Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI: The Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly has expressed apprehension over the preparations made by various departments such as the Delhi Jal Board, Irrigation and Flood Control and Municipal Corporation of Delhi for the monsoon and declared that it would undertake surprise visits to see …
The Ganga in Haridwar district has shifted 500 metres from its course over the past four decades, shows a study by the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (usac). The state government agency said erosion of the river banks maybe speeding change of course. “Half a kilometre in 36 years can be …
BHUBANESWAR: Members cutting across party lines today criticised the State Government for its lack of preparedness to tackle floods even though only a few days are left for the onset of monsoon. The issue cropped up at the meeting of the State-level Calamity Committee presided over by Chief Minister Naveen …
Bhopal: It is expected that onset of monsoon in the state will be in the second week of June. To meet the situation arising in the monsoon season, the revenue department has issued guidelines to all divisional commissioners and district collectors. The district collectors have been asked to set up …
Ron Duarah DIBRUGARH, May 13 ? Even as the Brahmaputra flows menacingly and threatens to erode major chunks of its banks on either side throughout Assam, the state Water Resources Department has been found wanting to meet emergencies. It is just that the erosion has not yet seriously affected major …
Puts official machinery on flood protection duty Mohali Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand on Tuesday issued directions to free all canals and seasonal rivulets passing through this district from encroachments and other obstructions, if any, in the flow of water on their beds. Chairing a joint meeting of the district …
The Haryana State Flood Control Board on Wednesday approved 66 schemes to be implemented by the Irrigation Department and 20 schemes by the Public Health Engineering Department. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda directed that the schemes be implemented district-wise. He also emphasised the need for focusing on construction of water …
This new water policy for Rajasthan presents the framework for sustainable development and management of water resources in the state. It focuses towards community-level empowerment and responsibility for water management. The objectives of the state water policy are: to adopt a integrated and multi sectoral approach to the water resources …
Although flash floods are by their nature difficult to predict and control, it is possible to reduce the risk to lives and property through different measures. This information sheets summarises the major causes of flash floods in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, and the different approaches that can be used to …
The Centre has promised Rs 5,032 crore to repair Aila-damaged embankments and Rs 530 crore for flood control in East and West Midnapore, a team of Bengal MLAs said after meetings here today. The delegation, which met Union water resources minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, had …
The Kosi flood disaster of 2008 in Bihar and also in Nepal highlights two key issues relating to flood control. The first is the failure of the structural approach to flood control on the Kosi and the second is institutional dysfunction with respect to trans-boundary flood management. This article discusses …
This article examines the movement against the construction of the Hirakud dam in Orissa. It is evident that the domestic resistance to the project was variously compromised by nationalist rhetoric, imperatives of state development and absence of transnational support. The Hirakud dam project has failed on all of its objectives
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Government of Finland signed an agreement on 15th December on a collaborative project to establish a regional flood information system in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region.Finland is providing a maximum of 2 million Euros over three years (2009-2012) for the project …
As far as water goes, climate change changes everything. Past experience of rainfall, snowfall, runoff and streamflow is no longer a reliable guide for the future. We'll all be affected, but especially small farmers and the poor and marginalized, who have the least ability to protect themselves against the depredations …
This study reviews the current status of medium to larger scale artificial water storage development with a focus on Africa. It assesses best practices in water storage development and management infrastructure for building sustainable livelihoods and mitigate climate change. It also analyses the linkages between water, energy and food security, …
This article draws on research the author carried out in Ghana and Burkina Faso to explore the impact of a transboundary water governance project on poor people
