Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed administration of districts affected by excessive rains to maintain high alert for 24 hours and undertake immediate relief and rescue works in case of floods. Shri Chouhan convened a high-level meeting here today and reviewed flood relief and rescue works in …
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed administration of districts affected by excessive rains to maintain high alert for 24 hours and undertake immediate relief and rescue works in case of floods. Shri Chouhan convened a high-level meeting here today and reviewed flood relief and rescue works in …
The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan took number of important decisions pertaining to renovation, strengthening and expansion of canals of Tawa project. The Cabinet also decided to increase the existing irrigation potential of the Tawa project up to …
The State Cabinet took several important decisions pertaining to renovation, strengthening and expansion of canals of Tawa project. It was decided to increase the existing irrigation potential of the Tawa project up to three lakh hectare. Besides, it also decided to exchange the farmers
The winter season is yet to depart fully. Some time back the farmers crops were hit by frost; now, there are also reports of sudden rains in some parts. Now, news is coming that the groundwater level in the State has fallen by 2 to 3 metres. The lake of …
Due to irregularities and lack of planning, water in the dams has been going above its capacity. As a result the excess water of dams is released causing destruction in other parts. This season, the gates of the Tawa dam on Tawa river were opened twice and water released in …
Specialist of ecology of rivers Michael Barber has said that the rivers could not be kept healthy if we ignore the chief reasons behind the pollution in rivers. He further added that the pollution should be seen in the context of the entire basin of the rivers, without considering it …
The second International River Festival at Bandra Bhan, near the confluence of Rivers Narmada and Tawa in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, would be held from March 21 to 23. About 600 environmentalists, social workers, economists, agriculture scientists, doctors, teachers and students are expected to join this event. The secretary …
The future of the Tawa Matsya Sangh (tms), a cooperative of fisherfolk operating in the Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district, is firmly on hold. On December 23, 2006, their licence to fish in the reservoir expired, and since then all hell has broken loose. The reservoir was created …
the livelihood of 4,000 families of 44 relocated villages around Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh's (mp's) Hoshangabad district is under threat. Fishing in the reservoir has been banned with immediate effect on the ground that the reservoir is under the Satpura National Park's protected forest cover. "Posters calling for an …
the future of the Tawa Matsya Sangh (tms), Madhya Pradesh's highly acclaimed federation of fisherfolk cooperatives, is at stake. The Madhya Pradesh (mp) government is contemplating taking over the management of the Hoshangabad-based body. tms comprises local people who were displaced during the construction of a dam on Tawa river. …
PEOPLE are the best managers of biodiversity. This statement succinctly summed up a conference organised recently at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) in Bhopal. It is also the tenor on which the Madhya Pradesh government's decision is premised, allowing villagers around the Tawa reservoir to retain their fishing …
The Madhya Pradesh government has made a landmark decision to allow villagers around the Tawa reservoir to retain their fishing rights. Not only will this enable locals to carry on fishing activity at the reservoir, it will also allow them to continue marketing their catch as well. Impressed by the …
the Tawa dam, in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh (mp), tells a story of success where the people displaced chart their own rehabilitation by fighting for their water and land rights. A thousand people in 44 relocated villages around the Tawa reservoir are living a contented life today thanks to …
