Affidavit by Pune Municipal Corporation in OA No.32/2024 (WZ) (Anuj Abhay Deshpande V/s Pune Municipal Corporation & Ors.) dated 16/02/2024. The matter related to construction of new water reservoirs by Pune Municipal Corporation at Fergusson College Hill. Three new water tanks have been proposed at Bhamburda (Shivajinagar) Gut No 262 …
With water levels going down in various reservoirs, Bangalore faces acute shortage. Officials have estimated that there is enough water for only the next 15-18 days. Water supply from the KRS reservoir to Bangalore city has come to a standstill. Official sources in the Water Resources Department and the Bangalore …
The legal geopolitics of the Baglihar and Kishenganga hydroelectric power projects, whose legitimacy under the Indus Waters Treaty has been contested by Pakistan, demonstrates the political nature of technology and the governance of technology need not remain out-of-bounds for non-engineers. In attempting an understanding, this article seeks to step outside …
The state government on Thursday told the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court that it has finalised the Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority rules and has sent them for publication in the official gazette. Following a petition filed by Marathwada Janata Vikas Parishad, the high court had on April …
The water levels in reservoirs of dams in the state are depleting at an alarming rate with the summer season making its presence felt. As per official figures, the stocks were down to 22% of the reservoir capacities on an average. Water shortage is scary in the drought-hit Marathwada region …
AURANGABAD: The department of water resources on Monday submitted a water utilization chart to the state government, containing the requirement details of the region, including Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, till July 31 this year. According to the utilisation plan of water from the Jayakwadi reservoir between April 27 and July 31, …
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the state government to release sufficient water into Jayakwadi from its upstream dams within 48 hours. The court issued these directions, following a hearing on the petition filed by the Marathwada Janata Vikas Parishad. The bench, comprising Justices Naresh …
A parched paddy field at Puzhakkal near Thrissur.— PHOTO: K.C. Sowmish Many places in the district are facing acute water shortage as the mercury level is soaring. Water shortage is severe in Engandiyur, Nattika, Thriprayar, Chenthrapinni, Cherpu, Thannyam, Chazhur, Chalakudy, Anthicaud, Chelakkara, Vallathol Nagar, Desamangalam, Varavur and Panjal panchayats. Long …
The sudden drying up of one of the underground water source in Mawlai Mawdatbaki has raised serious questions on the overuse of ground water resources by way of drilling of deep tubes in residential premises by few rich individuals without bothering to take necessary permission from the concerned Government departments. …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the States of Karnataka and Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry on an application from Tamil Nadu for a direction to the Centre to constitute the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) so as …
The water level at the Shiva Balance Reservoir (SBR) again dropped below the minimum level on Sunday, forcing the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) engineers to make repeated requests to Cauvery Neeravari Nigam(CNN) engineers to immediately release water. A BWSSB engineer says that if the water level keeps …
An inter-ministerial expert panel on the Brahmaputra has asked the government to intensify monitoring construction projects in the middle reaches of the river by China. It has also cautioned that China may replicate the same in the Great Bend area. The panel in its recent report to a committee of …
The sweltering summer heat has aggravated the problem of drinking water supply in most parts of the State, prompting the State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD≺) to seek the permission of Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (OCEO), Karnataka, to implement approved action plans related to drinking water at …
To achieve its goal of ensuring water security in the city, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is planning to conduct a detailed audit of the rainwater harvesting system across Chennai. This comes in the wake of Metro Water preparing a contingency plan to ensure uninterrupted water supply to the …
Recalling that the IAMWARM Scheme was being implemented since 2005 with financial assistance from the World Bank, the CM said, the corrected estimate of the scheme was Rs 2,816 crore. | EPS/File Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday told the State Assembly that accepting the State government’s request, the World …
The Twelfth Plan proposals for a new approach to the water resources management as put forward in the article by Mihir Shah (EPW, 19 January 2013) are a bold recognition of the serious problems in the area. But some of the author’s ideas are less than convincing and the entire …
GUJARAT BILL NO. OF 2013. A B I L L to provide for irrigation and drainage in the State of Gujarat. WHEREAS it is necessary to make provisions for the construction relating to irrigation in the State of Gujarat and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. It is …
World Water Day It would be too late to realise for Bangaloreans if necessary action to use water judiciously is not adopted now. Even with alarming low reservoir levels recorded at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) and Kabini at present, there has not been any significant effort taken by BWSSB to …
The International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14 passed by without a murmur in Bangalore. A city that drew on two reservoirs of the Arkavathy for its water supply, now has no words left for the river that satiated a third of its water needs. Yet, plans to …
Sambalpur: Farmers are up with arms against the proposed Sankha Bhanguni minor irrigation project to be constructed near Sodhamal in Sambalpur'sJamenkira block. They are opposing the project as they feel it won't improve irrigation and alleged that it is only meant to provide water to industries in the Jharsuguda-Sambalpur industrial …
Move aimed at ensuring adequate drinking water supply to Bangalore City’s need *City needs 600 cusecs of water per day *Till May end 3.6 tmc ft water is required* Live storage above sill level at KRS is 4.553 tmc ft *Live storage above sill level at Hemavathi is 4.289 tmc …
