Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naresh Kumar Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 13/05/2025. The matter is related to illegal extraction of groundwater in Manakpura, Delhi by the water supply mafia. According to the complainant, one Hemant has illegally drilled a borewell …
A bench, headed by acting NGT chairperson justice Jawad Rahim directed the DJB to submit a list of illegal borewells in the capital. New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to act against unauthorised water extraction in the national capital and instructed it to seal the …
Summers are the peak season for drilling borewells and several illegal companies mushroom to carry on drilling activities. STARTING 2019 summer, the Maharashtra government will implement stringent regulation on drilling of borewells in state. The government plans to introduce real-time monitoring of any digging activity being undertaken in the state. …
KOCHI: Rain gods were merciful on the state last year. Many districts received a fair amount of summer rains in 2017 and in March, 2018. Met department officials said the summer rains in the month of March this year have been in excess. It has helped contain the mercury levels …
GANDHINAGAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in its report tabled in the state assembly on Wednesday, slammed the state government for failing to act to conserve groundwater in the state. The CAG report stated: “The high-level committee had recommended in 1978 the enforcement of groundwater legislation, to …
Rajahar, like villages in Bihar and Haryana, was selected as a “climate-smart village”, from amongst several other contenders in this drought-prone belt of the western development region in Nepal. The rats worry Nand Prasad Subedi. The large ones poke holes in the mud when the farmers sleep at night. He …
AHMEDABAD: Even if Amdavadis think they understand the value of money, they surely do not value precious water despite living in a water-scarce state. A recent Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) study has revealed that an average Amdavadi consumes 260-280 litres a day against the supposed 143 to 171 litres a …
In the 27 years since he became headmaster of a school in Trishal, in northern Bangladesh, Mohamed Iqbal Baher has noticed some changes in his pupils. Although boys and girls are often absent because they are helping their parents in the fields, they miss fewer lessons because of illness. Mr …
AHMEDABAD : Gujarat has already consumed 68% of its groundwater; and there are no signs that consumption will slow down. Currently, Gujarat figures among the states that are the worst offenders in exploiting aquifers for domestic, irrigation, and industrial use. The data was placed in the Lok Sabha on March …
Wells and tanks near Kumudavathi riverbed are filling up indicating an increase in the groundwater level in the area. This is due to the restoration work taken by the Art of Living International Centre, said a representative from the organisation. The 45% of the restoration work is said to be …
India has made significant progress in providing its citizens access to clean water, but is still among the top countries where the highest percentage of population does not have this facility, says a report. The report released to mark World Water Day tomorrow states that Uganda, Niger, Mozambique, India and …
Nagpur: The data of groundwater levels in Maharashtra does not come as happy news on World Water Day. The Nagpur-based Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)’s figures show that in around 50% area of the state, groundwater level has fallen in the last ten years. As the accompanying map shows, the …
The West Liaohe River Basin (WLRB) is one of the most sensitive areas to climate change in China and an important grain production base in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Groundwater depletion in this region is becoming a critical issue. Here, we used the Gravity Recovery and Climate …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to file the list of both legal and illegal borewells in areas marked as having contaminated groundwater. A Bench headed by judicial member Jawad Rahim asked the DJB to submit the list of borewells to the Deputy …
As World Water Day is being observed on March 22, scientists claim that water in almost 83% of open wells and most of the rivers in Kerala is highly contaminated. This was revealed by studies conducted by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode, which periodically monitors …
Contamination of groundwater sources due to over-abstraction and discharge of polluting substances has been a long standing problem in most parts of the country. In 1974, a legislation was specifically enacted to regulate and prohibit water pollution. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 established Pollution Control Boards …
As per the survey, 12.30 per cent of households had access to water “near” and not within their premises. Another 4.28 per cent had access to water “away” from their premises, it stated At least 16 per cent households in the capital still do not have access to piped water …
BHOPAL: One-third of wells analysed in Bhopal are reporting a decadal water level fluctuation. The fluctuation warns of more than 30% of the drinking water sources are declining in the state capital. The 10-year data analysis was a mean of pre-monsoon 2007 to 2017. Decline in water levels for Indore …
Although Kerala has been a top rubber grower in India, the plant was first introduced in the Northeast by the regional forest department in the 1960s Rubber plantations, which have been vigorously promoted in north-east India in the name of increasing forest cover and rehabilitation of tribespeople, have got environmentalists …
AHMEDABAD: Figures released by the Union water resources ministry reveal that nearly 60% of wells in Gujarat have recorded water depletion over a decade. According to the figures, Gujarat is among the top 15 states that have recorded a depletion in water levels in wells from 2007 to 2016. According …
Rivers have already started drying up The district is facing an acute drought-like situation with major rivers here beginning to dry up as early as March. The water flow in the Payaswini river, a tributary of the Chandragiri, has stopped at Neyyamkayam near the north-eastern border hamlet of Kanathur. The …
