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 …
To quench the thirst of resident in the erstwhile seven CMCs, one TMC and 110 villages of BBMP, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided to drill 1,146 borewells at the cost of 60 crore. Disclosing this to reporters, Bangalore In-Charge Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu said that …
Jangveer Singh The Punjab Preservation of Sub Soil Water Act has led to rise in water table in north Punjab but also saved on electricity and resulted in reduction in power subsidy figures. The Act, which prohibits sowing of paddy nursery before May 10 and its transplantation before June 10, …
The Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board (KVWSMB), which falls under the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW), has started formulating a new Water Management Regulation policy for the Valley, officials said. According to Hari Prasad Dhakal, executive director at KVWSMB, the policy will come up with a definite …
Country's 33 percent arable land is likely to face serious crisis, ultimately with production loss of around 60 lakh tonnes a year, due mainly to excessive withdrawal of underground water and intrusion of saline water into the sweet water arteries, experts said here on Tuesday. While talking to BSS, they …
Ranchi, June 2: Villagers and activists across the state worshipped rivers today and took oaths not to pollute them. Villagers also promised to save other water bodies, which are fast drying up due to various reasons, thus contributing to the depletion of sources of ground water. Thousands of villages under …
K.Lakshmi They will prevent surplus water draining into sea Water Resources Department officials inspect one of the recharge structures being built at the Thiruninravur tank. CHENNAI: Residents in and around Thiruninravur may escape inundation this monsoon as artificial recharge structures are being constructed in the Thiruninravur tank to harness surplus …
THE Bangladesh Ministry of Power and Energy recently asserted that the country must more than double delivered power within the next five years (from around 4,000 MW to 9,000 MW per day). With the installation and operation of four new coal-fired power stations, it is claimed that the current daily …
This article deals with the demarcation of palaeochannels and mapping of integrated water resources in parts of Hisar district, Haryana using Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D) LISS-III Data of December 21, 2001. The ground water prospects of various geomorphic units have been assessed. Depth to water level and ground water …
May 31: With a drastic fall in ground water levels, Adivasis living in the forest areas of the district are grappling with an acute shortage of drinking water. Most of the rivulets and water sources in the forest have dried up. A bad situation gets worse in summer, when Adivasis …
Ground water pumping using electricity is a complex issue, leaving all actors - the farmers, distribution company, State government and environment conscious analysts - frustrated and dissatisfied. Farmers are frustrated with the poor quality of electricity supply, distribution companies with the low revenue, State government with the high levels of …
Anthropogenic pollution of shallow groundwater resources due to industrial activities is becoming a cause of concern in the east coastal belt of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Integrated hydrogeological, geophysical and tracer studies were carried out in the coastal region encompassing an industrial complex. The objective has been to …
A group of 36 coral islands is being scattered in the Arabian Sea off the western coast of India. On such islands, groundwater is the only source of fresh water for the islanders. The demand for groundwater is increasing every year due to growing population and urbanization. On the other …
Lucknow Development Authority, Lucknow Municipal Corporation and Housing Board have decided to give a facelift to more than 300 parks lying in a shambles across the city. An amount of Rs 20.43 crore has been earmarked for the purpose and plantation will be undertaken on a large scale during the …
Agricultural land in Bangalore rural district has shrunk by nearly 500 hectares in the last one year due to depleting groundwater table, Labour Minister B N Bachegowda said on Tuesday. Number of people depending on agriculturehas been coming down, due to non-availability of water. The district has a total 1,12, …
Although District Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar had called on a meeting on Thursday to address the water woes in different areas, many feel that it was too late a step, as the monsoon is just a week away. A member from Velhe taluka said that the administration took up the …
The underground water-level in Thakurgaon and nearby areas have gone down following unplanned lifting of water by deep and shall tube wells to irrigate crop lands. As a result, now the shallow tube wells are even not pumping out waters. The irrigation network in the region is totally dependent on …
Global warming conjures images of rising seas that threaten coastal areas. But in Juneau, as almost nowhere else in the world, climate change is having the opposite effect: As the glaciers here melt, the land is rising, causing the sea to retreat. The geology is complex, but it boils down …
