Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
This technical focus paper is the second in a series of papers that provide a critical review of progress made in planning and putting integrated water resource management (IWRM) into practice. The papers synthesise the challenges, the successes, the setbacks, and the direction for further integration. They provide valuable insights …
DESPERATE TIMES: Helpline Gets 4,000 Distress Calls In Two Days Bangalore: Just two days and 4,000 calls; the water crisis in the districts is severe, going by the distress calls flooding the state government’s toll-free number from Monday. Experts say the state’s reservoirs have depleted, while 93% of lakes and …
Acute water shortage plagues about 48 seaside villages, with a population of around two lakh, in Mahakalapada and Rajnagar blocks of Kendrapada district. Villagers said the problem worsens during summer and alleged that no politician had ever made an effort to address the issue. "Many tubewells here don't work. And …
‘Water scarcity curtailed cultivation of short-term crops’. The Tamizhaga Vivasayegal Sangam has made an appeal to the Government to declare Tamil Nadu as a drought-hit State. A resolution in this connection was passed at the state executive committee meeting of the association, here on Saturday. The association’s state president, M.R. …
Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung has cleared a proposal to set up “pay-and-use” water ATMs in water- starved slums and resettlement colonies of Delhi. Water ATMs operate as cashless vending machines for water. A customer uses a smart card, which can be recharged, to draw water from the kiosk. A customer can …
With summer looming ahead and a belownormal monsoon expected this year, Delhi Jal Board has renewed its demand for 51 cusec water from Haryana that the state is supposed to supply to Delhi for irrigation. While Haryana claims it is supplying the entire amount to Delhi through a local canal …
KANPUR: Short supply of water from lower Ganga canal has worried the officials of Jal Sansthan and they have asked the irrigation department to maintain proper supply, otherwise water scarcity would deepen. In a letter to irrigation department secretary, Jal Sansthan had urged to maintain proper water supply round-the-clock. Irrigation …
The . 210-Cr Project, Which Would Benefit West Kochi, Delayed Kochi: Residents of west Kochi, who were hoping for respite from the perennial water scarcity this fiery summer, will have to wait longer. The Kerala Water Authority (KWA), which was planning to commission the Maradu drinking water project mid-March, is …
No DPR Even A Year After Mooting The Project To Enhance Water Supply In The City There’s very little that the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has learnt from the acute shortage of drinking water faced by the city over the years. While the demand-supply gap is over 120 million litres …
75,000 residents in the eastern part of Chittur been demanding water from the Parambikulam Aliyar Project. On the premises of a few polling stations in the district, booths supporting an unusual ‘candidate’ sprouted on Thursday. They were rooting for NOTA (none of the above). The Water Users Association, a forum …
Even as the candidates vie with each other promising to solve city's water crisis, as many as 1,000 households in Vidyaranapura in North Bangalore have been parched for 15 days. Not a single drop of water has flowed from their taps, forcing the residents to stage a protest at the …
Do you worry that there is not enough water for people, the economy and environment? Do you wonder if the water in our taps and rivers is safe or polluted? Do you want to know if farmers waste water, utilities charge too much, or bottled water destroys ecosystems? You're not …
Once regularised, these connections would generate a monthly revenue of Rs 3 cr to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB;) has received 2,000 applications under the ‘Voluntary Disclosure Scheme (VDS)’ for the regularisation of illegal water connections and a …
According to a CDP-KPMG report, the demand for water is set to exceed supply by about 50% in 2030 In 2007, Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra was shut down due to scarcity of water. In almost an action replay, 1,130 mega watt Parli thermal plant met with the …
The World Water Development Report 2014 focuses on the interdependence between the management of water and energy and says that a sustainable approach to the management of both freshwater and energy resources is extremely essential to provide modern, affordable and environmentally sound energy and drinking water services for all. The …
Indian corporations, their investors and policymakers have significant responsibility to treat water with the strategic importance it deserves, to consider the role they should play in tackling water challenges, and to provide the leadership required to build a more resilient future. This report, prepared by CDP and KPMG and supported …
Bangalore: Bangalore needs more water than ever before but its groundwater table is fast depleting, widening the gap between demand and supply. A study on urban water management released at the Annual Water Conference, organized by CII Karnataka on Wednesday, suggests the city’s demand-supply gap is 750 million litres a …
Likely to jump to 1,300 mn litres a day; unchecked growth main trigger Given the pace at which Bangalore is growing, the gap between demand and supply of water may almost double by 2026, leaving a large section of the population waterless, a study by the Confederation of Indian Industries …
Acute water shortage grips islands after water tankerspause supply demanding pending dues With water tanker operators refusing to operate from Tuesday demanding settling of dues pending over one and a half years, Kadamakudy, Vypeen and nearby islands have been severely hit. Local residents are largely dependent on water supplied through …
Using a nexus approach, this study synthesises current knowledge on India’s food, water and energy (FEW) footprint, and assesses the possible future global impact of India’s demand for these resources. It offers resource efficiency measures adopted in India which may find resonance with Low Income Countries. Source http://www.ipekpp.com/
