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 …

Memory Shrunk

When Dr Marc Stollreiter, a first-time German visitor to Kashmir, went on a shikara ride on the picturesque Dal lake recently, he was shocked by what he saw beneath its tranquil waters. "We found huge quantities of syringes and needles. We saw mounds of rotting garbage. We saw tourists throwing …

Socio-economic implications of the Oussudu lake (Pondicherry, India)

Lake Oussudu, which is the largest wetland in the Union Territory of Pondicherry, is one of the most important bird sanctuaries in India. Apart from being an important water resource and a heritage site, Oussudu watershed also caters to the other needs of the people living around the lake; notably …

Bhopal`s Upper Lake threatened by tourism

bhopal's Upper Lake is in danger. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (bmc) has accused the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (mpstdc) of polluting the lake, a protected site under the Ramsar treaty on wetlands. bmc says over 10 motorboats owned by mpstdc and another 100 paddleboats at the Bhopal boat club …

Court order on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari Dist.for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plant

Court order on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari District for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plants. See also http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/newsletter/Kanya_Kumari.htm

Roses for Valentine`s day in the UK threaten Kenya`s lake Naivasha

Valentine's Day threatens the planet's ecology, says a recent study. Roses sold during Valentine's Day in the uk are being grown at the cost of the ecology of Kenya's Lake Naivasha, says David Harper, an ecologist at the University of Leicester. Horticulture has long been a booming trade on the …

Naini Lake polluted by sewage and construction waste

NAINITAL town's Naini lake is shrinking and its water becoming increasingly murky. The quality of water in the lake, which is the sole source of drinking water for the people of the town, has deteriorated alarmingly. The discharge of sewage into the lake and inappropriate construction activity in the lake's …

PIL on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari District for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plants

PIL on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari District for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plants. See also http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/newsletter/Kanya_Kumari.htm

Impact assessment of industrial discharges on the receiving water bodies in two major industrial estates of Hyderabad city

The 400 years old city of Hyderabad is an industrially developed city surrounded by many industrial estates which continually discharge large amounts of wastewaters into the nearby receiving water bodies. The present paper aims to study the impact of the pollution characteristics of such industrial discharges on their receiving water …

Physico-chemical features of Veli lake southwest coast, India

The Veli lake is the smallest among the backwaters of Kerala. The partially treated sewage and the completely untreated industrial effluents are the main sources that brought undesirable changes in the lake. For the present study three stations were fixed in the lake to test the physicochemical features (April 2000-March …

Studies on the distillery effluent characteristics & its impact on Vembanad lake in the industrial area of Varanadu in Alappuzha

The present study was conducted to analyse the physico-chemical characteristics of effluent discharged from the distillery unit of McDowell and Company situated in Varanadu at Cherthala Taluk, Alappuzha district in Kerala state. (2007)

Water distribution of Rajsamand Lake in Rajasthan cause of rift

there are conflicting claims over the distribution of water of the Rajsamand Lake by residents of Rajnagar township in Rajasthan and the farmers there. The conflict began after the Water Distribution Committee of the lake decided to distribute water in a manner that did not go down well with the …

Manipur Loktak lake bill tabled in the assembly

the Manipur government recently tabled the Manipur Loktak Lake (Protection) Bill, 2006, in the state assembly to protect the lake from degradation. The bill is likely be passed in the ongoing budget session. Together with this, the state government also sent the Planning Commission a Rs 400 crore-proposal for the …

Pollutants flood Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh-water lake, is threatened by uncontrolled flow of pollutants into its waters, researchers warned recently. The lake spreads across Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The pollutants could lead to the collapse of the lake's multi-billion fish industry. Release of raw sewage into the lake by …

Distribution of pesticides, PAHs and heavy metals in prawn ponds near Kolleru lake wetland, India

This paper discussed the distribution of pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in water, sediment and prawn from intensive prawn ponds (n = 8) near the Kolleru lake wetland, India and assessed the quality of prawn for human consumption and also discussed the possible effects of these pollutants …

Water quality: Pollution through aqua culture

After the richer locals leased land/water from the poor cooperatives in the 1970s in Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh, the land has remained in the name of poor "beneficiaries", while the real fisherfolk work on meagre wages. Ironically, those legally entitled to the benefits have been reduced to wage earners on …

Studies of mercury pollution in a lake due to a thermometer factory situated in a tourist resort: Kodaikkanal, India

Kodaikkanal, India, suffered mercury contamination due to emissions and waste from a thermometer factory. Kodai Lake is situated to the north of the factory. The present study determined mercury in waters, sediment and fish samples and compared the values with those from two other lakes, Berijam and Kukkal. Total mercury …

City of lakes

The erstwhile rulers of Udaipur developed an interconnected chain of artificial lakes, diverting the overflow of one lake to another. They also made strict rules and regulations to keep these lakes clean and healthy. Udaipur came to be known as the city of lakes. "No construction was allowed in the …

A study on the fish fauna of Oussudu - a rare freshwater lake of South India

Oussudu lake (also called Ousteri) is the largest fresh water lake in the Pondicherry region and a large number of people depend on its water, fish and other produce. The lake is now under serious threat of pollution. The present study on the species, composition and dynamics of the lake …

In short

golden danger: The fragile eco-system of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana's largest natural lake, is in danger. Ghana's mineral commission has reportedly permitted a Canadian exploration and development company, Norcan Resources Limited, to explore the area around the lake for gold deposits. The company now needs only the clearance of Ghana's environmental …

Magnitude of pesticidal contamination of sediment and water of Keoladeo National Park lake, Bharatpur

Four water and sediment samples were drawn from Keoladeo National Park Lake, Bharatpur to monitor pesticide residues. Estimation was done by GC-ECD using multiresidue method for organochlorine and synthetic pyrethroid insecticides.

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