Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
PATNA: Come summer and the city gets almost parched. With the water supply taps remaining dry for several hours every day, the residents of different localities clamour for water for their household chores. Central Groundwater Board scientists point out that excessive exploitation of groundwater resources in some localities has resulted …
Once a clean river and its water used for rituals in gurdwaras, the Ghaggar has over the past several years turned into a polluted water body. It’s dark, foamy water that bears a pungent smell now makes it tough for anybody to even stand near the river, let alone using …
The hydrology department is set for the pre-monsoon groundwater survey for 2014, which is scheduled to be launched in the first week of June. The city's groundwater reserves are measured twice every year, before and after the monsoon. Officials said that around 70 spots in the district have been identified …
Overexploitation In Bangalore Urban, Rural, Says Report Bangalore: The city stares at an arid future. Bangalore Urban and Rural districts, besides Chikkaballapur and Kolar, have exhausted their groundwater, show statistics available with the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). All taluks in these four districts fall under the “overexploited” category, where …
Proper implementation of AP Water, Land and Tree Act sought Several experts on Tuesday expressed concern over depletion of groundwater sources both in urban and rural areas with indiscriminate use of water sources available in the ground. They said the AP Water, Land and Tree Act should be effectively implemented …
Noida: An expert committee set up to consider various aspects on groundwater extraction beyond its natural levels in Noida has recommended that it should be diverted for agriculture or artificial recharge of water tables. The report, recommending methods for dewatering and control of groundwater at construction sites, was presented by …
No agency checks rainwater harvest New Delhi: In June last year, then chief minister Sheila Dikshit had admitted that the rainwater harvesting scheme, launched amid much fanfare, had been a failure. Almost a year and a half down the line, there is complete lack of clarity about the agency responsible …
In Haryana sub-region of the National Capital Region, Rewari district has recorded the deepest groundwater table followed by Gurgaon, Panipat and Faridabad from 2007-2011, according to the Draft Revised Regional Plan-2021. With an average of 16.3 m, Rewari has the deepest groundwater table, followed by Gurgaon (15.2 m), Panipat (13.5 …
Despite missing two deadlines, Panjab University — the first university in the region to initiate rainwater harvesting on the rooftops of all buildings — has failed yet again to complete the rainwater harvesting project started in May, 2012. The project was initiated by the university after approval from the Central …
To Be Done In Dausa, Its First Such Study For the first time in the country, Heliborne Geophysical Survey (HGS) will be conducted on Friday in Dausa district to map water pools beneath ground, popularly known as aquifer. The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) with technical assistance from National Geophysical …
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 …
Delhi’s excessive reliance on groundwater and its rampant, often illegal, extraction through tubewells and borewells have left eight districts in the city “over exploited”. As per the data collected by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and based on surveys conducted in 2009, Delhi is among the four States that …
There has been a decline in the water levels in eight districts of Delhi, according to findings of a pre-monsoon monitoring carried out by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The fall has been as high as 62 per cent in some districts. But at the same time, the water …
Planning Board alarmed over heavy contamination, poor quality The groundwater level in South Delhi has plunged to an alarming 66.7 metre at its deepest, the second-worst in the whole of the National Capital Region after Alwar (79.75m). Parts of South-West and West Delhi have also reported the highest salinity levels …
Prevent Jolarpet Municipality officials from going ahead with the work Ambalur villagers expressed their opposition to the move of the Jolarpet Municipality to dig five additional borewells in the Palar River in Ambalur panchayat near Vaniyambadi to tide over the drinking water scarcity of Jolarpet residents. On account of the …
A team of scientists from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will carry out a comprehensive study of the status of the groundwater table in the area between Gomti and Sai rivers across six districts of the state, including Lucknow. The three-year study, sanctioned by the Union Ministry for Water Resources, will …
In a bid to bring transparency in the water sector, the Centre has decided to put in the public domain all water data maintained by the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board. The data, including river water levels, river discharge, siltation, reservoir levels, ground water levels …
BANGALORE: If you depend on private tankers for water, you may have to start worrying about that source as well. Suppliers admit that either they are shutting shop or reducing their business to half as their borewells have gone dry. R Dodde Gowda has shut his business of supplying tanker …
The BWSSB had warned that owners of properties which have borewells would face action, if the borewells were not registered by March 31. The Water Board had said defaulters would have to pay fine or even undergo prosecution. It was also planning squads to crack down on unregistered borewells. But …
Works taken up as part of NREGA scheme were found to help maintain ground water levels, aiding crop productivity The UPA government’s flagship employment guarantee programme can play an important role in conserving natural resources and sustaining water supply and food production, according to a study. Conceived to provide livelihood …
