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 …
According to officials of the water resources ministry all three clearances are before different expert appraisal panels of the union environment ministry, under process. The Ken-Betwa river linking project, monitored closely by the Prime Minister's Office, is likely to take off only by the end of this year said top …
Had it been implemented the upper Palar would have received good water flow in the recent floods The rains might have been bountiful for farmers this year, but many, especially those in the western part of the district, are not happy. They say delay in implementing the Thenpennai (Ponnaiyar) - …
The project will allow a private player to lift water from an intake well on the Narmada-Kshipra river link nearby The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to restructure India's first water supply project dedicated to industrial units at Dewas. The project will allow a private player to lift water from …
Veteran conservationist and former director of Project Tiger Hemendra Singh Panwar has critiqued the ambitious Ken-Betwa river linking project for the impacts it will have on tigers and Ken River's biodiversity in a strong letter written to the environment ministry. Hitting out at the project's environment impact assessment (EIA) report …
The Centre's ambitious Rs 9,393 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will impact "very significantly" the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, a green panel has said while suggesting that the issue needs to be studied more carefully before granting final green signal. The Environment Ministry gives green nod to 'A' …
Farmers of Nellore district stand to gain the most After the interlinking of the Godavari and Krishna rivers, the government seems to have set its sights on the integration of the Krishna and Penna river systems to help a vast majority of farmers in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh and …
In a major embarrassment to the Telugu Desam Party government in Andhra Pradesh, the ambitious river inter-linking project has run into rough weather just days after its launch with a newly-constructed Polavaram Right Canal suffering a breach. An aqueduct, constructed on Tammileru river stream near Janampet village in West Godavari …
If the board okays the project, it would go for National Wildlife Board for further clearance Despite receiving a temporary setback from the state wildlife advisory board on the linking of the Ken river in Madhya Pradesh and Betwa river in Uttar Pradesh last month, the Madhya Pradesh government is …
Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday took the historic step of interlinking its two major rivers Godavari and Krishna, a development that is being seen as a boon for farmers of Krishna delta who are facing water scarcity. The interlinking involves diversion of about 80 TMC of water from Godavari river to …
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government's controversial Ken-Betwa river link project is likely to face difficulties and delays as the environment ministry has deferred environment clearance for the project. An expert panel of the environment ministry appraising the project noted that the river-link will significantly affect the Panna Tiger Reserve …
In a scathing letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), environmentalists and former senior bureaucrats have exposed inadequacies in the environment impact assessment (EIA) of the ambitious Ken-Betwa river link project. The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP), who have authored the letter, …
The Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority (RRBWRPA), tasked with the responsibility of reviving the mythical Saraswati river is likely to submit its report to the state government in six months. "We would be coordinating with ISRO, Central Ground Water Board, State Ground Water Board, another agency working …
The Ken-Betwa river interlinking project, which is the first such in the country, might miss its December deadline as it is unlikely to receive all the required environmental clearances by then. Union Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat had, on July 13, declared that work on the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of inter-linking of rivers, 06/08/2015. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation has formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Water Resources Development in 1980 envisaging inter-basin transfer of water from surplus basins to deficit basins/areas. Based on surveys, investigations …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on inter-state river water sharing disputes, 06/08/2015. On the complaint made by the State Governments, the Central Government has, so far, set up 08 Tribunals to settle water disputes among the States under the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956. The present status of …
The Union Government has said that the river inter-linking programme was crucial for water and food security, and sought the cooperation of the States in implementing it. The Ken-Bewta link between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh will be the first project. Chairing the fifth meeting of the Special Committee for …
Govt To Seek Consent From 3 States Soon Moving forward with its grand plan of linking rivers across the country , the Centre on Monday announced that it will take up the task of connecting Manas-Sankosh-TeestaGanga in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar. The three states will soon be approached for …
The Tamil Nadu government has sought immediate commencement of work in preparation for the interlinking of Peninsular rivers. “It is our earnest request that work at the ground level be started immediately to interlink the peninsular rivers,” said Finance and Public Works Minister O. Panneerselvam, at the fifth meeting of …
“What we need is linking of our heart and brain with river” For the ‘Water man of India’ Rajendra Singh, who turned around life in the arid regions of Rajasthan with his inventive water conservation techniques involving the local communities, the steps taken by the Modi government in this sector …
Minister says project “delayed” as Centre decided to bear entire funding River Ganga will show first signs of being pollution-free by October next year and the first project on inter-linking of rivers (Ken-Betwa) will take off within a year, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said here on Thursday. She said …
