Lake Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deplorable condition of a water tank, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana, 05/06/2025

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 …

Rawal Lake contamination issue

ICT admin orders effective steps against water pollution * DC directs CDA to ensure strict implementation of ban on construction in catchment areas * ICT admin launches environment protection awareness campaign * Pak-EPA starts issuing notices to violators of environmental laws Staff Report ISLAMABAD: All the departments concerned should take …

Hussain Sagar goes to toxic waste

FOR the past five years Hyderabad has been trying to clean the Hussain Sagar Lake, separating the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The efforts suffered yet another blow on June 20 when the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) denied permission to dredge the mouths of …

Hussain Sagar goes to toxic waste

For the past five years Hyderabad has been trying to clean the Hussain Sagar Lake, separating the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The efforts suffered yet another blow on June 20 when the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) denied permission to dredge the mouths of …

Buy dredging machine for cleaning lakes

Bhopal, Aug 23:Urban Administration and Development Minister Shri Babulal Gaur has directed the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to purchase dredging machine costing Rs 6 crores to remove silt from the lakes. This machine is not available anywhere in the state at present. This will be the first such machine in the …

Sewage flows again into Tirupananthal lake

K. Manikandan Contamination will be stopped, say officials Untreated raw and sewage water in the stormwater drain around the Tirupananthal lake in Pammal poses a health hazard. TAMBARAM: There seems to be no end to the onslaught on Tirupananthal lake in Pammal near Tambaram. It has been in the spotlight …

Expedite works to save Upper Lake from pollution and make it beautiful

Implementation on the proposals regarding beautification of the Upper Lake should be expedited by the concerning departments. Encroachments should be removed from the lake areas and illegal constructions there should be prevented there with a high hand. Instructions to these effects were given by Urban Administration and Development Minister Shri …

Facilities soon to monitor quality of waterbodies

Deepa H Ramakrishnan and K.Lakshmi Testing stations proposed in Poondi, Red Hills, Porur, Pulicat Veeranam lake also to get similar facility Proposal for setting up 23 monitoring stations submitted to CPCB CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board plans to establish facilities to monitor the quality of water at waterbodies …

States contaminated hotspots raise a stink

July 28: With concerns about polluted environments growing and the Centre identifying several industrial clusters across the country that pose an unacceptably high risk to human health, cleaning up some of the worst areas is a big challenge for the authorities. The Centre has identified five industrials clusters - Vishakapatnam, …

Concern over pollution of Wards Lake

Shillong: The former MLA PM Syiem has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of Ward

Dead crocodile fished out of lake and buried without postmortem

mumbai Floating for days in the Powai lake, a dead crocodile was finally removed on Wednesday evening and buried near the bank, without a postmortem as the carcass was too far decomposed.

Powai lake to get 10,000 more chilwa by August

Mumbai Come August, the Powai lake will get another batch of nearly 10,000 chilwa fish, that had disappeared from the lake about a decade ago. The Maharashtra State Angling Association (MSAA), a local caretaking body of the ecology of Powai, introduced nearly 500 fingerlings of the fish into the lake …

Notification on Sasthamcotta lake

Whereas Sasthamcotta lake in Kunnathoor Taluk of Kollam district is the largest fresh water lake of Kerala, source of water supply to Kollam Municipal Corporation and suburbs and is a Ramsar site deserving to be protected from pollution, sedimentation and encroachment; whereas the lake is subjected to pollution of anthropogenic …

Dreams for lake in Bapunagar washed away

11 Chemical Units Had Been Sealed For Dumping Effluents Into Lake Ahmedabad: The dreams of people in east Ahmedabad to have a lake similar to that in Vastrapur and Kankaria have now been immersed in polluted waters. A couple of days ago, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) authorities tried to fill …

Locals sceptical about future of upcoming lake

Ahmedabad: In many ways, for people living in Bapunagar, the new lake at Malek Shaban stadium is a playground lost. Earlier, at least on Sundays, about 2,000 odd youths from the nearby areas, including from Maninagar, used to play cricket here right from six in the morning. The residents of …

Why Sukhna is dying-III

Sukhna: Death by choking Chandigarh: Sukhna Lake owes its origin to a Swiss-French architect and his Indian associates. Now another

On Environment Day eve, residents clean up Powai lake

Mumbai Hundreds of residents took to the streets on Friday to clean up the 300-acre periphery of the Powai lake, to rid it of polythene bags and garbage. Citizens also gathered in large numbers at the Panch Kutir Powai lake Ganesh Ghat to ask civic officials why the desilting was …

Why Sukhna is dying-II: the fatal delay in desilting

These days the placid environs of Sukhna lake have been disturbed by the constant sound of an army of earth movers, trucks and tractors plying busily in and out of the dried up bed of the lake. The Regulator End, as it is called, of the lake has been cordoned …

Repair work at Sukhna keeps visitors away

The Sukhna lake, created for the pleasure of visitors, is soon turning into a big disappointment. Sand and cement on the pavement welcome visitors to the lake while a section of the promenade has been closed for repair work. The atmosphere is rather oppressive, with the muddy brown lake providing …

Sukhna is dying, save it!

A TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION * Chandigarh Admn, Haryana Govt share the blame for its sorry state * Much of lake catchment area denuded, check dams silted over * Pernicious weed throttling Sukhna, poor rainfall another woe Sanjeev Singh Bariana & Smriti Sharma Vasudeva Chandigarh, June 2 You can play soccer on …

Treatment plant proposal on Kanakaneri opposed

Rajesh B. Nair A sewage treatment plant is being planned on the southern side bund of Kanakaneri at Thattanchavady in Puducherry. PUDUCHERRY: The Kanakaneri, one of the oldest waterbodies in the town, is once again in the news. Environmental activists have come out against the government's decision to establish a …

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