Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
Ferozepur: In a significant development, which will improve the irrigation system, the state government has sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs 23 crore for cleanling up all canals and distributaries crisscrossing the state. Due to choking of canals and its distributaries in absence of cleanliness, the breach in their …
Water supply to parts of Delhi and some districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, is likely to be affected following the closure of Ganga canal for maintenance from October 17 till November first week. With a record rainfall being witnessed this monsoon; the Gang canal has …
NEW DELHI: The Upper Ganga Canal has been shut down for annual cleaning, but the Delhi Jal Board says it does not expect any shortfall of water during the closing period, thanks to ample water in the Yamuna. The cleaning work that is carried out by the Utttar Pradesh Irrigation …
THE GOVERNMENT ENUNCIATED ITS FIRST National Water Policy in 1987. A revised version was enunciated in 2002. Yet another revision is underway, for which view have been sought. Here are some bold suggestions. First, the new policy should be written for implementation. That cannot be said about water policies of …
5,146 acres, 468 acres of wet lands and 4,678 acres of dry lands, to be benefited. Water will be supplied continuously for the next 120 days: Collector THENI: Water has been released through P.T.R. Rajan and Thanthai Periyar canals to irrigate single cropping areas in both wet and dry lands …
The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the officers concerned to complete works of first and second phases of Omkareshwar canal construction project compulsorily by 2012. He was reviewing the progress of construction of Omkareshwar canal project at Mantralaya here today. Chairman of the Narmada Valley Development Authority …
Jamshedpur, Oct. 5: After around two decades, Jharkhand can look forward to complete the much-awaited canal under its ambitious Subernerakha Multipurpose Project, which cuts across Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. Members of the state wildlife board, a statutory body that looks after matters related to wildlife and conservation, will meet in the …
Due to hard work and help from the state government's Horticulture Department, the life of a medium category farmer Tularam Patel has completely changed. Tularam, a resident of village Mohgaon Kalan in Seoni district, had only 1.20 hectares of land. He used to grow wheat on this land but had …
BHUBANESWAR: In view of the increasing requirement of water by the farmers and the inadequacy of the canal systems to meet the demand, the State Government is contemplating to introduce mega lift irrigation projects on an experimental basis. The steering committee of the Mahanadi Basin Development Plan which met here …
Gurgaon Canal is one of the main source of irrigation in Faridabad, and Gurgaon district of Haryana. Water quality evaluation of canal water was carried out to assess the qualitative changes and possibility of point and and non point pollution loads. Various physico-chemical properties, like pH, TDS, DO, BOD, COD, …
Chandigarh: As if the retreating monsoon fury was not enough, Bhakra dam registered another, albeit, disturbing record on Thursday, by registering its highest ever deflection, a tilt in layman
Setting aside environmental concerns and ignoring the threat to one of the most fertile belts in India, Uttar Pradesh government is set to start work on the eight-lane expressway along the Upper Ganga Canal. The 147.8 km expressway will connect Greater Noida in Gautam Budh Nagar district and the Uttar …
Increased use of fresh water supplies in agricultural and non-agricultural activities in the past few decades has caused an alarming rate of groundwater depletion in many regions of the world. This threatens the sustenance of crop production and the ensuing food security. There is an urgency to look for measures …
This paper attempts to give a spatial and temporal overview of water management in India. It traces how people and the successive regimes made choices across space and time from a wide range of water control and distribution technologies. The paper divides the water anagement in India into four periods: …
ROURKELA: If Khandadhar waterfall faces the threat of premature death, blame it on the industries sprouting on its periphery. Rampant mining by OMC at less than a km from the scenic hilly rivulet seems to be leaving a telling blow on the flora and fauna of the bio-rich reserve. And …
Finally, funds have started pouring in to bring 40 MGD (miilon gallons daily) canal water to Mohali with Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday evening announcing to release first installment of Rs 136 crore for Kajauli Phase V and VI lines, exclusively approved for Mohali. The project involving …
Swollen Yamuna triggers panic in 100 villages Kiran Deep Yamunanagar, August 19 Agricultural land in at least 25 villages located in low- lying areas were submerged in water and a check dam in Khilonwala washed away this morning due to the overflowing Yamuna. The situation turned worse after 2.8 lakh …
Warangal, Aug. 17: To get a first-hand idea on water supply for agriculture through canals under Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) phase I and phase II, A.D. Mohile, irrigation expert of Srikrishna Committee, made a visit to Warangal on Tuesday. He also interacted with farmers while passing through SRSP phase II …
Anantapur, Aug. 17: The dispute over discharge of water from the Tungabhadra High Level Canal between two constituencies came to the fore with politicians facing inte-nse pressures from people. It is a common phenomena for Tadipatri and Singanamala farmers to launch agitations every year for water whenever water from the …
