Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
Inordinate delay in implementation of the Himachal Pradesh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act is leading to over exploitation of groundwater resources in some highly stressed areas. The state groundwater authority had at its meeting held in August last year expressed concern over the indiscriminate exploitation of …
LUCKNOW: In order to save fast depleting ground water reserves, UP government is contemplating to introduce a permit system for the bulk users and a self regulation mechanism for residential colonies using deep bore pumps. In fact, besides making indiscriminate extraction a cognizable offence, the `amended' UP Ground Water Conservation, …
Dipping Groundwater Levels Prompt Administration Move Sumi Sukanya | TNN Gurgaon: Alarmed at the fast depleting groundwater level, the district administration imposed a ban on drilling new borewells in Gurgaon on Wednesday. The ban, which became applicable with immediate effect, will, however, have some exceptions in special cases. The decision …
Shimla: Groundwater resources in some highly stressed areas are being overexploited even after the enactment of the Himachal Pradesh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act because of the failure of the government to notify such areas. Last year, a study was conducted to ascertain the existing status …
New Delhi: These are essential in places where there is no piped water supply, says DJB CEO Ramesh Negi In a reversal of an earlier ban on digging borewells anywhere in the Capital, the Delhi Government on Tuesday issued a notification, permitting the use of borewells to extract groundwater. The …
Groundwater authority removed checks on water extraction revised guidelines of the Central Groundwater Authority, or cgwa, allowing sinking of bore wells in overexploited areas have not only disturbed critics but also worried states. On November 17, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi met officials of the central authority responsible for monitoring …
NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan on Thursday demanded that the Lieutenant-Governor cancel the order banning withdrawal of groundwater and said ideally the decision on this issue should have been taken after the formation of the new Government in Delhi. Stating that this order would lead to both mental …
Kerala to amend groundwater act KERALA is planning to amend legislation to check extraction of its overexploited groundwater. Five of the 50 blocks in the state are over-extracted, 15 critical and 30 semi-critical, according to a 2004 survey by the Central Ground Water Board and the state ground water department. …
Additional Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar inaugurating the first joint annual meeting of Central Ground Water Board and Kerala State Ground Water Depart THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Ground Water Department must encourage the regulated use of ground water in the State, for they are the trustees of a precious natural resource, said Additional …
The hydrogeological environment in the Nagapattinam district has been subjected to pollution considerably. The eastern part of the district being tail end of the canal system, and due to inferior quality of ground water, the agricultural prosperity in the eastern part attained a set back. The agricultural lands are brought …
THIRUVANANTHAPURA: The Water Policy-2008 announced by the LDF Government on Monday envisages provisions like 'polluter pays' for preventing water pollution. Those who pollute water will be made to pay a fine according under the policy. Another thrust area of the policy tabled by Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran in the …
Although a lot more needs to be done to evolve a better strategy for managing the groundwater economy, a copybook transposition of the Californian and Spanish formula as argued in these columns
a planning Commission expert group on groundwater recently released its report. Titled Groundwater management and ownership, the report suggests community-based groundwater management at the farm level. It is, however, silent on urban and industrial use. In October 2005, the Planning Commission created an expert group headed by its energy and …
This report examines issues relating to legal provisions concerning ownership of ground water and the right of the government to intervene in this area. Experience of ground water management in different states and some countries has been analysed and discussed. The report has suggested an approach to sustainable management of …
