The High Court on Monday disposed of a petition against the ongoing Upper Bhadra project to supply water to Kolar and Tumkur districts. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D H Waghela and Justice B V Nagarathna directed that the petition by Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and others be transferred to …
The High Court on Monday disposed of a petition against the ongoing Upper Bhadra project to supply water to Kolar and Tumkur districts. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D H Waghela and Justice B V Nagarathna directed that the petition by Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and others be transferred to …
On paper, it is an open-and-shut case. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL), a public sector undertaking (PSU), mined the rainforests of Kudremukh in Karnataka till 2005 when a ban on mining operations imposed by the Supreme Court came into effect. The company was ordered to remove its infrastructure and …
TN govt uses 120-year-old pact to stall tank renewal project The Karnataka government believes the Tamil Nadu government might have thrown a spoke in its plans for a tank irrigation project, using a 120-year-old agreement between the erstwhile governments of Mysore and Madras. A committee, which clears Central government-funded projects, …
The move will have impact on Bhadra Reserve Forest The project of pumping water from Hebbe reservoir to Madagakere and 36 other lakes is fuelling the possibility of water crisis arising in Bhadra Reserve Forest area. Various environmental organisations, talking about this possibility have said that the Government has given …
Many serve as daily wage workers for decades and retire without benefits People who protect wild animals from poachers in the Bhadra Tiger Reserve lead an insecure life. Forest guards, who suffer disabilities in the line of duty, work for a paltry sum as salary and are deprived of service …
In a decision that is bound to antagonise conservation scientists, the State Forest Department has clamped down on field research in tiger reserves and will neither renew nor grant fresh permits to enter these forests. The State's five tiger reserves — Bandipur, Nagarahole, Anshi-Dandeli, Bhadra and B.R. Hills — will …
Unsustainable harvesting and pollution of waterbodies may force some freshwater molluscs in the Western Ghats region into extinction or throw up increased risks for their survival in the near future, experts warn. In a maiden assessment of the 77 freshwater molluscs of the region using the IUCN Red List categories …
Chikmagalur, The 12-year old tiger which was captured by the forest officials recently from a plantation at Shikaripura, was released to Bhadra Reserve Forest at Hipla on Saturday, in the presence of Minister for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh. The forest officials releasing the 12-year-old male tiger captured near Shikaripura, …
Western Ghats Task Force (WGTF) Chairman Anatha Hegde Ashisara has urged the Centre to implement special programmes to protect rivers and lakes in South India. He was speaking after inaugurating the river source protection campaign organised by the WGTF in association with the Forest Department and Sumukha Seva Prathishtana.
A complaint has been filed with the State Human Rights Commission to halt the ongoing work of Upper Bhadra project, which will harm the farmers of Tarikere taluk, said former MLA B R Neelakantappa. Addressing a press meet, he said revenue officials have not given permission for the work. However, …
The BJP will secure at least 75 per cent of Gram Panchayat seats in the forthcoming elections, said Chikmagalur-Udupi MP D V Sadananda Gowda. Speaking to Deccan Herald after launching several development projects in the taluk on Monday, he said the party has witnessed victory in all the elections held …
'State Government has failed to bring any solace to the farmers. Since the elected representatives are for the implementation of the Bhadra Upper Canal Project, they will not be able to provide justice to the farmers. Farmers will have to fight against the system themselves,' said Congress leader N Raju. …
N R Pura,Nov 3,Deccan Herald News Service: Taluk JD(S) President M R Ravishankar has alleged that the check dam, pipelines laid across Bhadra backwaters at Menasur village in N R Pura is of poor quality. He alleged misappropriation of crores of rupees in the same project. Addressing a news conference …
Farmers from Tarikere taluk have raised objection against the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Bhadra Upper canal project. A meeting was held on Wednesday at Ambedkar Bhavan to collect opinion of people on the Impact Assessment report and addressing the gathering, retired chief engineer Arekal Chandrashekar said that the …
In water resources planning and management many problems are faced in estimation of flood flows in ungauged catchments. Researchers have been adopting different techniques in estimating flows from ungauged catchments for design and risk analysis of hydraulic structures. The important aspect in such situations is an assessment of Peak Maximum …
Secondary data as well as the monsoon study presented in this report confirm that not only has the sediment load in the Bhadra River dramatically increased as a result of the mining, but also that a very small fraction of the watershed area, comprising the KIOCL mining site, is by …
