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 …
There is no sign of floods abating in Odisha. In the space of a fortnight, the number of people affected by the deluge in the Mahanadi river, the state's largest riverine system, increased from one million to 2.2 million on September 13. Two-thirds of the state's 30 districts are affected.
Bhopal : Power demand is at its lowest presently. Consumers in entire state are being supplied power 24-hours. Due to rainy season, all the reservoirs of hydel power plants have reached their highest levels. Old thermal power plants of the state as well as five power plants of the Central …
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition BJP on Tuesday accused the State Government of foisting flood on the State with a 'motive'. Training his guns on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra told mediapersons that the current flood is manmade and the Water Resources Department responsible for the mismanagement of …
In a setback to Nirma industries, the Supreme Court has asked the company to prove that the land allocated to it in Gujarat to set up a cement plant is wasteland. Otherwise the project should be scrapped, said a bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia. The court said …
Inspite of the immense potential for developing fisheries, the State has not made any major progress in the Fisheries sector, due to various constraints, fund allocation being one of them. Therefore, it has been decided to give a thrust to the sector by launching a “Meghalaya State Aquaculture Mission”, to …
How much water should flow in Indian rivers? Hydrologists have been discussing minimum river flows for over four decades now. The churning has resulted in the concept of environmental flow, or e-flow. This implies strategically releasing water downstream of dams and reservoirs to protect the services a river provides. Two …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State Government’s plan to augment water supply to urban local bodies has failed miserably, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out serious lapses and irregularities in the implementation of the programme. Augmentation of water supply to Angul municipality is a case in point. The …
BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei on Monday said the departments have been asked to examine the recommendations of the expert committee on revenue enhancing measures and prepare a time-bound action plan for their implementation. To a question from Amar Prasad Satpathy (NCP), Ghadei said the committee had given several …
CHENNAI: In an effort to fulfill the drinking water needs of Chennai, a new reservoir would be set up in Tiurvallur district, besides desilting work on six other lakes at an estimated cost of `620 crore, Minister for Public Works KV Ramalingam said here on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at …
Nearly 2.9 million people affected in the State The death toll in rain-related incidents across West Bengal rose to 36 on Thursday even as several parts of the State continued to remain submerged. Nearly 2.9 million people have been affected and there are fears of fresh areas being inundated as …
Livestock and Rural Development Minister Arumugam Thondaman will inaugurate the landslide prevention project in the Nuwara Eliya district today (02). The project is being launched to prevent landslides in the 42nd mile post area on the Nuwara Eliya - Gampola road. The total cost of the project has been estimated …
Full two months into monsoon, water levels at major hydro-electric (power) generation reservoirs in Karnataka have increased substantially. According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, the level as on July 29, at Linganamakki, Supa and Varahi reservoirs has increased and is higher than the 10 years' average and …
Ranchi, July 31: A reservoir project, which was proposed to provide water to National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) thermal power plant in Chatra district, has been lying abandoned for two years. The Garhi reservoir scheme at Uttararhi village in Chatra’s Kamdara block was primarily aimed at providing water to NTPC’s …
The Krishna River Basin has witnessed high rainfall and consequent floods of various intensities during the last few years. These floods have both the positive as well as negative impacts on the population and the resources. Increase in the ground water potential and availability of additional surface water resources are …
The National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA) has taken measures with the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry to develop over 12,000 reservoirs in the dry zone as fresh water fish farming tanks, NAQDA chairman Jayantha Chandrasoma told the press recently. "This will help develop the inland water fish industry," he …
SHILLONG: Residents of Keating Road, Malki, Laitumkhrah and Lachuamiere areas in Shillong are facing drinking water crisis because a 12-inch-diameter feeder pipe of the British-era reservoir that can hold 50,000 litres of water was damaged when it rained incessantly in the city recently. Urban Affairs Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, after inspecting …
The Indian security agencies are extremely worried over the ignorance of New Delhi in strengthening its claim on river Yarlung Tsangbo (as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet) by expediting construction of dams, reservoir or power station on the Brahmaputra river within the country. The Centre is convinced with the …
Bangalore The Karnataka government has decided to hear out farmers over their objections filed against the land acquisition proceedings for the proposed R32,000-crore integrated steel plant by South Korean steel major Posco. The first hearing will he held on July 4. The government has appointed a Special Land Acquisition Officer …
The volume of Krishna water at State border may increase The Poondi reservoir, the prime storage point for Chennai's drinking water needs, has so far received a steady inflow of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh since Friday morning, sufficient for the city's supply for two days. Officials of the Water …
For drought hit Jharkhand, there seems to be some respite in sight. While the state is likely to get good rainfall this year, over half a dozen water reservoir projects too are set to become functional in the coming weeks. To begin with, the much-awaited Ajay barrage will be inaugurated …
