Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Fixing quotas for withdrawal of the Krishna river water by riparian states, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) on Thursday allocated the maximum share to Andhra Pradesh but allowed Karnataka to increase the water storage level of the Almatti dam from 519 m to 524.26 m. The tribunal, the second …
In a welcome news for the state, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) has enhanced its share of Krishna water from 585 TMC to 666 TMC. However, its decision to allow Karnataka to increase the height of the Alamatti dam has led to some consternation. Expressing disappointment over the tribunal
A complete session will be dedicated to the Brahmaputra at an international workshop on river management being held at NASC Complex, DPS Marg, New Delhi with a 3-day programme from December 14. The Indian Water Resources Society, Roorkee and the Department of Water Resources Development and Management, IIT, Roorkee are …
AHMEDABAD: Two IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) students may have the solution to make the National River Linking Project (NRLP) viable. According to the framework drafted by the students, the project can be implemented without any major funding or disruption to the environment. "The project is very close to former president Dr APJ …
Renowned earthquake engineer Prof D K Paul, Dean of Faculty Affairs, Roorkee IIT, said on Friday that the NE dam projects were faultless. As, he said, these projects have been cleared by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Moreover, it is because of the intervention of the MoEF …
MUKESH BHARDWAJ Even AS the three proposed dams on the Upper Yamuna basin are yet to see the light of day, Haryana, an upper basin state, has suggested an umbrella organisation to oversee the proposed structures. It was after water released from the Hathnikund and Tajewala barrages in Haryana flooded …
MUKESH BHARDWAJ Even AS the three proposed dams on the Upper Yamuna basin are yet to see the light of day, Haryana, an upper basin state, has suggested an umbrella organisation to oversee the proposed structures. It was after water released from the Hathnikund and Tajewala barrages in Haryana flooded …
The frayed tempers of BJP leaders of Rajasthan over the alleged denial to their state of its rightful share of river waters by the Punjab government were soothed here today by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal by declaring that no injustice would be done to the neighbouring state. Badal made …
T.S. Sridhar, Principal Secretary reviews development works TIRUNELVELI: All ongoing development projects in the district, including the first phase of the Rs. 369-crore Tamirabharani
104 dams to be renovated on an outaly of Rs. 750 croreMADURAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has sought release of funds from the Union Government for interlinking the rivers
The Union Water Resources Minister, Mr P.K .Bansal, has been directed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to convene a meeting of irrigation ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra to resolve inter-State disputes with regard to Babli and 13 other river projects between the two States.This follows a meeting …
Yoginder K Alagh There has always been a question mark against the Tehri dam project. It was planned with Soviet assistance and they had a yen for huge electric projects since the days Vladimir Lenin produced the Gelro electrification plan. If mountains came in the way, they would be blasted. …
With the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan failing to make any headway in talks, the two sides on Friday rejected the names suggested for three neutral umpires by either side to resolve the dispute between them over the 330 MW Kishanganga hydel project in Jammu and Kashmir. This paves …
Hardening its stand on the state’s “rightful” 7.19 per cent share in Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal conveyed it to the Centre on Wednesday that nothing less than its legitimate share would be acceptable to the state. In a letter to Union Minister …
Kolhapur civic administration has taken up many ambitious projects, thanks to the initiatives by Vijay Singhal, municipal commissioner. He recently received an award from the Prime Minister for the river-linking project he had taken up during his stint at Jalgaon Correspondent Moving fast on the growth track, Kolhapur has come …
The row over distribution of river water among provinces in Pakistan has erupted into a major crisis with the announcement by acting chairman of the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) for opening the Chashma-Jhelum link canal releasing 10,000 cusecs of water to Punjab. IRSA members representing three smaller provinces, Sindh, …
Less than a week before the Supreme Court fixes a date for conducting regular hearing on the Presidential reference on the legality of the controversial Punjab Termination of Agreement Act, 2004, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal …
