Reply affidavit on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its motion Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2025. The NGT, March 5, 2025 directed the authorities to file their replies/responses by way of affidavits regarding action taken for compliance of directions …
Out of the 900 residential societies in Pimpri-Chinchwad area, Nisarg Darshan Society in Sector 26 of Nigdi-Pradhikaran stands out. The residents do not worry if there is a shortage of water supply. They have in place a water harvesting project. For a good 13 years, the housing society has been …
To deal with the perennial water problems, the city needs to urgently introduce conservation measures in totality, and not sporadically. A holistic approach to water conservation, including encouraging use of water-efficient devices, both in residential and industrial units, treatment of sewage, economic usage of water at an individual level and …
The city municipal corporation is pinning its hopes on support from the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust (CRRT) to provide funds for the restoration of the seven water bodies except Ukkadam Periyakulam here in the city. The CRRT is involved in the restoration of the Cooum and Adayar rivers in Chennai …
The City Municipal Corporation has charted out plans to ensure that 100 per cent rainwater harvesting systems are in place in all households and government buildings by August. On Thursday, to create awareness among the public on the need to install the system in their houses, a public vehicle fitted …
LUCKNOW: The groundwater level of Lucknow continues to deplete at an alarming rate due to unregulated and excessive extraction and relentless concretization of green zones. According to a latest report from the groundwater department, the average drop in the past year was around 84cm in comparison to 73cm in 2010-11. …
More than 700 residents in Giblatore and adjoining areas in St Catherine, are benefitting from a rain water harvesting system, established at a cost of $27 million. The project was funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with inputs from the St Catherine Development Agency, and the Giblatore Combined Benevolent …
`Most Buildings Have Harvesting Systems, Maintenance A Problem' Most buildings in the city are equipped with robust rainwater harvesting systems, says a survey by Metrowater. The study said more than 95% of the 6.5 lakh systems it surveyed, in various structures including 34,000 multistorey buildings, were “properly maintained“ and could …
The groundwater level in the city and the district is on a steady downward curve perhaps due to the city’s heavy dependence on tubewells for harnessing of water sources. In spite of good rainfall over the past couple of years, the water table has receded to as low as 300 …
As the city plunged into acute water crisis, the Madurai Corporation has launched a campaign to encourage Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) in public and private buildings to tap the much expected southwest monsoon rains. On Tuesday, Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa and Commissioner C. Kathiravan took part in a special rally taken …
Strongly pitching for "drastic" reforms in green clearance processes, an environmental think tank today urged the Modi government to set up an independent body for such approvals and a task force so that enforcement and penalties for non-compliance can be strengthened. The Centre for Science and Environment which released its …
All government buildings in the district should implement rainwater harvesting system by June 20, Collector L. Subramanian said on Tuesday. He was addressing a meeting of officials from the district administration and the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board convened to discuss measures to raise awareness among the …
The novel concept of rainwater harvesting seems to have few takers in the national Capital as there is little effort to create awareness by the government to promote it as a “fruitful investment”, experts feel. The Delhi Human Development Report released last year stated that 24.8 per cent of the …
Discussion about water in South Asia – in particular the shared rivers of the region – is vociferous, antagonistic and increasingly associated with national security. Renewable water resources in the region have fallen dramatically on a per capita basis since the 1960s. India hit the ‘water stress’ mark around a …
In a bid to prevent water wastage, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday directed state administration to launch campaigns for ensuring its conservation by installing rain water harvesting systems in all new residential houses constructed in the state. No new electricity and water supply connections for houses of …
Pune: Do you often complain that the water supply to your area is too less? If yes, you would be surprised to know that barring a few fringe areas of the city, most water ‘auditors’ concur that housing societies in Pune receive an average of 150 litres a day per …
People in the district are troubled with drinking water shortages now on account of the continuously falling ground water level in the district. The problem escalates in summer as rivers, rivulets, ponds and even hand pumps go dry in many areas. The drinking water problem increases day after day because …
NDB joined hands with the Sri Lanka Water Partnershipto improve water supply and sanitation facilities in rural schools; thereby improving access to education and promoting good health of students and teachers. The pilot project was launched in 2013, initiating rain water harvesting systems for purposes of maintaining hygiene in two …
The government is planning to launch a State-wide campaign to highlight the need to protect and improve the groundwater level, Minor Irrigation Minister Shivaraj Thangadagi said on Thursday. Thangadagi told reporters that a Groundwater Development Directorate and Authority has been established to tackle the depleting groundwater situation. He said among …
After an innovative idea of storing water at subsurface level through rainwater harvesting proved successful in 10 blocks of six districts, the State Government, on Saturday, decided to replicate the model in drought-prone areas. A group of engineers of the State have developed a technique of storing water at subsurface …
