Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
Vinod Thomas/Ronald S. Parker The Secret Lake,once a main drinking water source for the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, is shrinking due to encroachers dumping debris onto the lake bed. Photo: Mohammed YousufThe Secret Lake,once a main drinking water source for the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, is shrinking due to encroachers …
May 6: The environment ministry has set up a seven-member panel to study a proposal to reduce the size of wetland areas around the Kolleru lake sanctuary, one of the largest water bodies for migratory birds in the country. The panel would have a scientific survey done to decide on …
The Punjab Environment Protection Tribunal on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants of chairman Rawal Lake Catchment Management Committee, who is the secretary federal ministry of interior, the CEO of PTV Housing Society and former town nazim Murree for failing to appear before the tribunal during the hearing of cases filed …
This report contains an assessment of the threat facing the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region from the recent (post-1950s) and rapid formation of meltwater lakes on the surface or at the end of a large number of the region's glaciers. It provides a detailed background to the present situation and aims to …
An 11km lake formed by a landslide in Pakistan’s Northern Areas in early January is threatening to breach its banks and wash away villages downstream, endangering 45,000 people. The landslide, in the Hunza valley on January 4, destroyed a village killing 20 people. It blocked Hunza River, creating the new …
Mumbai With monsoon likely to hit the city by July 15, the civic body is worried about rapidly dipping water levels of six lakes. The lakes at present have about 46 per cent less water stock than at the same time last year. Calling it a
Subhash Chandra N S Bangalore, April 26, DHNS Need for conserving the existing water bodies is felt like never before as the City has been reeling under acute water crisis. But methods followed by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in conserving the lakes have not gone down well with …
The state government has shelved the Bhopal Master Plan as it hampered conservation of lakes, the green cover of the city and its naturally rich heritages. But, on the other hand, Cultural Department is preparing to sabotage the green cover of the city by felling 4000 trees at Arera Hills …
As confirmed recently by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, climate change already exists with wide ranging consequences. Europe is as affected as all other regions of the world. Management responses to climate change include the development of new approaches to system assessment and design and the adoption of non-structural …
Rashmi Menon Vidyaranyapura is a quaint, residential ward that has seen rapid development in the last few years. Yet, a couple of years ago, the area hit the headlines for its stray dog menace. While the residents say that the problem has come down to a large extent, it still …
For the beautification and development of the Upper Lake, five national and international level consultants would prepare concept plan within three months on competitive basis. The better one would be accepted and the consultant would get the responsibility of the development work of the lake. These decisions were taken at …
Many politicians, bureaucrats, investor and land grabbers are severely affected with decision of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to scrap and reject the Bhopal Master Plan. Though the decision came when the city lifeline, the Upper and other lakes future was at stake. Chouhan would be remembered for long, with …
Mumbai The six lakes that supply water to Mumbai have 40 per cent less in stock than at the same stage last year. Already struggling with frequent pipeline bursts and leaks, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has more bad news from its data on Modak Sagar, Tansa, Vihar, Tulsi, Upper Vaitarna …
