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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rakesh Kumar Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 25/02/2022. The matter related to illegal running of water plants in Kashmere Gate, Tilak Bazar, Sadar Bazar, Azad market, Chandni Chowk. The court expressed its disappointment at the slow pace on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/02/2022. Grievance in the application is against illegal mining by M/s Nimawat Granite Private Limited at plot No. 03, tehsil Narnaul, district Mahendragarh and extraction of ground water, without requisite permission. …
A status report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, Southern Zone, Chennai, December 09, 2021 in original application 167 of 2021 by Water Resources Department, Ground Water Circle, Tharamani, Chennai. The matter related to the operation of rice mills in Arani taluk and surrounding areas of Thiruvannamalai district …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahakar Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/01/2022. Issue for consideration is the remedial action against illegal cutting of trees, extraction of groundwater and construction without Environmental Clearance (EC) for the project of Wave City at Ghaziabad and High-Tech …
The atlas "Dynamic Ground Water Resources of River Basins of India" is an attempt at compiling relevant information on the status of dynamic ground water resources for all the river basins of India. The atlas provides information on the availability and utilization of ground water, stage of extraction and categorization …
Barely anywhere in the world does water have more value as an economic asset and for social development than in the Horn of Africa. According to most definitions, Somalia is classified as a water scarce country. However, analysis of water availability and expected use in 2030 at a regional scale …
This book presents 28 real-life examples of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) from around the world, where, at village to state level, people have collaborated to improve quantity and quality of water supplies and buffer them against drought and emergencies. The diverse cases inspire an improved understanding of groundwater systems and …
Central Ground Water Board, West Central Region, has been issuing Ground Water Year Book annually for Gujarat state by compiling the hydrogeological, hydrochemical and groundwater level data collected from the Groundwater Monitoring Wells established by the Board in Gujarat State. Monitoring of groundwater level and chemical quality furnish valuable information …
Safe and clean water supply for domestic as well as for sustainable supply for irrigation and industrial requirement is toughest challenge due to rapidly declining ground water resources in major part of the state. Monitoring of water level plays important role for effective estimation of ground water resources. Ground Water …
Status report by the Superintending Engineer, Water Resources Department, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu in the matter of rice mills functioning in over exploited, critical and semi critical categories. Out of 137 rice mills, none of them have obtained NOC from the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, SG&SWRDC, Tharamani, Chennai for …
Rejoinder in Original Application No. 21 of 2021 (SZ) in the matter of Dr. Anupkrishnan V Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 23/10/2021. Rejoinder filed by Dr. Anupkrishnan V to common counter affidavit of respondent 4 and 5 ( M/s Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. and M/s Prestige Estates …
More than 70 per cent of Tanzania’s population lives in rural areas, which depend largely on groundwater for drinking. The country, however, lacks safely managed potable water. The best available drinking water - i.e. uncontaminated and available at the nearest point - is from the basic water services. The groundwater …
Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, released a detailed report on the opportunities in the Water sector that can benefit from the use of Geospatial technologies through an online event. Outlining key water sector programmes and projects in the country, the report provides an overview of how each of …
Central Ground Water Board, North Central Region, Bhopal monitors ground water level in the entire state of Madhya Pradesh through a network of 1511 ground water monitoring dug wells and piezometers, four times in a year in order to bring out the spatial and temporal changes in the ground water …
Widespread adoption of efficient irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, has been proposed as a means of limiting groundwater overexploitation, especially in the intensively farmed and water-stressed South Asia region. This paper reports on a randomized controlled trial conducted in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the potential productivity …
Floods and droughts take a staggering toll both in human suffering and in economic costs. A new approach thus is urgently needed to manage the large and growing risks associated with extreme hydro-climatic events. This report offers that new approach. It sets out a vision of how national governments can …
The ground water level monitoring carried out by Central Ground Water Board, Southern Region, and Hyderabad during 2020-21 is compiled in the form of Ground Water Year Book. It outlines the ground water level behaviour in the current year with reference to the corresponding periods of previous year and also …
Dissemination of technical information in a way that is very useful to the user agencies is an important aspect that plays a vital role in the safe and optimal development of groundwater resources of our country. As an effort in this direction, Central Ground Water Board is bringing out “Groundwater …
Approximately two-thirds of a billion rural people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, collect their domestic water from unprotected sources or from engineered but nonetheless distant water points. Another three-quarters of a billion rural people enjoy a ‘basic’ water supply from engineered water points outside the home but within a …
Widespread adoption of efficient irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, has been proposed as a means of limiting groundwater over-exploitation, especially in the intensively farmed and water-stressed South Asia region. This paper reports on a randomized control trial conducted in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the potential productivity …
