Report on behalf of Government of NCT of Delhi through Delhi Jal Board in compliance of NGT order dated December 22, 2023. The matter related to a news report (Hindustan Times, November 30, 2023) on arsenic present in groundwater in 25 states and fluoride in 27 states. Fluoride have been …
The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) yesterday claimed improving situation of water availability in 13 union councils of the PP-06. The water supply system of the 13 urban UCs was handed over to the WASA by the provincial government in recent past. The government took this step on the recommendations …
Greater reliance on heavy tube wells to meet the drinking water requirement of the city and unscientific exploitation is slowly depleting and polluting groundwater here. It could also jeopardise future water supply in the city as the government has failed to develop any alternative source of potable water. J&K; is …
The state government has extensive plans for Gomti's channelization and riverfront development but the environment experts are more concerned about constantly shrinking river-flow. Studies suggest that Gomti's flow has deteriorated almost by 50% in last 40 years. While experts fear that river is confronted with two major problems- the drying …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Safal Bharat Guru Parampara Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 20/07/2015 regarding the policy of the State of Punjab for providing free electricity to the farmers for agricultural purposes, to lay down concrete steps to …
Many suspend paddy sowing, dig up new borewells for irrigation Rapidly depleting water table has become a cause of concern for farmers in the Ambala belt, as underground water has dipped to a new low of 370 ft in most of the areas. It was 270 ft in 2012. Many …
Generators not installed despite recommendations from F&CC; “Lack of vision and planning” by officials of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is resulting in a water crisis in the city. This can be gauged from the fact that there are no generators for power back-up at 238 tubewells in the city even …
BERHAMPUR: The claims of the Central and State Governments notwithstanding, safe drinking water remains a distant dream for many in Ganjam district. A case in point is Ekagharia village under Jagannathprasad block. In the last three years, nine persons of the village have died due to renal failure caused by …
High arsenic concentrations in groundwater in different states of India have become a major cause of concern in recent years. The groundwater in the past was considered to be safe for drinking purposes, but now it is recognized that many shallow tube wells contain arsenic at concentrations higher than the …
JAIPUR: The mystery over the existence of Saraswati river, it seems, may soon be solved. To resume the project of identifying the paleochannel of the lost river, the state government has submitted a detailed project report (DPR) to the Centre which is expected to be approved by end of June. …
Water application systems under wells extracting groundwater are one of the major factors influencing climate change in the agricultural sector. In the context of growing demand for adaption of pressurized irrigation with electric pumps in South Central India, the present study was undertaken to assess the carbon dioxide emission (CO2 …
Acute drinking water scarcity rages on in different parts of Haldwani city and its adjacent areas with the officials concerned remaining laggard. Suffering is compounded with the mercury surging up. About half a dozen electricity-driven tube-wells put in place to buttress the existing drinking water distribution network are out of …
Puri: Out of total 8,145 existing tube wells in Puri, water of as many as 2,168 have been tested contaminated. The tests were done in the wake of the jaundice outbreak in the town. It was revealed at a review meeting held at Puri under chairmanship of Housing and Urban …
DHAKA : Although chlorine is widely used for making water safe and clean, an icddr,b study suggests that safe storage and handling practices are sufficient for reducing tube-well water contamination and child diarrhoea without using chlorine, reports UNB. A new randomised controlled trial led by icddr,b investigators has shown that …
There are a number of notifications and orders on rainwater harvesting but few of them have been implemented. Experts and residents also complain that there is no policy detailing how to pursue the projects and which agency is responsible for monitoring of them. The ministry of urban development and poverty …
A week after a two-and-a-half-year- old boy died after falling into a 350-foot deep borewell near Arcot in Vellore district, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to direct authorities to frame rules under relevant acts for managing abandoned borewells and tubewells in the …
The coal-rich Belpahar town is facing acute water shortage. A few deep bore wells and tubewells provided by the Belpahar Municipality earlier have been the only means of drinking water for the water stressed public. The locals also get water supplied in tankers by the MCL and municipal authorities, but …
BJP govt efforts to promote Hindu cultural sites The Haryana government would soon start the excavation of the mythical Saraswati river from Adi Badri, the point from where it is said to have originated. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said his government would ensure development of Adi Badri …
With the onset of summer season, drinking water crisis has also started giving a tough to the citizens here. After tube-wells becoming faulty in Haldwani’s Damuwadhunga area of late, people of that region are experiencing a tough time. Though the officials of the Jal Sasthan, Haldwani, claimed that works have …
Agra: The state government has sanctioned funds to install 150 water hand pumps in urban areas of the city. The move comes after MLA Yogendra Upadhyay from south Agra constituency put the problem of water scarcity during summer months into sharp focus. As per information, out of the total amount …
Based on primary data collected from 105 farming households spread across three districts and nine villages of central Punjab, this study examines groundwater depletion and consequent shifts of the farmers from centrifugal to submersible pumps. It also documents adaptation strategies of farmers in response to groundwater depletion. Owing to groundwater …
