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 …
BWSSB confident of reaching its target of 2 lakh connections Come next week, water woes will be a thing of the past for the residents of the City’s newly-added areas. Water will start flowing in their taps as part of the Cauvery IV stage II phase project. Although only 10,000 …
The government will spend 12 billion yuan ($1.92 billion) to improve water quality on the middle route of the south-to-north water diversion project from 2011 to 2015. The money will be used to build sewage and garbage treatment facilities, conserve soil and treat polluted rivers, agricultural pollution and mine tailings …
Citizens, be prepared to pay more for water after Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board starts supply from the Cauvery Stage IV Phase II. BWSSB has written to the government to either allow a hike in the water tariff or sanction an annual grant of Rs. 200 crore to the …
Noida: In order toboostwater supply to residential sectors along the bordering region of Noida and Greater Noida (West), the Noida Authority has prepared a blueprint for construction of an overhead water tank and an underground reservoir at a cost of aroundRs10crore. Workisexpected to be completed within the next two years, …
Chandigarh: The UT Administration today gave approval for the utilization of six sites by the Municipal Corporation for the construction of underground water reservoirs in different sectors. The construction of the reservoirs will ensure improved water pressure to residential areas. The approval of the sites has been pending for more …
Two projects to be implemented at a cost of Rs.149 crore The Water Resources Department is gearing up to launch two comprehensive drinking water projects in the district at a cost of Rs.149 crore by utilising water from the Karapuzha reservoir. The first project, to be implemented at a cost …
GUWAHATI: As problems of artificial floods and water-logging continue to harass the people of Guwahati city, the cause of these problems are not far to seek. The occupation of the city’s wetlands— the reservoir of rain waters, have not just disturbed the ecology of the area but have also increased …
As it convened a meeting of the National Water Resources Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, on Wednesday to discuss the proposed National Water Policy, one of the Central government’s key suggestions in the draft document — to evolve a broad overarching national water framework law — was objected to …
Compensatory production plan strategizes enhanced production in the normally sown rabi and special boro/summer season crops particularly in the flood prone areas. High rainfall and better soil moisture during the extended terminal part of the rainy season 2012 provides ample opportunities to improve productivity in the rainfed region. Overall, 84 …
This working paper summarizes research conducted as part of the AgWater Solutions Project in West Bengal between 2009 and 2012. Agriculture is the main livelihood for 70% of West Bengal’s population of 91 million. The state’s high population density and low per capita landholding make it important for farmers to …
Five days after the meeting of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) for an amicable water-sharing formula ended without a solution, the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court, seeking immediate direction to Karnataka to ensure release of 2 TMC ft of Cauvery water at …
Further releases to be based on inflows into Kabini and Krishnarajasagar The goodwill gesture extended by Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till September 20 has come to an end and further releases are expected to be purely based on the inflows into the Kabini and …
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar plans to shut down all the mines falling in the catchment area of Selaulim water reservoir, HERALD has learnt. The Government has already identified 19 such mines which are polluting the water of the Selaulim reservoir. Ramesh Gawas, one of the social activists leading the …
Jagadish Shettar walks out of the Cauvery River Authority meeting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said she was “totally disappointed” at the outcome of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) meeting held here as an “adamant” Karnataka even refused to accept the ruling of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who …
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to give a boost to the pace of industrialisation in the State, the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday approved investments worth Rs 26,076 crore in different sectors. In the backdrop of coalgate threatening to tarnish the image of …
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, …
