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 …
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 …
The newly constituted Task Force on Inter-Linking Rivers will look afresh at all the proposed links to evaluate their feasibility, particularly in maintaining a balance between environment and development. Links that are found unfeasible will be abandoned. Speaking exclusively to The Hindu , task force chairman B.N. Navalawala said the …
The Centre has set up a task force to look into various contentious issues relating to inter-linking of rivers. Role of this panel of experts will be to forge a consensus among states that are not on the same page over the plan to link rivers across the country. The …
The Centre today constituted a task force comprising experts and senior officials to forge a consensus among states for the speedy implementation of the interlinking of rivers in the country. The task force would be chaired by BN Navalawala, adviser to the Gujarat Chief Minister on water resources development and …
Work on linking Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar to benefit drought-prone areas on Tirunelveli and Tuticorin is slowing gaining momentum. Will the constitution of a task force by the Central government for expediting linking of rivers work in Tamil Nadu? Mired in politics, the Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar river linking project …
The Consortium of Indian Farmers’ Association (CIFA) has urged the government to implement the river inter-linking project in a time-bound manner. In a resolution adopted at a meeting of the State-level crop-wise committees meeting of the association held here on Tuesday in the presence of P. Chengal Reddy, national advisor, …
Thousands of farmers, under the banner of Bhartiya Kissan Union Ekta (Sidhupur), staged a dharna in support of their demands in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here. The protesters blocked traffic and demanded the withdrawal of the land acquisition Bill. Association’s national president Pishora Singh Sidhupur and state president …
Government urged to abandon PAVLP The Pampa Parirakshana Samiti (PPS), an eco group, has urged the government to abandon the Pampa-Achencoil-Vaipar Link Project (PAVLP) aimed at diversion of water from the west-flowing Kerala rivers Pampa and Achencoil to the Vaipar river in Tamil Nadu, as it would lead to climate …
Saturday’s bandh in Tamil Nadu against the Karnataka Government’s move to construct a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu is being seen as a wake up call for the Union Government to speed up the process of resolving the Cauvery Water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. “The DMK …
