In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state's proposal to raise Almatti dam height over the Krishna river in north Karnataka. In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state’s proposal …
In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state's proposal to raise Almatti dam height over the Krishna river in north Karnataka. In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state’s proposal …
Kolhapur: The water resources department (WRD) of Maharashtra is in touch with its Karnataka counterpart to ensure there is adequate water release from Almatti dam to avoid flooding in Kolhapur and Sangli. Almatti is one of the largest dams over the Krishna river in Karnataka's Bijapur district. A high-level meeting …
Drinking water supply likely to be affected during summer The dipping water level in the Almatti dam in Bagalkot district Water levels in Krishna and Cauvery reservoirs have hit record low threatening drinking water supply to Bengaluru and other parts of the state during summer. Even if the State government …
NTPC had erected chimneys with 30 metre diameter and 270 metre height Environmentalists and farmers of Basavana Bagewadi taluk of Bijapur district are up in arms against the Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project (KSTPP) that is coming up in the region. Retired nuclear scientist M P Patil has taken the …
Eight farmers of Andhra Pradesh moved the Supreme Court seeking an interim stay of the award of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal II permitting Karnataka to raise the height of the Almatti dam from 519.6 mts to 524.25 mts. Filed by advocate Guntur Prabhakar, petitioners Devineni Umamaheswara Rao and seven …
K'taka allowed to raise Almatti dam height, but cannot use excess water The State government is neither under illusion that it has got justice from the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal II nor is it in victory celebration mode, the Assembly was told on Monday. On the contrary, it is planning …
But allocates 4 tmc ft more water to Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh In a great relief to the people in the northern parts of Karnataka, the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II has upheld its award of 2010 and raising the height of the Almatti reservoir from 519.60 metres to 524.26 …
BANGALORE: The water levels in Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) in Mandya district and Almatti in Bijapur, the lifelines for drinking water and irrigation in the Cauvery and Krishna basins, have almost touched dead storage. Tackling the escalating water crisis will be chief minister Siddaramaiah's first challenge. In Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad and …
With water level in Almatti dam in Bijapur district, hovering at 512.38 metres, as against the maximum of 519.6 metres, areas surrounding the dam are expected to face acute shortage of water for both irrigation and drinking purposes akin to Cauvery basin areas. According to Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited …
“Where there is a will, there is a way”, goes the adage. It has come true in case of farmers of Krishna belt in Bagalkot district. The farmers in Jamkhandi taluk, suffering huge losses due to the shortage of water to the sugarcane crop, have come together and completed within …
In a bid to deal with the dipping water level in almost all reservoirs across the State, the government on Wednesday decided to release Rs 176 crore for drought and flood-related works. Rs one crore has been earmarked for each of the 123 drought-affected taluks. Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, as …
Work on the much-delayed thermal power plant project is set to begin at last, with Union Minister for Power Sushilkumar Shidhe scheduled to lay the foundation-stone at Kudgi in the district on June 2. The first project to be taken up in the State by the National Thermal Power Corporation …
Illegal stone quarrying near Almatti can have disastrous consequences, fear greens. Stone quarrying goes on unhindered on the banks of River Krishna, even as locals allege that officials of Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited (KBJNL) are turning a blind eye to the illegality. The national river policy stipulates that stone …
New Delhi National Green Tribunal has sought a reply from the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) on a plea challenging the environmental clearance granted to Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project Stage-I (2,400 MW) in Karnataka. A bench headed tribunal’s acting chairperson AS Naidusought MoEF's response on the plea seeking …
State-owned power producer NTPC today said it got Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) clearance for its 2,400-Mw (3x800 MW), Stage-I Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project being set up in Bijapur district of adjoining Karnataka. The board of directors recently cleared the investment proposal of Rs 15,166 crore for setting …
NTPC Ltd's first ultra-mega power project (UMPP) of 4,000 MW, coming up at Kudgi in Bijapur district of Karnataka, is all set to award contracts for the first phase of 3 by 800 MW once it secures nod from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. “The investment for the Rs …
At least one person was killed and scores of villages inundated in the torrential rains that lashed the state since Monday night. All three regions of the state received heavy rains with Nalgonda district being the worst hit. Several tanks breached and rivulets overflowed leaving the main and artillery roads …
An expert team of seismologists from Bangalore will visit villages near Almatti reservoir on May 7 to study the mild tremors occurring frequently in the region.
Hyderabad, May 3: The state has demanded a survey by technical experts to decide the actual height of the controversial Almatti dam in Karnataka. Resuming its arguments before the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal on Monday, the state pointed that it had got information about the increase of the dam height …
