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 …
Sitting near her dilapidated hut in Mugaon village, 70 kilometres from Pune, Thumabai Walhekar (50) was furious. I had asked her a simple question—did she want township Lavasa? Mugaon is one of the 18 villages where Independent India’s first hill city is being developed. Thumabai spoke breathlessly in Marathi, her …
Water utility has roped in JICA to conduct audits, assess situation The Delhi Jal Board is all set to finalise its Water Masterplan for Delhi by June. With summer just around the corner, the project aims to ensure equitable and round-the-clock water supply to all areas in the Capital. In …
Shillong, March 22: A CAG report has rapped the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited for not initiating any steps to protect the Umiam reservoir which feeds five downstream hydropower plants of the corporation. The reservoir covers an area of 10 square km and serves as a recreational spot for tourists with …
At present geophysicists do not have much knowledge about the physical properties of rocks and fluids in the fault (earthquake) zones and how they affect the build-up stress for extended periods. This is because they do not have data from the field region. The deep bore hole will allow direct …
SYED AKBAR HYDERABAD March 21: A seven-km deep bore hole will be dug in Maharashtra to gain firsthand information about what causes earthquakes in "stable" areas. The bore hole, the first of its kind in the world, will provide Indian geophysicists clues about the physical, geological and chemical processes and …
The reservoirs built in the catchment area of Sukhna Lake, though well built, are too many in number. While the construction of the check dams has prevented the lake from silting, the amount of water entering Sukhna Lake has decreased. These are some of the findings of a study on …
Record of proceedings of the Supreme Court of India on the Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 14698/2010 on the proposed Nirma Cement Plant at Bhavnagar, Gujarat dated 18/03/2011.
Fisheries Minister Ajay Vishnoi has said that like farmers, fishermen are also being provided loans at three per cent interest rate. The assistance given to fishermen will now be deposited in their bank accounts so that they can purchase fishing nets and boats of their own choice. Fisheries Minister Vishnoi …
As the mercury soars and the water level dips, the Coimbatore Corporation and the city's residents are turning to water tankers to bail them out. The dependence on water tankers reflected in the Corporation's Council resolution, passed on February 28. The resolution was about fixing rental charges for water transported …
The Basin Study for Bichom Basin in Arunachal Pradesh has been initiated at the instance of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India while according prior Environmental Clearance to Dibbin hydroelectric project being developed by M/s KSK Dibbin Hydropwer Private Limited, New Delhi. Subsequently through a series of presentations, …
Read this special report published in Down To Earth on Nirma, the detergent company that gave false information to obtain clearance for its cement plant in coastal Saurashtra. Detergent company Nirma gave false information to obtain clearance for its cement plant in coastal Saurashtra. Environment ministry to inspect site and …
As the notion of climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels gains more and more prominence in the eyes of the public and policymakers, the push toward the increasing role of renewable energy sources is seen as one of the key solutions to the problem.
NEW DELHI: To ensure equitable distribution of water across the city, particularly in colonies facing difficulties due to non-availability of drinking water supply, five new underground reservoirs (UGR) were inaugurated at separate locations in the Capital on Sunday. The newly constructed UGRs have been inaugurated at DDA Flats Pandav Nagar, …
About a decade ago, farmers of 15 villages in Mahuva block in coastal Saurashtra could barely grow one crop a year. This was because the groundwater they used for irrigation was saline. Their fortunes changed in 2000 when the Gujarat government created a reservoir—Samadhiyala bandhara— by building a dam at …
Some hundred people, men and women, were gathered on the hill. Many more, I could see, were trudging up. Their faces were resolute. I asked why they were opposing the cement plant. Their answer was simple: “We cannot eat cement.” “But the plant will bring you employment and prosperity,” I …
The achievements of Madhya Pradesh Fisheries Federation will be valuated by the State Planning Commission. It was decided at the meeting of Board of Directors (BoD) at Mantralaya on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by the Fisheries Minister Ajay Vishnoi. Principal Secretary Fisheries Ajita Vajpayee was also present. Fish farming …
Camelot Housing Colony was planned at an ecologically sensitive spot Slated to have 18 towers, some with 35 floors, with luxury flats costing at least Rs.3 crore. Chandigarh's design restricts maximum number of floors in residential buildings to three. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab & Haryana High Court has stayed booking, selling …
