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 a view to meet the growing drinking water requirements of Chennai and its suburbs, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced creating a reservoir in the nearby Tiruvallur district at a cost of Rs 330 crore besides announcing a slew of other water schemes. She has directed …
Hyderabad is staring at a drinking water crisis as Osmansagar and Himay-atsagar are fast drying up. The water available in the two reservoirs will be sufficient up to May only through gravity . After May, water will reach dead storage levels forcing officials to use high power motors to pump …
LUCKNOW: In a significant judgement, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ruled that an unused pond cannot be restored, uprooting the developments that had taken place over the water body. "In a fast changing world where development is necessary and industrial growth is taking place, sustainable development …
JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla today said that Government has approved ` 4.49 crore under Water Supply Scheme Raika to meet the drinking water requirement of Raika, Rahim Nagar and Bandian villages of Jammu division. The Minister was interacting with the locals after kick starting laying …
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and the Union power ministry would soon be approaching the Supreme Court for an urgent challenge to the rising trend among states to invoke Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to bar open access between producers and consumers of electricity. They had already …
The State Government has expressed its favourable disposition to the idea of a ‘joint control' of the proposed new dam at Mullaperiyar. But it could not have been more happy and relieved to learn that the ‘new dam in place of the century-old' should have found wide acceptance, according to …
Real-time monitoring by technological tools, such as smart meters and sensors, can help big cities save up to Rs 27 lakh a day and at least 15 per cent of water that's lost owing to leakages and pilferage. Unaccounted for water (UFW) is high at 20-50 per cent in urban …
The Upper Kotmale Hydropower Plant (UKHP) will go down in the history of Sri Lanka as one of the most time consuming power projects to be ever completed. Politics controversies, environmental issues, resettlement and funding marred this project since it was discussed way back in the 1960’s when UNDP initially …
Subarnarekha multi-purpose river valley project is an interstate project which would benefit Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. The head works i.e., Chandil Dam, Ichha Dam and Galudihi Barrage are located in Jharkhand to provide irrigation both to Odisha and Jharkhand, power to Jharkhand and flood control in West Bengal and …
Keeping in focus the rural area and its distribution system, a Regional Rural Water Supply Scheme (RRWSS) for 30 villages in Nashik District consisting of a distribution system from MBR (Master Balancing Reservoir) to GSR (Ground Service Reservoirs) of 30 villages is selected as a reference scheme for this study.
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a report titled `Minimisation of water requirement in coal based thermal power stations`. In the study, it has said that dry condenser cooling systems offer a possible solution for power plant installation at sites where availability of water is scarce, since requirement of …
Bhopal : Balram Tal Yojna is being implemented in Madhya Pradesh with a view to holding back maximum quantity of rainwater in agricultural fields, augmenting groundwater table and increasing irrigation facility. Since year 2008-09, there is a provision under the scheme for extending subsidy worth Rs. 80 thousand to a …
Calcutta, Dec. 22: NTPC is planning to begin work on its Katwa power plant from February, even though half of the land required to produce 1,600MW needs to be acquired, the move aimed at preventing further delay on a project for which the central utility was persuaded by the state …
The Tamil Nadu Government has approved an Rs 130-crore proposal to enhance the storage capacity of Chembarambakkam lake a major source of water supply to Chennai. According to an official press release, the move is part of measures to strengthen the water supply to the city, which is dependent on …
In Sikkim at least 17 large hydropower projects on the Teesta River and its tributaries have their environmental clearances in place, despite warnings, improper assessments and negotiated conditions. At a point of time when a natural seismic occurrence has shaken the stability of an already unpredictable Himalayan ecosystem, it is …
SILCHAR:Grave concern was expressed by the intellectuals and experts at the way river Barak, regarded as the lifeline of this valley, was getting polluted and views were articulated on the measures to contain it. Dr Tapodhir Bhattacharya, vice-chancellor of Assam University, who inaugurated the function at Gandhi Bhawan here on …
In a bid to defuse a volatile situation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the Kerala government to create a conducive atmosphere for speedy resolution of the Mullaiperiyar Dam issue following which chief minister Oommen Chandy appealed to protesters in the state to call off their agitation. The chief minister’s …
The Mullaperiyar controversy is a unique water dispute. The Mullaperiyar is an intrastate river, flowing only through Kerala, and therefore the Interstate Water Disputes Act, 1956, does not have any jurisdiction over the issue. Hence, constituting a tribunal under the act to decide on the issue too is not possible. …
Sri Lanka has allocated 180 million rupees to complete the renovation work of many small scale irrigation reservoirs (wevas) within this year, the Commissioner General of Agrarian Services Ravindra Hewavitharana has said. In addition, the Ministry of Economic Development has granted 200 million rupees to renovate 104 small reservoirs in …
Bhubaneswar: With hydro power generation falling to an alarming level of 200-250 MW and increased power supply to the state grid by captive generating plants (CGPs) not enough to tide over peak power deficit, Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd (Gridco) has started buying power from India Energy Exchange (IEE) to …
