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 …
Taking note of the recent foaming of lake Varthur in Bengaluru, a green body today warned that such a phenomenon was a "serious" threat to the country's wetlands including those in Delhi-NCR, and called for increased community participation for its management. Varthur lake, considered one of the biggest water bodies …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Sunday said that recent phenomenon of foaming of lake Varthur in east Bengaluru shows that the wetlands in the city as well as urban India are under a serious threat. The foam is the result of the water in the lake having …
Even as the Bengaluru Urban district administration is carrying out an anti-encroachment drive at Sarakki Lake, another issue which needs to be dealt with by the authorities immediately is the dumping of garbage at the vast waterbody, residents and lake activists have said. The residents complained that about 10-15 Bruhat …
The Delhi Lieutenant Governor has approved the construction of the Sanjay Lake View Complex in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area. To address the issue of the deteriorating water level in the lake, the project implementing agency, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), has assured that all construction work will be done in …
A new system to monitor drinking water supplies from source to household tap is to be set up to guarantee safety amid growing public concern over deteriorating quality. Details will be included in the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan, an initiative that will be launched soon to regulate …
BHOPAL: In a fresh submission filed by MP Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) on Wednesday before National Green Tribunal (NGT), it was informed that closure notices have been issued to 39 of the 105 marriage gardens operating in the city for violating Water Act. A day earlier, TOI reported how none …
BENGALURU: It was the view of Varthur Lake from the balcony that enticed Lathika Menon to move into an apartment in Whitefield three years ago. But now she dreads opening the window facing the water body. "Is it a lake or a giant sewage pit? The oxygen content in it …
Pollution by plastic debris is an increasing environmental concern in the Laurentian Great Lakes where it affects open-water, shoreline, and benthic environments. Open-water surveys reveal that, in certain areas of the Great Lakes, surface water densities of plastics are as high as those reported for areas of litter accumulation within …
Pollution by plastic debris is an increasing environmental concern in the Laurentian Great Lakes where it affects open-water, shoreline, and benthic environments. Open-water surveys reveal that, in certain areas of the Great Lakes, surface water densities of plastics are as high as those reported for areas of litter accumulation within …
‘Some citizens have threatened to go to court if action is not taken’ The issue of the deteriorating health of lakes is shaping up to be a showdown between civic bodies and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). In a strongly-worded letter sent on February 11, KSPCB has said …
Encroachment, pollution contribute to steady degradation of the water body The slow implementation of Centrally-sponsored conservation projects, which were designed to lease fresh life to the Dal Lake, is contributing to the steady degradation of the picturesque water body. None of three key projects framed over the past decade to …
Irked after civic agencies failed to answer its queries about the history of the “toxic” water body behind Tughlakabad fort, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to submit a map indicating the extent of the water body and old maps of the area. “It …
In the present study, Seasonality and Species diversity of Phytoplankton studies were made on the Karagam Lake of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh from November 2006 to October 2008. The phytoplankton population was represented by a Total taxa of 64 genera were recorded in this study. This includes Chlorophyceae (26 genera- …
The death of birds that led to Sultanpur National Park shutting down on January 10 may not have been caused by avian flu, but ecologists say they are symptomatic of a deeper malaise affecting the sanctuary. Once a natural water body, Sultanpur lake is now fed by canal water, which …
Warming-induced changes in lake thermal and mixing regimes present risks to water quality and ecosystem services provided by U.S. lakes and reservoirs. Modulation of responses by different physical and hydroclimatic settings are not well understood. We explore the potential effects of climate change on 27 lake “archetypes” representative of a …
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) officials on Monday plugged leakages at the sewage treatment plant (STP) which was the main cause of sewage water entering Jakkur Lake and leading to huge fish kill last week. On the other hand, the Bangalore Development Authority has been planning to rope …
lake of death: Hundreds of dead fish float in Jakkur lake. Tussle between the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) over maintaining the Jakkur lake has led to the death of hundreds of fish and other aquatic species in the last three days. The carcasses …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs. Municipal Corporation, Gorakhpur & Ors. dated 22/12/2014 regarding discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake and Rapti River, Gorakhpur. The Tribunal noted that the ratio of discharge of sewage in the Ramgarh Lake …
Illegal dumping of garbage and debris has posed a major threat to Sarakki lake in JP Nagar even as Karnataka High Court has directed the district authorities to restore the water body by removing encroachments. Every day, trucks line up at Sarakki Lake to dump debris and garbage. As a …
The Rabindra Sarobar lake ecosystem is playing a key role in maintaining the oxygen balance of the Kolkata metropolis by generating fresh oxygen. The Physical environment is considered as an esential part of a lacustrine system. Degradation of environment largely afects the physical component. If the physical components are spoiled, …
