Canal Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

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 …

Rs 2.5-cr project for boundary canal

KOCHI: In an effort to ensure a proper hygienic atmosphere in West Kochi, the Irrigation Department has come out with a Rs 2.5- crore project to beautify the historic and decades-old boundary canal, a historic mark dividing the erstwhile Malabar and Kochi, stretching from Thoppumpady to Fort Kochi. With the …

Kharicut Canal to be turned into a green area

AHMEDABAD: Naroda symbolised the epitome of neglect overflowing gutters and unforgettable corrosive waft from the chemical concoction flowing in Kharicut Canal. But in the coming year, not only is city administration readying a massive lake for Naroda in its heart, but also a Rs 390-crore project to cover up the …

Hatirjheel-Begunbari canal to turn into freshwater lake

State Minister for Housing and Public Works Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan on Monday said, Taka 1,480 crore Hatirjheel-Begunbari canal project in the city would be completed in scheduled time on priority basis for the greater public interest. He told BSS that implementation of Hatirjheel-Begunbari canal project, at the centre of …

Kolab project ayacut farmers in deep water

JEYPORE: Shortage of water has forced the farmers, dependent on Upper Kolab Project (UKP) for irrigating their fields, to either stop or go slow with the harvesting process. The farmers here are bearing the brunt of non-coordination between the officials of irrigation and power generation department of UKP. Despite being …

Finally, canals ready to irrigate

BHUBANESWAR: The main canals of the Subarnarekha multi-purpose irrigation project on both sides of Orissa and Jharkhand nearing completion, the State Government is hopeful of receiving water for irrigation from the project by the end of this year. After a three-day visit to various project sites of the inter-state irrigation …

Bhadra project anti-nature

Irrigation expert Arekallu Chandrashekhar has stated that the Bhadra Upper Canal Project is against nature. Addressing an awareness meeting held at Kallushettyhalli here, he said though the K C Reddy Report notes that the canal flows in about 50 km stretch of Tarikere taluk but yet it does no benefit …

Each eco assessment gets more alarming

Ahmedabad : Imagine if Gujarat breaks away into six to seven islands due to floods with sea water gushing inland through the Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhatt and other coastal areas. Former UN undersecretary general, Nitin Desai put forth this possibility of 200 years later, while highlighting the perils …

Canal breaches in Malwa flood wheat fields, orchards

SP Sharma Tribune News Service Bathinda, January 19 Wheat fields and orchards at many places in the Malwa belt were inundated today as the canals breached due to increased water level. Crop in 250 acres were destroyed in Mehma Sarja and Kot Fatta areas. The canal breached in Chief Minister …

Mayor advises cooperatives for former slum dwellers

Statesman News Service KOLKATA, Jan 19: Slum dwellers who have been rehabilitated under various schemes of the civic body should form co-operatives so that they can take over the responsibility of maintaining their flats, mayor Mr Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya said this today. He was speaking at a ceremony organised at …

Govt banks on Munak canal to tide over summer

New Delhi: Delhi is likely to have a more relaxed summer this year, as the Government hopes to augment its water supply through the parallel-lined canal from Munak in Haryana to the Haiderpur water treatment plant. Construction of the Munak Canal is one of the key projects for the Delhi …

Rajasthan owes Punjab billions of rupees for water

Rajasthan owes Punjab billions of rupees for the water it has been receiving through Rajasthan canal for more than 40 years now. Though a meeting held on January 29,1955, under the chairmanship of then Union Minister for Irrigation and Power Gulzari Lal Nanda, had decided the allocation of surplus Ravi-Beas …

Apathy delays Kadapa projects

Kadapa: Development schemes are going on at a snail

Plea to restore Kurur canal

KOCHI: The demand for cleaning up the Kurur canal in Kothamangalam, which is in a bad condition due to the dumping of garbage for several years, gained national importance after hundreds of NCC cadets from various colleges in the country staged a rally seeking immediate action to restore the canal. …

Study on issues related to gap between irrigation potential created and utilized: final report

The objectives of this study were: ?to examine the various issues associated with irrigation potential creation, irrigation potential utilization, gross irrigation and net irrigation including the definition, the reporting practices and consistencies in the data; ?to suggest procedures for collection of related data to be applied uniformly throughout the country; …

Separate body needed to save rivers, canals

A separate body is needed to save the rivers and canals in and around the capital from being polluted, said the speakers at a discussion yesterday. They also stressed the need for a halt to dumping industrial and urban waste into the rivers and canals to save them from pollution. …

Breach-prone

Canals are poorly maintained This is not the first time that Narmada canals have breached. In June this year, there was a major breach near Kadi in Mehsana, leading to the flooding of Sujaatpur village. This is the third breach in Kadi in four years. A kilometre away at Narsinhpura …

Rs 123-cr grant for canal revamp project

Bardwal (Dhuri): To ensure speedy development in all parts of the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a grant of Rs 2 crore each for all 117 Assembly constituencies, in addition to the already announced grant of Rs 2 crore. Badal made this announcement after laying the foundation …

Effluents continue to pollute irrigation canals, water bodies in

Erode Action please: Effluents from a yarn-dyeing factory at Vairapalayam in Erode enter Kalingarayan Canal, which irrigates thousands of acres in Erode district. ERODE: Reams of paper have been used in various forums in an attempt to solve pollution problem in Erode. Farmers have moved the court, which is hearing …

Rajasthan has no claim over Ghaggar waters: Punjab

Punjab has accused Rajasthan of not placing all relevant facts before the Ghaggar Standing Committee while seeking approval of schemes to utilise the waters of the Ghaggar, which it had no right to do. Punjab has asked Rajasthan to get the matter resolved, failing which it would be constrained to …

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