Order of National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamlesh Roj Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 21/01/2025. The issue raised in the application are protection of historical Hingonia Dam from the encroachment from the local residence violating the environmental norms and damaging the area …
Addis Ababa — A United Nations mission is due to take place this month to assess the impact of Ethiopia's massive Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric power project on the Omo River which feeds Lake Turkana, the world's largest desert lake, lying mostly in northwest Kenya with its northern tip extending …
Environment ministry wanted a halt to new dams, but Attorney General now says matter to be decided by PMO With the government binding itself in knots over the future of new hydro-dams in Uttarakhand, the Attorney General told the Supreme Court on April 13 that there is an inter-ministerial conflict …
BILASPUR: Residents of many villages in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, besides UP, have been protesting against Kanhar dam being built in Amwar village of Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district of UP. It borders with Chhattisgarh and villages in vicinity are under fear of being submerged. On Tuesday, a large crowd of …
It is not corruption alone, but official hurdles too hamper irrigation projects in the state. The union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) had wanted the entire reservoir, that will be created out of Jigaon dam in Buldhana, be declared as a reserve forest! After stiff opposition by the Vidarbha …
Khartoum – The meeting of the water ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan began yesterday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with the aim of adopting an advisory office to conduct studies on the Renaissance Dam being built by Ethiopia on the River Nile. A consultant office of two global …
Awaits Ministry’s nod for formal inauguration The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) commissioned the first two units (200 MW each) of the 800 MW Kol Dam project yesterday after two machines were synchronised with the northern grid successfully. The other two units, of same capacity, would be commissioned soon, NTPC …
Ganges river dolphin abundance has undergone a predominant decline across its range since monitoring began. In Nepal, disappearance from some of the rivers it once used has already occurred. Today this species can only be found in three river systems in Nepal, the Karnali, Sapta Koshi, and Narayani, but numbers …
This publication is being brought out once in every two years and covers a wide range of data on water resources and its related resources in the country. The last edition of this publication was brought out in 2013. It comprises five chapters and appendix tables. Summary tables and charts …
Corp chairman to visit today, HP to get 366.48 million unit power each yr After being plagued by cost overrun and a delay of about five years, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is set to commission the 800-MW Kol Dam, its first hydropower project, on the Sutlej river in …
The Tamil Nadu Environment Protection Movement will support the bandh to be held on Saturday to protest against Karnataka's plan to construction dams across the Cauvery at Mekedaatu and Rasimanal. If built, the dams will affect five crore people of the State directly or indirectly, said Mugilan, co-ordinator of the …
A planned mega-dam in Guatemala, whose carbon credits will be tradable under the EU’s emissions trading system, has been linked to grave human rights abuses, including the killing of six indigenous people, two of them children. Several European development banks and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) have provided …
Water In Beed Dams Down To 15% Of Capacity In pitch darkness at 3am, the village of Katchincholi empties out onto the bone-dry bed of the Godavari. Armed with as many pots as they can carry , the women start digging the gravel with their hands.Once a muddy pool of …
Government will inject around Rs 10.3 billion in the implementation of priority projects in the water sector so as to address water supply problems in regions that are most affected. This decision is in line with Government Programme 2015-2019. The projects that would be implemented include the replacement of some …
A phenomenal Rs 43,600 crore have already been spent on the Sardar Sarovar Narmada project, the state government informed the Gujarat Assembly on Monday. “Till July 2014, a total of Rs 43,633.75 crore have been spent on the Narmada project,” the government stated in a written reply to a question …
Khartoum - President Abdul Fatah el- Sisi of Egypt and Prime Minister Haile Desalgn of Ethiopia are set to arrive in Khartoum today for the signing of the Renaissance Dam historic accord between the Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, slated for March 23. Mutaz Musa, Chairman of the Ministerial Board for …
Dam-affected villagers protesting the blocking of Thoubal river for dam cosntruction during the observation of International Rivers Day in Manipur on Saturday. – Correspondent IMPHAL, March 15 – Dam-affected villagers and environmentalists in Manipur have urged the State Government to stop the Mapithel dam construction besides demanding a free flow …
Infrastructure such as dams and reservoirs are critical water-supply features in several regions of the world. However, ongoing population growth, increased demand and climate variability/change necessitate the better understanding of these systems, particularly in terms of their long-term trends. The Sooke Reservoir (SR) of British Columbia, Canada is one such …
The Centre has decided to fund 90 per cent of the project cost for a river interlinking project involving Maharashtra and Gujarat. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Thursday said the Union government had agreed to accord “national project” tag to the ambitious Par-Tapi-Narmada interlinking project. Once tagged nationally important, states can …
Since its foundation stone laying ceremony conducted around 55 years back, the Gujarat Government has spent near Rs47,000 crore for Sardar Sarovar Dam being constructed on River Narmada, said Gujarat Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama in the House during ongoing Budget Session of the Gujarat Assembly. Chudasama also admitted that despite expenditure …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Ors. Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. dated 12/03/2015 regarding Kanhar Dam in Uttar Pradesh. The counsel appearing for MoEF submits that the original letter of 1980 granting Forest Clearance to the …
