (one foot) per year over the past decade. Researchers have concluded that the loss is almost entirely due to human activity, says a news release from Nasa
Mumbai: Using Nasa satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33cm (one foot) per year over the past decade. Attributing the loss almost entirely to human activity, Nasa
S Lalitha,Bangalore, DH News Service: Flooding of the City during rains, the depleting groundwater level and the presence of contaminants beyond permissible limits; all of these issues can be easily managed if a simple improvisation is made by the BBMP when constructing stormwater drains (SWDs) in the City, stated water …
This latest study based on NASA satellite data says that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as one foot per year over the past decade and the loss is almost entirely due to human activity. Shows that more than 26 cubic miles of groundwater disappeared …
Groundwater is a primary source of fresh water in many parts of the world. Some regions are becoming overly dependent on it, consuming groundwater faster than it is naturally replenished and causing water tables to decline unremittingly. Indirect evidence suggests that this is the case in northwest India, but there …
PRAMOD KUMAR There are total 479 districts in India where problem of groundwater contamination has been reported in isolated pockets. This is giving sleepless nights to the officials of the central ground water authority. According to the Centre's Water Quality Assessment Authority, Uttar Pradesh tops the list where contamination in …
K.V. Kurmanath Hyderabad, Aug. 4 Worried over decreasing groundwater levels and presence of nitrates and heavy metals, the Andhra Pradesh Government has initiated a study to assess the quality and quantity of groundwater in the Hussainsagar catchment area. The study would suggest measures to plug the sources of pollution and …
An integrated survey based on satellite interpretation corroborated with limited field checks was carried out with a view to assess groundwater potential of Nandimandalam-Kothapalli of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh falling in Survey of India toposheet no. 57J/11.
This publication documents the findings of the second phase of the study, which was completed in May 2006. The aim of this phase was to accomplish a wider, continental, coverage of river/lake/ groundwater basins (i.e., building upon the first phase), and expanding the network of researchers. Regional groups of researchers …
The information system has detailed groundwater level data, groundwater quality with regard to major ions and pesticide residues information. The Project has been supported as a pilot project in the country by NRDMS, Department of Science and Technology to provide the web site at all village Knowledge Centers in the …
For millennia, India used surface storage and gravity flow to water crops. During the last 40 years, however, India has witnessed a decline in gravity-flow irrigation and the rise of a booming
This report based on a rapid hydro-geological appraisal of 2 villages, in Supaul distict in flood-prone North Bihar, gives a good understanding of local conditions as well generates a lot of useful data, that can help in planning groundwater management interventions in a village. Such information is crucial especially for …
Inordinate delay in implementation of the Himachal Pradesh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act is leading to over exploitation of groundwater resources in some highly stressed areas. The state groundwater authority had at its meeting held in August last year expressed concern over the indiscriminate exploitation of …
The main objectives of the scheme are: comprehensive improvement of selected tank systems including restoration; improvement of catchment areas of tank; community participation and self-supporting system for sustainable management for water bodies covered by the programme; Ground Water Recharge.; Capacity Building of communities, user groups standing committee for Panchayats and …
Airport operator yet to comply with directive to reuse water the Delhi airport is getting its swanky makeover with illegally extracted groundwater that is used for construction and other purposes. The private consortium operating the airport, Delhi International Airport Limited (dial), is extracting 9 million litres of water a day …
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has planned to install 50 more deep tube-wells to lift water from the deeper aquifer as groundwater level in the city has fallen drastically. WASA sources said they have already installed 45 tube-wells to lift water from 700-1000 feet beneath the ground, which …
Concerned over river pollution, Water Resources Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues said the Government would go for policing of rivers in order to protect them. Replying to a discussion on demands for grants to Water Resources, the minister said that policing of rivers would involve posting guards on the banks to …
Most of tube wells in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh district are not pumping waters even Monsoon and the people of upazila have been suffering from shortage drinking waters as the deep tube wells and shallow tube wells, which were used for irrigation waters during Boro season but now not pumping …
