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 …
Speakers at a forum have urged the government to construct more water reservoirs to minimise the effects of global warming and environmental challenges in future.
The water level in stood at 77.20 ft at 8 a.m. on Monday The dam was getting an inflow of 9,864 cusecs ERODE: The Lower Bhavani (LBP) Farmers Association has appealed to the State government to release water from the Bhavanisagar dam for irrigation in the LBP ayacut area on …
Officials of both States to discuss date of water release CHENNAI: A team of officials from the Water Resources Department and Chennai Metrowater visited their counterparts in Hyderabad on Monday to discuss the date of water release from the Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai. According to sources in …
Compelled by the incessant downpour in the Jharkhand catchment areas, the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) would discharge water at the rate of 50,000 cusec from its Maithon reservoir by early tomorrow.
Report and recommendations of Nayanjot Lahiri, member of the expert team sent by MoEF on a site visit for the purpose of reviewing specific issues including the environmental impact of Srinagar HPP. Report and recommendations of Nayanjot Lahiri, Member of expert team send by Ministry of Environment and Forests (Government …
- Officials confident of restoring water supply, farmers foresee a good yield after two years Hazaribagh, June.19: First, the bad news: the spells of rain that lashed the district in the past 48 hours have paralysed life in the town of Hazaribagh. Power supply has been hit badly and most …
One hundred and twenty two Information and Study Centers on the country's weather condition such as rains, floods and changes of water levels of reservoirs and rivers, will be established covering all districts, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Ministry sources said. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the new system …
There are many cities in the State, which are known by their reservoirs. These water tanks not only give a unique identity to a city, but also prove a boon for its residents. One of these water reservoirs is Singwasa Talab in Guna city. The reservoir has been helpful in …
THE Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has asked detergent company Nirma to explain why the environmental clearance granted to its cement plant in Gujarat should not be revoked. The ministry issued a show cause notice to the company on May 11 after a report by a group of …
RAIN along the middle and lower Yangzi River this week has helped alleviate the region’s worst drought in 50 years. But it has not doused a storm of criticism of the Three Gorges dam upriver, including allegations that it contributed to the disaster. Opponents of the colossal edifice have been …
Report of the site visit by Dr B P Das and Ms Sanchita Jindal as part of the team constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for issues related to Srinagar 330 MW hydropower project of Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Limited.
The Castlereigh and Maussakele hydro-power reservoirs are at risk of being heavily silted due to illegal gem mining in the reservoir beds or along the reservoir boundaries. People from the area say that large scale gem mining had caused extensive environmental damage to the two reservoirs feeding the Laxapana, New …
400,000 MAY BE DISPLACED The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project says 276 villages will be affected; an estimated 177,275 people live in these villages. The Polavaram Project Environmental Impact Appraisal Report of 1985 expected 150,697 people to be displaced in 226 villages. But the population of these villages …
Even as Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) placed a report before the Supreme Court on Tuesday recommending relocation of Nirma Ltd's cement plant at Mahuva, agitating farmers in the region have welcomed the report of the expert body. "The MoEF's report is …
The collector says raids against sand-mining will be intensified in the coming days. KATTAPPANA: The district administration will intensify vigil against illegal sand-mining following the seizure of 39 loads of sand from the Ayyappancoil region of the Periyar in the Idukki reservoir on Sunday. The raid was conducted by a …
MoEF has accepted these recommendations of the Expert Committee on the controversial cement plant of Nirma Industries in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Says that the plant is situated in an environmentally sensitive wetland area and the construction must stop. Final recommendations of the EAC on the project M/s Nirma Ltd. to establish …
Independent India’s first hill city has jeopardised the ecology of the Sahyadri Hills. Its developer and political patrons bent rules and circumvented environmental law while building it. Resultant landslides could endanger the city. Read this special report published in DownTo Earth. Independent India’s first hill city has jeopardised the ecology …
Lavasa is a destination for the well-heeled, upwardly mobile, aspiring for quality life. The streets bear names like Thicket and Celosia (an ornamental plant); the village that the town replaces—Dasve—has become the Dasve boulevard. The town centre boasts a town hall that does not resemble any municipal office but a …
The Supreme Court has ordered a new environmental study of the site where detergent company Nirma is setting up a cement plant. The site in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, is believed to be on wetlands. The March 18 decision came after Nirma moved an appeal in the Gujarat High Court against a …
