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 …
LUCKNOW: About 97% of the available water on the earth is saline. Only 3% is fresh water out of which only 1% is ground water which is consumed for various purposes. Around 70% of the consumable water is being used for irrigation, whereas 95% of the population is able to …
NCR builders fudge water usage data, finds Centre for Science and Environment The water shortage residents are facing in the NCR region may have a connection with lax environmental clearance procedures of building projects. It seems builders are fudging data relating to water consumption while seeking green clearance for their …
PANJIM: After initiating the project at the Verna Industrial Estate, the State government has now proposed to initiate rain water harvesting and ground water recharging in two more industrial estates, the planning and execution of which will begin this year. According to a knowledge paper released during the Investor’s Forum, …
Chandigarh: The ground water level in most areas of Chandigarh, though not alarming, has been witnessing a continuous declining trend since more than a decade now. According to Anil Bhatia, the Regional Director of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), North Western Region, “The reduction has been at the rate of …
New Delhi: On paper, about 12% of Delhi’s water needs are met by groundwater reserves. Unofficially, the figure almost touches 50%. A recent analysis of groundwater abuse conducted by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reveals that over 2,000 private tankers draw groundwater from tubewells and sell it to residential …
The High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to appraise it about enforcement of the provisions of the Karnataka Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B.V. Nagarathna passed the order while hearing a public interest …
Jalandhar: Despite Punjab being asked by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) to decrease at least 10 lakh hectare under water-guzzling paddy in state and use the same for maize cultivation, the government has been unable to do so in the past three years. This year’s target area under maize …
The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on Monday signed a contract with the Council of Scientific Industrial Research–National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI) to implement a pilot project on using advanced geophysical techniques to map shallow and deep aquifers. The project is being implemented under World Bank-funded hydrology project and would …
Chandigarh: Expressing concern over the declining water table in the state, the Central Ground Water Board has recommended reducing area under paddy by more than 10 lakh hectares to achieve sustainable growth. In a detailed report submitted to the state government, the board has drawn a road map for the …
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 – The ongoing agitation against construction of mega dams in Assam may not cut much ice with the Centre, as a Ministry of Water Resources-sponsored study has favoured storage-backed projects for flood control. The Report of the Working Group on Water Resources for XIth Five Year …
AHMEDABAD: If water was available at 63 meters underground in 1997 in the city, it is now available at around 100 meters. A recent study has revealed that ground water levels in Ahmedabad have dropped steeply. The study, conducted by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) of the ministry of …
The rules to regulate exploitation of ground water will come into effect by early December, P N Sreenivasachary, Secretary, Water Resource Department (Minor Irrigation) has said. “Rules under the Karnataka Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, 2011, will be approved soon and an authority to regulate …
JAIPUR: Given the fact that Rajasthan is a water deficit state and in the wake of mounting pressure on scarce water resources, to keep up the momentum of industrial development, Rajasthan Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO) and India Water Foundation (IWF) have joined hands to organise a one-day international …
JAIPUR: Taking serious note of depleting ground water level, the district administration has decided not only to fine Rs1 lakh on one caught illegally drilling borewells, but the accused could be jailed for five years. Since in most of the parts of the city, the ground water level has gone …
The city’s ground water is not fit for consumption unless it is treated for both biological and chemical contamination. A ground water quality study conducted by the Central Ground Water Board in several parts of Hyderabad revealed that water tapped from the ground failed in a number of crucial parameters …
An area of 430 km 2 has been contaminated and turned saline due to sea water ingress in the inland aquifers along the tidal river courses and also in low lying marshy areas according to a study conducted by Central Ground Water Board ( CGWB) which was released Monday by …
Bangalore, Improper disposal of solid waste, both by the public and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is causing direct contamination of groundwater, according to Dr M A Farooqui, scientist, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). Delivering a lecture on 'Ground water management in Bangalore Metropolitan region' at the Geological Society of …
LUCKNOW: The groundwater recharge project undertaken by the state and central ground water board (CGWB) in the city has come under scrutiny of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court. The project aimed at rainwater harvesting through pits dug up in parks. The court has asked the civic authorities to …
Only agriculture planning and power tariff reforms will reverse the alarming decline in ground water Water is the oil of the 21st century and as with oil, supplies of easily accessible clean water are coming under enormous strain because of increasing population and growing water intensive life. Goldman Sachs estimates …
The status of groundwater situation in Madhya Pradesh monitored by Central Groundwater Board in its January 2011 report shows a decline as compared to levels in previous years. Groundwater levels have declined in 57 per cent of wells, of which about 40 per cent show a decline up to 2 …
