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 …
Heightened activity was witnessed near the Ooty Lake on Thursday following an inspection of the lake and its surroundings carried out on Tuesday by the Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest, C.V. Shankar. Study The inspection carried out by district and civic officials followed a study which indicated that the Ooty …
Water Resources Department attempts to rejuvenate contaminated waterbody under National Lake Conservation Plan To infuse life into polluted lakes around the city, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has recently submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Environment and Forests to restore these water bodies under the National Lake Conservation Plan …
Garbage disposal poses health risks to residents of Tippenahalli Residents of Tippenahalli near Lakshmipura lake wake up to stench and smoke every morning. The area, located a few kilometres from the Peenya Industrial Area, has been turned into a dump yard by industries, hospitals, research organisations, hotels and marriage halls. …
State Pollution Control Board says water unsuitable for potable purposes The lake in Udhagamandalam, popularly known as Ooty, is, according to a study by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), one of the most polluted water bodies in the State. Its water quality, the study says, is unsuitable for …
The contamination in Mavallipura has reached such an extent that the Karnataka Milk Federation refuses to procure milk from the farmers here, alleged residents of Mavallipura. Speaking at a press conference here on Wednesday, the Mavallipura residents, under the aegis of Dalit Sangharsh Samithi (DSS) and Environment Support Group (ESG), …
A committee of corporators has recommended that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation levy hefty penalties on industries that are releasing their sewage into the storm water drain network of the civic body. The committee members inspected industrial areas in and around Sanathnagar, Fateh-nagar, Deen Dayal Nagar, Ferozguda, Navjeevan Nagar and …
Indore, the state's commercial capital, once dependent on the Bilawali and Limbodi water tanks, as well as from the Yashwant Sagar dam is now heavily dependent on the Narmada River (70 km away) for its ware supply. Any break in the pipeline or interruption in power supply deprives Indore of …
A survey of the Sukhna Lake catchment was conducted today to find ways of saving the lake from drying up. The reservoirs in the catchment wildlife sanctuary were inspected and it was suggested that pits be dug up near the trough area in the catchment to ascertain the amount of …
Chandigarh: Around 55 lakh cubic feet of silt, that has been removed from Sukhna Lake, is lying by the lake itself. Shortage of construction material that has stalled several projects has also ensured that the silt is yet to be utilised. The silt can only be used by the government …
Chandigarh: The Panchkula lake project initiated by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), which had been shelved previously, is being revived at a tentative cost of Rs 18 crore following an advisory received from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee experts. “Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had directed HUDA to review …
Sensors would be installed at 10 strategic locations in the Chilika lake as a part of the monitoring system to telemetrically transmit data to the research centre on real time basis, every 15 minutes. A decision to this effect was taken at the governing body meeting of the Chilika Development …
Proposal for landscaping and walkers' pathway in the pipeline, says M.P. A team of officials from the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and other government departments, including the Chennai Corporation made an inspection of the sprawling Velachery Lake, among the last surviving water bodies in the city on …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here seeking a direction to the Kodaikanal Municipality Commissioner to preserve the 64 acre lake in the hill station from being polluted by drainage water let out by private bungalows as well as government offices located …
Several thousand fishes died in a sprawling lake in Poosivakkam village near Wallajahbad in Kancheepuram district. While residents noticed a few dead fishes floating on the surface of the water earlier this week, many more were found along the banks since Thursday evening. According to sources in Wallajahbad Panchayat Union, …
Once a source of fresh water for irrigation, Kadaperi lake is now rapidly degrading Due to unchecked pollution, abetted by government agencies, a sprawling water body in Tambaram is under siege. The Kadaperi Lake in West Tambaram, has fallen a victim to pollution caused by unchecked discharge of grey water …
Government agencies yet to take action to protect the 60-acre lake Residents of Keelkattalai are shocked and angry over the dumping of construction rubble into the Keelkattalai lake over the past few days. The lake, one of the few precious water bodies that hasn't, until now, been damaged by encroachment …
Contractors stay away from projects citing lack of profit It has been over four months since the government ordered the rejuvenation of four water bodies in the city suburbs. But, the project is yet to take off as no bidders have come forward so far. The Water Resources Department had …
The City’s biggest water body, Bellandur lake, faces the threat of extinction finds a study by the Energy and Wetland Research Centre (EWRC) and Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). slow death A view of the Bellandur lake. The lake is being dried up …
Sewage contaminates sprawling Perungalathur Lake Unchecked encroachments and pollution are taking a severe toll on many lakes in the southern suburbs of Chennai, and the Perungalathur ‘periya eri' (big lake) is no exception. Originally spread over 150 acres, the lake's expanse is now less than 100 acres, due to unchecked …
Untreated industrial wastes let out into water bodies has affected residents of Nethaji Nagar and its surrounding areas as also the cattle and cultivable lands. The wastes are mainly from plate industries and chemical industries. The pollution of water bodies has been continuing for the last one decade, says Rajappa …
