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 …
The residens of this village are loosing sleep religiously for water. Hundreds of pails and pots line up in front of the taps as night gets deeper and people even fight for water at the dead of the night in Muduvatti village. Muduvatti, with a polulation of 1937, most of …
The Kollam Residents Apex Council has said that since the past six months drinking water supply is being denied to more than 200 families living on the northern side of the Taluk Office Junction-Iron Bridge along National Highway in the city. The council said the area housed the abattoir of …
Ground water levels are being measured four times a year during January, April/ May, August and November. The regime monitoring started in the year 1969 by Central Ground Water Board. At present a network of 15640 observation wells located all over the country is being monitored. Ground water samples are …
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat government has hired top international consultants, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to come up with a complete project report on the supply of water to the state's industry. Well-placed Sachivalaya sources said that the study has been commissioned because there is "no clarity" on the amount of water that is being …
The rules to regulate exploitation of ground water will come into effect by early December, P N Sreenivasachary, Secretary, Water Resource Department (Minor Irrigation) has said. “Rules under the Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011, will be approved soon and an authority to regulate …
JAIPUR: After the Jan Lokpal Bill and the Public Grievance Redressal Bill it is the national mining policy that is most discussed. This is true for this state too. At a recent public hearing, a group of like-minded people prepared a charter of demands to be incorporated in the mining …
Four-lane highways, a mega desalination plant, construction of houses, schools, hospitals as well as cold storages are amongst the suggestions to the central government made by former president A.P.J. Kalam for the development of Kudankulam and surrounding areas in Tamil Nadu. In a report, Kalam, who Sunday visited the Kudankulam …
As land acquisition emerges one of the most contentious issues, often taking on political overtones on the question of low compensation, the Supreme Court has held that farmers are entitled to an award as per the latest market price entered in revenue records for any land transaction in the area …
Total coliform count exceeds permissible limits: PCB Investigations by the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) have revealed heavy pollution of wells at select locations in Ernakulam district. The monitoring agency found that the total coliform (bacteria) count exceeded the permissible limits at various sites. The wells identified for the water …
KOCHI: One of the major reasons for the contamination of potable drinking water is the presence of E-Coli, a bacterium found in human and animal waste. Dr Aisha S, a doctor in the Health Department said: “There have been a few cases of water contamination in the past caused by …
Pavoor villagers urged the authorities not to allow sand mining from Natarakodi to Baidarlechalu, as sand mining in the region has posed threat to the farm land and wells in and around the region. Addressing a press meet here on Wednesday, Grama Ulisi Horata Samithi Secretary Hussain Bava Innoli said …
JAIPUR: In its new approach to land acquisition and rehabilitation, the state government is framing a new policy to avoid any strife with farmers. The policy is said to be on the lines of Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement Bill, 2011 (LARR) of the Centre, but with minor changes …
Collector K. Nagarajan ordered closure of five companies manufacturing packaged water in different parts of the district on the charges of pumping ground water massively without obtaining prior permission. In a release here on Tuesday, he said that three companies in Palani, one each in Reddiyarchatram and in T. Pudhukottai …
Andhra Pradesh has experienced a well explosion. In the last three decades, the number of wells in the state has gone up by four times — from eight lakh to 24 lakh. And, hold your breath, the well population in AP is increasing at the rate of 50,000 a year! …
Farmers in and around Perur have opposed a mineral water bottling plant in Perur village. The farmers, affiliated to the Tamizhaga Vivasayeegal Sangam (farmers' association), also raised the issue with the Collector during the monthly farmers' grievances redress meeting. P. Kandasamy, secretary of the association, says that the plant is …
Construction of all rainwater harvesting structures should be completed by September-end, said Collector K. Nagarajan. Presiding over a special meeting convened in this connection at the Collectorate here on Frida, he said that check dams, percolation ponds, tanks, lakes, rural tanks, supply channels and rivers under the control of Departments …
Agriculture currently produces only 30% of total income in the Telangana region, but it remains the basis for survival of nearly 78% of the population. During the 53-year period, 1956-2009, Telangana lost 2.92 lakh hectares of tank irrigation. Meanwhile, despite the high cost of irrigation – both in capital and …
- Officials confident of restoring water supply, farmers foresee a good yield after two years Hazaribagh, June.19: First, the bad news: the spells of rain that lashed the district in the past 48 hours have paralysed life in the town of Hazaribagh. Power supply has been hit badly and most …
Tankers rule the roost in Bommanahalli, as water is supplied only twice a month. Sinking of borewells leading to overexploitation of groundwater has forced the residents of Bommanahalli and its surrounding areas to depend almost solely on water tankers. That the supply of Cauvery water is dismal, does not help …
