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 …
For the health of Ganga, the Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) has suggested some restriction of environmentally harmful activities that damage the river and its environment. At the same time, it also suggests for the promotion of environmentally beneficial activities in Ganga basin. The interim report of GRBMP that …
Data referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.87 for 11.12.2013 regarding slum population. As per “Census 2011, Housing Stock, Amenities and Assets in Slums” reported from 2543 towns out of total 4041 statutory towns in the country, main amenities available in the slum areas are as: Tap …
Over 1.5m people in five upazilas of Chapainawabganj in Rajshahi region are at risk of arsenic poisoning due to contaminated tube well waters. The people of Volahat upazila, bordering the Indian state of West Bengal, are the worst sufferers as they use arsenic contaminated ground water for drinking. However, the …
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa, in a public interest litigation, has ordered that the policy on digging of bore wells, tube wells and controlling of activities of water tankers be formulated by April 30, 2014 and implemented from May 1, 2014. A draft policy has already been …
As Delhi heads for polls, some key issues are agitating the common voter although these may not be felt as much by the city’s well-heeled sections. One such issue is water. According to Census 2011, about a quarter of the city’s 1.67 crore population does not get treated piped water. …
Adverse impact of climate change has started posing a serious threat to the farming sector alongside overall living and livelihood condition in vast barind tract consisting the districts of Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabgonj for the last couple of years, reports BSS. The adverse situation has directly been negatively impacting the …
This note is in response to the article “Major Insights from India’s Minor Irrigation Censuses: 1986-87 to 2006-07” (EPW, 29 June 2013) by Mukherji, Rawat and Shah. The authors claim to offer an understanding of the evolution of ground water irrigation in India.
Haryana government has told the National Green Tribunal that 539 violations have been recorded in the Aravali region falling within the state. These violations include cutting of trees, construction of concrete roads, tube wells, installation of submersible pumps and construction of swimming pools. Another major violation is construction and other …
Rapid urbanisation has led to a huge increase in Gurgaon’s water demand, and as a result, the city’s groundwater levels have dropped at an alarming rate of 1.12 m per year. Keeping the city’s growing water- and sewage-related problems, government authorities have suggested establishment of an agency similar to the …
Arsenic contamination has become severe at Pathokshikor village of Kandi union under Pirgachha Upazila in Rangpur district, leaving thousands of people vulnerable to arsenicosis. At least seven arsenic affected patients died of arsenicosis and over one hundred people have been affected with arsenic contamination in the village during last 15 …
The cost of Punjab government’s clean drinking water project for Gujrat city has surged to Rs1 billion from Rs680 million because of a snail’s pace of work and the paucity of funds. Only two of the total 17 water tanks have been completed so far while work on a major …
Illegal drilling for water is increasing in the capital due to negligence of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). The water crisis has given rise to the illegal boring of wells in certain localities of Islamabad. Scarcity of water is a continuous problem for the residents of the city and it …
As many as 157 illegal bore-wells and tube-wells in various colonies in Gurgaon have been dismantled and sealed and First Information Reports have been registered against their owners during the past one year. It was revealed in a review meeting called by Deputy Commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi here on Wednesday. Mr. …
Noting that groundwater extraction had led to severe depletion in the water table, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday tasked an inter-governmental committee with forming a plan to fix meters and charge for extracting groundwater in the capital. Responding to its own counsel’s application that lakhs of unauthorised tubewells are …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday set up a committee to draft an extensive plan to deal with illegal extraction of groundwater in Delhi. The bench also directed that meters be fixed wherever tubewells are operating, for measuring usage of groundwater and asked the committee to fix a charge that …
Central Groundwater Board report out The large-scale urbanisation has taken its toll on the groundwater resources in the districts falling in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Haryana. While painting a gloomy picture on the exploitation of groundwater, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has termed 31 zones as “dark …
The National Green Tribunal today set up a committee to formulate a plan for preventing illegal and unauthorised use of ground water in the city. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar noted that since no charge is levied on those using ground water, it has become an …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs NCT of Delhi & Others dated 03/09/2013 regarding groundwater levels in Delhi and the operation of unauthorized and illegal tubewells.
The Punjab Agriculture Department has moved a summary to the provincial government to approve a project of 10,000 biogas technology plants to mitigate the energy crisis following the successful installation of 1,476 plants in the 36 districts of the province. The department has also completed a pilot project of installing …
At least three persons, including a two-year-old, have allegedly died of diarrhoea at Dagamaha and Taparangia villages under Kandhamal's Daringibadi block in the last one week. Several others are reportedly suffering from the water-borne disease in these villages. While two persons of a family died at Taparangia village, a two-year-old …
