Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Aizawl, March 17: The Central Ground Water Board has prepared an action plan to harvest rain water that run off the hills and preserve ground water resources in Mizoram. Speaking at a Water Resources Day function here today, CGWB northeastern regional director S C Guha announced that the CGWB has …
TIRUCHI: Tamil Nadu is the most critically affected among the Southern States owing to over exploitation of ground water resource, observed D.S.C.Thambi, Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board, Chennai, here on Wednesday. Of the 385 blocks, over 142 blocks were over-exploited in the State. While the western parts of the …
LUCKNOW: With more than 70 out of 802 blocks in the state labelled as over-exploited, the ground water situation is alarming. However, the menace could be checked by resorting to rain water harvesting and river re-charging. "There are 72 out of 802 blocks where water is over-exploited", said KB Biswas, …
Delhi urban development and finance minister A. K. Walia today underlined the need to find a permanent solution to the problem of accumulation of water at various places across M. B. Pushta Road. He also made it clear that a feasible solution is a must otherwise a number of colonies …
New Delhi: The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has formulated a concept paper for water augmentation in the 22km stretch of the Yamuna that flows through the capital. In a letter written recently to chief minister Sheila Dikshit, minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has asked the Delhi …
New Delhi: The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has formulated a concept paper for water augmentation in the 22km stretch of the Yamuna that flows through the capital. In a letter written recently to chief minister Sheila Dikshit, minister of environment and forests Jairam Ramesh has asked the Delhi …
Poornima Nataraj, Bangalore, Sept 14, DH News Service: 'Recharge wells' seem to be an alien word for many corporators in areas where ground water has depleted to alarming levels. Alternative: A recharge well constructed in Mahadevapura. Although a few private layouts in the new BBMP areas have constructed recharge wells, …
K. V. Prasad Rain water harvesting models, right from the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa civilisations, will be on display at a two-day exhibition at the V.O.C. Grounds here on July 17 and 18. Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will inaugurate the event on July 17. Siruthuli, a public initiative to conserve …
K.V. Prasad Finding a Solution:Project Co-ordinator of Siruthuli K. Mylswami explains how the rain water harvesting structure put up at the Coimbatore District Collectorate functions.
That India is on the verge of a serious water crisis is a foregone conclusion. So much so that the possibility of water riots in the future can't be ruled out. And it's not that the farmers of Vidarbha in Maharashtra or Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh are the only casualties …
MUMBAI: Water-starved Mumbai is seeing a rush for borewells as well as water tankers. The BMC has built 511 new borewells in just two months. Meanwhile, the demand for tankers in a city burdened by a 15% water cut has seen around 100 new tankers added to the fleet of …
S Lalitha, May 5, Bangalore, DHNS: Bangaloreans making use of freshly pumped borewell water for drinking purposes need to put an abrupt end to the practice. For, the carcinogenic, radioactive gas, Radon has been found to be present 100 times above the permissible limit in water samples analysed across the …
LUCKNOW: The delay by the Central and state groundwater boards in releasing the 2008 groundwater assessment report might dislodge the huge efforts made by the state groundwater department and crores of rupees being pumped in by the government to replenish the fast depleting groundwater reservoirs in UP. Principal secretary, groundwater …
Jammu: Even as the government claims it has contingency plans ready to overcome water crisis during peak summer days, the state, particularly its dry land (kandi) areas, including the winter capital, may face a real tough time in days to come.
Today is World Water Day This just might be what the doctor ordered for the parched country.With the El Nino effect waning, India can look forward to a normal monsoon this year. This will bring cheer to farmers who were pinning hopes on the kharif produce. Abundant rain is also …
