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 …
End to indiscriminate digging of Dhaka's streets is in sight now as the new government yesterday launched a 'no-dig' pipeline-setting scheme involving a cost of Tk 1465 crore for water supply in the capital using a most modern technology. Implementation of the pilot project styled 'Dhaka Water Supply Development Project' …
In the Kuttanad region of Kerala, intensive untreated human sewage and agricultural activities have caused severe surface water contaminations. At the same time, other sources of fresh water are unreliable for drinking: ground water is acidic due to the soil conditions and iron leaching; fresh water from public tap is …
In the Kuttanad region of Kerala, intensive untreated human sewage and agricultural activities have caused severe surface water contaminations. At the same time, other sources of fresh water are unreliable for drinking: ground water is acidic due to the soil conditions and iron leaching; fresh water from public tap is …
Hemant Kumar Kalka, May 12 Due to the negligent attitude of the department of Haryana water supply and sanitation, the project of setting up of four tubewells, boosting stations and water pipelines in Pinjore town to cope with the water scarcity problem is hanging fire for more than three years. …
A poison-spewing autorickshaw If the state of the environment were to determine the fate of candidates from the city in Election 2009, their political aspirations would surely go up in smoke. None of the environment issues affecting the health and general well-being of the city
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has successfully established a network of water resources in Cholistan desert by constructing around 100 specially designed reservoirs. The Council had also helped Cholistan Development Authority (CDA), in construction of additional 70 such reservoirs in the area with the sole objective to …
PARADIP: Various areas in the district are reeling under acute drinking water shortage due to the decline in groundwater level. The primary reason behind this is unregulated use of groundwater by the industries. As many as seven large-scale industries and several auxiliary units are functioning in the district. Though the …
The Supreme Court judgement ordering suspension of all mining activities in the 448 sq. km. area of the Aravalli Hill range falling in Haryana's districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon including Mewat. This present order, hereby suspend all mining operations in the Aravalli Hill Range falling in the state of Haryana …
With the summer at its peak, villagers of Kendrapara are facing acute shortage of water. Due to scanty rainfall and excessive exploitation of groundwater in the last one year, water table in these areas has slid down drastically. Even wells in many areas have dried up since last month. In …
Mining activities in Sirigao village located 35 km from Panjim have virtually depleted the water table of the village. Also, the topography has been altered significantly due to the open cast mining activity, a study has revealed. The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur in its report submitted to …
The 'Uttar Pradesh Water Management and Regulatory Commission (UPWMRC) Act, 2008' was passed in the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh is the latest addition to the legal reforms pursued in various states in India in the water sector. Establishment of a regulatory authority in water sector will have wide ranging …
Ranchi, April 27: The depleting ground water table across the urban landscape of Jharkhand has reached alarming levels, exposing sections of the population to arsenic poisoning and forcing others to contemplate relocating as more and more residential areas slowly turn dry. A survey conducted by the state
Jamshedpur: Defunct tubewells will now be repaired within 24 hours of a complaint. A monitoring cell is also in place to keep a tab on the progress. The initiative
ROURKELA: That ground water resources are depleting by the day in the Steel City is no more a secret. But the grim scenario is yet to wake up the local authorities from their slumber. Residents of slum pockets including Gopabandhupali, Madhusudanpali, Tiklanagar, Balughat, Malgodam etc are often seen scrambling for …
In the early 1960s, economist CD. Deshmukh came to me with some seeds of acacia and eucalyptus. He was worried because the seeds had failed to germinate. I x-rayed the seeds and found their embryos normal. So I treated the seeds with acid and thinned their thick coat. After this, …
DHAKA suffers from water shortage all the year round but city dwellers have taken it as part of their life, so they don't raise a hue and cry. But in summer it gets terribly acute and the people come out to the streets with empty pots and pitchers. Wasa, the …
