Team inspects lake in Pammal
Advocate Commissioner K. Venkatramani, appointed by the Madras High Court, visited Pammal and inspected the Tirupananthaal Lake following representations from civic groups about the discharge of sewage into the water body. The Advocate Commissioner inspected the lake, along with G. Sankaran, Special Government Pleader and counsel for Pammal Municipality, and …
Master Plan Draft suggests law to prevent groundwater depletion
Even as a controversial bill to regulate indiscriminate exploitation of groundwater in the national Capital has been opposed by some MLAs, a similar legislation has been suggested by the Master Plan Draft (MPD) for 2021. Taking a cue from Chandigarh, which enacted a law to prevent groundwater depletion, the MPD …
Hydro project: Tribals protest halts construction
Tribal people of Kinnaur, Hmachal Pradesh forced Jaypee Karcham Hydro Corporation Limited to stop the construction work on the controversial 7,760-crore 1000-mw Karcham-Wangtoo Hydroelectric Power Project, the largest private venture in hydroelectric power generation on the Sutlej. Hundreds of tribesmen from adjoining villages came out of their houses last evening …
Water polluted in most China cities
Underground water reserves in around 9 out of every 10 Chinese cities are polluted or overexploited, and could take hundreds of years to recover, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. In coastal areas overuse of reservoirs is allowing saline seawater to seep into and contaminate freshwater, while underground …
Drive to clean up Dal, Nigeen lake environ
A massive drive is being launched to remove encroachments and other infringements and violations on Dal and Nigeen lakes and other water bodies in and around Srinagar, chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced here on Saturday. Also, a campaign will be launched from January next year to retrieve about 2.5 …
American college bans Coke products
A college in the United States has decided to stop buying Coca-Cola products in protest against the company's global practices and has sought an independent investigation into allegations of water use in India. CocaCola set up a bottling plant at Plachimada in Palakkad (Kerala) in 2000. The local community forced …
High fluoride levels in groundwater
The Economic survey for Delhi for the year 2005-06 was released recently by the Delhi's finance and planning minister AK Walia. The survey that provides analytical data for a large number of sectors like public finance, prices, environment , industries, energy, transport, groundwater quality, urban development , sanitation education, health …
Sewage threatening Great Lakes
The untreated urban sewage and effluents that flow into the Great Lakes each year are threatening a critical ecosystem that supplies water to millions of people, according to a study by a Canadian environmental group. Even though municipalities in the Great Lakes region have spent vast sums of money in …
A day of protests in Kerala
Passions continued to simmer in Kerala while VS Achuthanandan and M Karunanidhi were agreeing to disagree in the Mullaperiyar dam issue at New Delhi today. In contrast to the relative quiet in Tamil Nadu, thousands of people fasted and protested at six different places near the dam and along the …
Tamil Nadu for amicable solution, says CM
Tamil Nadu was all for an amicable solution on the Mullaperiyar issue to ensure that farmers of the state's southern districts got the required water for irrigation and drinking needs, CM M Karunanidhi reiterated soon after his arrival from Delhi this evening. "We are not questioning why Kerala brought in …
Clean-up drive for Yamuna, drainage system ahead of Games
The authorities are expected to launch a major drive to clean up the effluent-ridden Yamuna and overhaul the city's doddering drainage system in a bid to spruce up the Capital ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Officials claimed the discharge of untreated effluents into the river was the main cause …
No money to check Ganga pollution: Govt.
The Government said in Parliament that it does not have enough funds to check the pollution of the Ganga. "I don't have the money. This year we asked for Rs. 7,000 crore. Where we have done the work, it is visible. But many stretches and nodes are not covered by …
'Green tax' on old vehicles from Monday in A.P.
The Andhra Pradesh Government will levy a 'green tax' on all old automobile vehicles in use from as a disincentive for pollution. The tax entails levy of a token annual tax of Rs. 50 on two-wheelers and Rs. 100 on personal cars and other four-wheelers that have been in use …
HC takes suo moto note of Express report on Baddi
Taking suo moto notice of The Indian Express news-report about growing pollution in the industrial hub of Baddi, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today converted it into a public interest Litigation (PIL) and issued notices to the state government and the Himachal Pollution Control Board.
Nizam rule chokes city lakes
Rights given to farmers during the Nizam period are affecting the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority drive to remove unauthorised structures and encroachments in and around the lakes in the city.
Promote healthy farming
Noted environmentalist and Chpco movement leader Sunderlal Bahuguna here on Wednesday expressed concern that air and water are polluted in all areas.
Depleting water table in Punjab worries Soz
Expressing concern at the fast depleting water table in Punjab, Mr Saifuddin Soz, Union Minister for Water Resources, has asked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to take immediate steps for its conservation by putting a check on deep water pumping for irrigation. Mr Soz, who was talking to media persons …
Yamuna is only drain water
If you ever wondered why the Yamuna resembles a drain most of the time, here is what the Supreme Court-appointed committee has to say: For nine months in a year, the river
