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 …
The peacefulness of the lush green fields of paddy and maize lining the road to Vemulaghat village in Telangana, India belies the anger of villagers protesting against the southern state's plans to acquire about 21,000 acres of land for a reservoir. The Komuravelli Mallanna Sagar reservoir will irrigate 1.2 million …
The current water level in the dam is 84.75 ft, down from 105.57 ft in the corresponding period last year. The water level in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir, which is the main source of drinking water to Bengaluru, has dipped by 20% this year, in what is an ominous …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka & Others Vs State of Tamil Nadu dated 20/09/2016 regarding Cauvery water dispute. Supreme Court orders for the constitution of the Cauvery Management Board within four weeks and directs the State of Karnataka to release 6000 …
Modifying its September 5 order, the Supreme Court on Sep 12, 2016 asked the Karnataka government to release 12,000 cusecs water to Tamil Nadu Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 12/09/2016 regarding Cauvery water …
This review covers the performance of Hydro-Electric Stations having installed capacity of more than 25 MW. As on 31st March, 2016 there were 676 H.E. generating units installed in 194 Hydro-Electric Stations with an aggregate installed capacity of 42783.42 MW in operation. Performance of 31 important Reservoir based schemes has …
Integrated water resource management serves as a foundation upon which the planning and implementation of climate resilience is being pursued in Bhutan. Water has been sculpting Bhutan’s landscape for millennia, flowing down from majestic alpine mountains to the narrow valleys and deep gorges that make up the country’s iconic landscape …
A government-appointed panel examining a dispute over migration of gas from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)-held blocks in the Bay of Bengal to adjacent fields of Reliance Industries (RIL) will submit its report to the Ministry of Petroleum by August 31. The single-member committee was formed in December 2015 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Storage Capacity of Reservoirs, 04/08/2016. As per assessment made by Water Commission (CWC), live storage capacity of completed projects in the country in 2010 was about 253.388 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) where as it was around 225.14 BCM in 2004. Thus the storage capacity …
India is one of the world's largest food producers, making the sustainability of its agricultural system of global significance. Groundwater irrigation underpins India's agriculture, currently boosting crop production by enough to feed 170 million people. Groundwater overexploitation has led to drastic declines in groundwater levels, threatening to push this vital …
The population of the golden mahseer, a popular freshwater sport and food fish, is going to prosper in the rivers of Himachal Pradesh, with the state fisheries department succeeding in breeding it in captivity for the first time. Besides its rehabilitation and conservation, the breeding technology will turn out to …
If you thought that ‘wasting’ that extra cup of water to wash your face when you could have used one was insignificant, think twice. Water reserves in the country have decreased by 20% and if no major intervention is instituted to contain the problem, it could get out of hand. …
Even after the heavy rains that drenched East Africa in April, Makueni County in eastern Kenya remains dry – and it's not clear when increasingly elusive rainfall will come again. But the women of Kikumbulyu village are not worried. Last November, they built a rock catchment system to harvest rainwater. …
Reservoir operation is very important part of planning and management of water resource system. Water in the reservoir can be used for Agricultural purpose as well as Electricity generation. An attempt has been made in this paper by using a linear programming for optimal reservoir operation of Reservoirs. Asia’s first …
Imrat Namdev and her younger sister Pushpa Namdev were neighbors in Chhatarpur district, in the drought-hit Indian region of Bundelkhand. Both relied on the same well for water and, according to police, frequently quarreled over how much the other was using. In May, during one fight over water, Pushpa, 42, …
The Kanto region may experience a serious drought this summer, possibly triggering a raft of restrictions, due to an “unprecedented” shortage of water in lakes and reservoirs supplying the area, officials warned Tuesday. Although the region expects decent rainfall over the next few days, hopes remain slim that it will …
Researchers have just found a huge reservoir of groundwater below California - making the supply of water below the state three times larger than previously estimated. The new reserve won't solve the state's crippling drought, but the discovery suggests that more freshwater might be hiding in deep aquifers around the …
Small, fast growing wild fish could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in some of the world's most chronically poor and underfed regions, according to a new FAO report on fisheries in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa. Water is an ephemeral resource in Africa's dryland regions, with …
Hydropower reservoirs are artificial water systems and comprise a small proportion of the Earth’s continental territory. However, they play an important role in the aquatic biogeochemistry and may affect the environment negatively. Since the 90s, as a result of research on organic matter decay in manmade flooded areas, some reports …
The report of on the Spot Study of Water Situation in Drought Affected Areas of the country (2015-16) has recommended construction of water harvesting structures, mass awareness among citizen for water conservation, construction of new water storage structures, interlinking of rivers, renovation and repair of existing water bodies as some …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Satyanarayan Banchhor & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/06/2016 regarding the validity of Environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the State of Odisha for construction of Lower Suktel …
