Preliminary report of the Amicus Curiae, Swati Mehta in the matter of Priyanshu Gupta Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 28/08/2023. The Original Application was registered by the NGT by taking suo moto cognizance based on a letter petition dated April 12, 2023 pertaining to several water bodies (baolis or …
Well, heat is on and water scarcity has already hit many parts of Chikmagalur. The situation of people living in the city is no different. Many of the lanes and extensions in Chikmagalur city have been receiving water every alternate day. For residents of Vijayapura, Basavanahalli, Gaurikaluve, Aravindnagar, Ayyappanagar, Pension …
The State government has released a sum of Rs 30 lakh for solving drinking water problem in Kodagu district. The two assembly constituencies will get Rs 15 lakh each. The State government has given the direction to take measure to solve drinking water woes in the district and dig borewells …
Drinking borewell water can make you sick Groundwater in Byatarayanapura, Peenya, Jayanagar, Bommanahalli and Mahadevapura areas of the City has been found to be heavily contaminated with alarming levels of industrial effluents containing heavy metals beyond permissible limits. The State has failed in its duty to bring about groundwater regulations …
A Bill to regulate and control the development and management of ground water and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Whereas, it is expedient to provide for Regulation and control of development and management of ground water in the State and for matters connected therewith or incident thereto.
The status of groundwater situation in Madhya Pradesh monitored by Central Groundwater Board in its January 2011 report shows a decline as compared to levels in previous years. Groundwater levels have declined in 57 per cent of wells, of which about 40 per cent show a decline up to 2 …
This Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manual for rural water supplies by the Department of Drinking Water And Sanitation and Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank complements their Gram Panchayat Handbook released in 2010 and provides further technical and managerial information on the process and content through which village …
In a new twist to the Comba well water contamination row, the Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani Dr Srikanth Mutnuri has concluded that the scum that is seen on top of well waters in Comba area is not due to any petroleum products, but is due to iron bacteria …
Deputy Collector, Margao Johnson Fernandes on Monday directed the owners of two petrol pumps to shut down the fuel tanks in a bid to check any seepage, even as panel of experts got down the business of ascertain the exact cause of contamination of Comba wells by an oily substance. …
Inquiry officer, Deputy Collector Johnson Fernandes has constituted a panel to probe into the mysterious presence of oily substance in the Comba water wells and to detect the source of pollution. The team will comprise of a professor from BITS Pilani, officials of the three petroleum companies, Margao police station …
District Collector, South G P Naik on Wednesday directed Deputy Collector, Margao Johnson Fernandes to conduct a detailed probe into the contamination of drinking wells in the Comba locality of the city before initiating action against the polluters. The directions came after Margao Municipal Chairperson Sushila Naik called on the …
With summer just round the corner, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday came up with an order that could ease the drinking water situation in the Capital. Underlining the significance of groundwater recharge amid the twin problem of paucity of groundwater and illegal extraction, the court has asked the State …
Acute water scarcity has been declared in the district and as many as 383 borewells will be sunk to tackle the crisis, district in-charge minister A Narayanaswamy has said.
MARGAO: Gram sabha members of the Nuvem village Panchayat on Sunday cried foul over illegal bore wells and demanded a total stop to the activity on grounds that rampant exploitation of ground water for commercial purpose would affect the underground water table. In fact, the illegal bore well issue dominated …
Believe it or not, 90% of the wells in Panjim are contaminated, mainly because the distance between septic tank and wells or ground water tanks are less than the minimum 20 mtrs.
To tackle water crisis during summer, the government will construct mini tanks and sink borewells in the areas newly added to the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, said Urban Development Minister S Suresh Kumar. Speaking to presspersons after a review meeting with Bangalore legislators, BBMP corporators and BWSSB officials on Monday, …
Government of Odisha intends to launch a new scheme for exploitation of ground water resources through construction of deep bore wells in hard rock areas of the State with a view to augment irrigation potential mostly in blocks which have less than 35% irrigation, it is proposed to install around …
Hazaribagh, Nov. 23: Deputy commissioner Ravindra Kumar Agarwal today admitted that the water scarcity in the district was worsening each day, and that he had discussed the problem with the urban development department secretary in Ranchi yesterday. Agarwal, who had forwarded a Rs.2.91 crore proposal to install hand pumps in …
VASCO: Providing bore wells is one thing, but maintaining them is another. To solve the problem of water scarcity, the Vasco PWD (water section) had dug 30 bore wells in and around Vasco. However, nearly half of the 30 bore wells have been neglected since the last many years. Most …
Good monsoon this year has ensured that the Yamuna is finally full in the Delhi stretch after a gap of 30 years. Taking note of this, the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has written to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
Directions under Section 18(1)(b) of The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 in case of M/s. Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Burnpur Works, P.S. Hirapur, Burnpur, Pin - 713325, West Bengal.
