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 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemicals in Ground Water, 15/12/2016. As reported by the Uttar Pradesh State into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are 200 fluoride, 262 arsenic, one iron, one nitrate and 82 salinity affected habitations which are yet to be provided …
Governments, water utilities, companies, and communities around the world paid nearly US$25 billion (B) in 2015 for nature-based solutions to secure reliable access to clean water, according to a new report from Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace, Alliances for Green Infrastructure: State of Watershed Investment 2016. From Beijing to Sao Paulo, …
The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2016-2017) present the Eleventh Report on the Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations contained in the Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Water Resources on the subject “Review of Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion of Ground Water, 06/12/2016. Impact of riverbed / sand mining on the ground water resources is assessed and monitored in course of considering and granting necessary environmental clearances required as per law. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has not …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Bill for Conservation, Protection and Management of Ground Water, 05/12/2016. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR carries out ground water monitoring, four times a year, on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Contamination of Ground Water, 01/12/2016. Ground water quality data generated by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) during various scientific studies and ground water quality monitoring indicates that ground water in isolated pockets in parts of various States including Delhi and Bihar is contaminated with …
Ground Water Year Book is based on the information generated by monitoring of ground water observation wells of NCT-Delhi during the field Season of 2015-16. The water requirement in National Capital Territory of Delhi is increasing at a rapid pace mainly due to ever increasing population and its associated demands. …
CHENNAI: Krishna water reached Poondi reservoir on Saturday night giving some hope to water managers with water levels dropping to less than one tmcft. “Poondi reservoir is now getting 300 cusecs of water from Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh. The water flow would be increased to 500 cusecs. The water …
With only a month to go for the year to end, the rainfall that Chennai received remains grossly inadequate. However, the city’s water table has not witnessed much of a decline, so far, this year, according to Metrowater officials. From January, Chennai has recorded 81 cm of rainfall so far …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Water, 24/11/2016. Under the scheme of RRR of water bodies Comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies, is undertaken for increasing tank storage capacity, Ground Water Recharge, Increased availability of drinking water, Improvement in agriculture/horticulture productivity, etc. State-wise details, on number of …
Groundwater in most southern and central parts of the city have gone down by nearly 10 feet since last November but this depleting resource could still bail out Chennai residents in case of a failed monsoon. According to rainwater harvesting expert Sekhar Raghavan, water levels in localities like Ashok Nagar …
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in its interim order has banned two soft drinks majors, Pepsi and Coca Cola, from drawing water from the Thamirabarani River for the purpose of producing commercial products like soft drinks or packaged drinking water. In his public interest litigation (PIL), …
Government to launch check dam project soon; will help raise underground water Rapidly depleting water table has become a major cause of worry for farmers in various segments of Patiala district as it has dipped to new low of up to 410ft in most parts, which was at 115ft to …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : State government has approved the guidelines for well recharge scheme to be implemented as part of Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee scheme. The project will be implemented in various phases. The project will be implemented in 142 village panchayats in the first phase. The project will be …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion in Ground Water Level, 17/11/2016. Ground water is primarily being used for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes. Due to growing urbanization, industrialization and population, ground water levels in various parts of the Country are declining. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry …
Though Congress is ready for mass resignations following the Supreme Court’s verdict on the SYL, farmers, the affected party, are muted in their reaction. Some of the farmer unions called it a political stunt, saying the state should rather focus on water recharge instead of fighting over water. Another union …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh V/s. Hotel Jaypee Vasant, New Delhi & Others dated 03/11/2016 regarding hotels using illegally ground water and consuming it without the permission of Central Ground Water Authority thereby impacting the environment by its activities and there are other …
The need of the hour is ecological management of rivers looking at them as living, dynamic systems which needs to be people centric Parineeta Dandekar is the associate co-ordinator of SANDRP and member of Freshwater Fisheries Specialist Network, IUCN. Since time immemorial, rivers have held a coveted place in the …
NASHIK: Heavy rain this monsoon had built hope of substantial rise in groundwater level in the district. A ground check, however, has revealed that there has been little improvement even in the areas that received abundant rain. Nashik taluka received the heaviest rainfall this season (158% of the normal), but …
PUNE: In an effort to make Maharashtra a drought-free state, Paani foundation, an organisation working for watershed management, set up by Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, will conserve the precious resource in 30 tehsils. "People of the country want change. We must take efforts to involve them in the projects that …
