Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Out of 103 works taken up, 88 had been completed, nine were on track while six were not found feasible CHENNAI: A sum of Rs.200 crore has been allocated this year for the artificial recharge programme, Public Works Minister Durai Murugan told the Assembly on Thursday. Answering a query from …
LUCKNOW: Experts, on the occasion of Ground Water Day, expressed grave concern over the fast depletion of groundwater level all over the country. They warned that until and unless remedial measures are taken, water crisis would pose a grave danger to the existence of mankind. Speaking at a seminar on …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed to prepare a detailed action plan of water recharging for overexploited areas in the state. The Chief Minister has also instructed to identify water recharging areas through Geographical Information System (GIS) on the pattern of Rajasthan. Chouhan was reviewing the activities of Public …
There is a strong nexus among overutilization of groundwater, subsidized power utility, marketing, minimum support price and procurement policies. Improving competitiveness of water-guzzling crops in the groundwater surplus eastern India and less water-requiring commodities in overexploited northwest and south India through technology, marketing, incentives and disincentive interventions could rationalize the …
The State Government has decided to have two percolation tanks for each borewells sunk by the government across the State. The government took this decision in order to conserve water and recharge the borewells. The decision was taken at the meeting of officers of Department of Rural Development and Panchayat …
This is with reference to the article by M Dinesh Kumar et al (EPW, 30 August 2008) and the discussion by K V Rao et al (EPW, 9 May 2009). The authors of the article and the discussants later have overemphasised harvesting of rainwater through smaller structures (hereinafter, water harvesting …
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 top layer of accumulated sand washed down by floods over millions of years, makes river floodplains into giant aquifers. We propose a scheme for the natural storage of excess monsoon river-water discharge in the extensive and deep sand top layer of the floodplain of the river. The excess monsoon …
K. Lakshmi It is also being used to store water from Veeranam tank Seeking Attention: Most parts of the Porur lake have turned green due to the growth of aquatic weeds. CHENNAI: The Porur Lake, which is used as a storage point for city water supply, presents a pathetic picture …
The article on water harvesting and artificial recharge in naturally water-scarce regions (30 August 2008) makes a number of assertions about small water harvesting systems that are based on faulty assumptions and inadequate information.
The D.C.O. Matiari Dr Baqaullah Unar has put a ban on paddy cultivation throughout the district, directing the agriculture officials to guide the growers to switch over to alternative crops. He asked the concerned authorities to take strict measures to restrict rice cultivation. If any landlord or grower has already …
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
We present a local, self-sustaining, natural and economic way to secure a quality drinking water resource for a town or city. Most local rainfed aquifers in the environs of cities suffer from long-term contamination by chemical waste
Ludhiana: Usually, environmental issues are at the bottom of the priority list of elected representatives, but Avinash Rai Khanna, BJP MP from Hoshairpur, claims to be different. At a recent visit to Ludhiana, he urged people to save one litre of water each. While the timing may reek of politics, …
Wagarwadi watershed of Parbhani district falls under semi-arid tropics of basaltic terrain. The water balance components were analysed to find out the ground water recharge, which is the main input to the aquifer MODFLOW. Well characteristics like transmissivity and specific yield were determined by carrying out the pumping test. The …
The availability, development and management of ground water plays a vital role in the sustainable development of coastal regions. The difference between the recharge and discharge from the aquifer decides the level of water table. Water table generally rises during the monsoon as the rainfall infiltrates into the subsurface ground …
Privatizing power: The Sri Lankan parliament passed the controversial new electricity bill, with amendments, on March 3. The Act will curb the monopoly of the Ceylon Electricity Board (ceb) over generation, transmission and supply of electricity in the country. It was passed by 109 to 40 votes. ceb was incurring …
VIRUDHUNAGAR: The district administration has released Rs.1.25 crore to farmers for artificial recharging of ground water in 3,271 irrigation wells in the district till December 2008. Collector K. Raghupathi said that while small and marginal farmers were given Rs.4,000 as subsidy for constructing recharge filters, other farmers were being given …
