Reply affidavit on behalf of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Tribunal on its motion Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 02/05/2025. The NGT, March 5, 2025 directed the authorities to file their replies/responses by way of affidavits regarding action taken for compliance of directions …
Rs 24,000-crore estimation to meet City’s water needs Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Minister S Suresh Kumar has evinced interest in a plan prepared by the Centre for Policies and Practices (CPP), an NGO, to solve the growing demand for water in the City. Despite having a government-appointed …
Mushrooming multi-level residential buildings and absence of a proper government policy to provide water connection to these complexes are leading to a grave situation in the city. Since the civic authorities are not providing water to residential complexes, the private builders are digging borewells to meet the demand, putting extra …
Jorhat, April 24: The forest department is taking up a project to harvest rainwater from three rain-fed channels that flow through Gibbon wildlife sanctuary from the hills in neighbouring Nagaland under Mariani forest range here. Almost every winter, water sources inside the sanctuary on the south bank of the Brahmaputra, …
Sandwiched between India and Myanmar and with an area of 147,570 sq km, Bangladesh is among the world's most densely populated countries with a population of 164 million. The country is geologically part of the Bengal Basin, among the largest in the world. Nearly 50 per cent of the country …
Jaipur: It’s time Rajasthan moves out of dependence on rain to solve the perennial water crisis. If the government honestly takes up water-harvesting and conservation, backed by technology innovations, people may not face the crisis every summer. Recently, two teams from the state have made it to the finals of …
Work to construct rainwater harvesting structures in stormwater drain network to begin next month Work on construction of rainwater harvesting structures in stormwater drains by the Chennai Corporation is expected to begin in May when the water table is the lowest in the city. The civic body had announced that …
Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said on Friday. Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have for the first time mapped the aquifers, or …
Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said on Friday. Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have for the first time mapped the aquifers, or …
This video shows the moments of public hearing of environmental clearence of capacity expansion of ferro alloy plant with capacity of 63,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) of silico manganese and 92,475 TPA of Ferro manganese and the setback to the 50 MW captive thermal power plant of M/s MSP Sponje …
Groundwater levels in the state are receding at an alarming rate. While groundwater in many areas was already in the ‘critical’ category earlier, village after village in the state is now nose-diving into the ‘over exploited’ category when it comes to harvesting groundwater. This perilous status of groundwater in AP …
Dispur has chalked out 10 models of rainwater harvesting under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for drought-prone areas of the state, where groundwater level has been falling over the years. The 10 models include micro-rainwater harvesting programme for the benefit of people living below poverty line, who, …
Sounding a note of caution, about the adverse impact of underwater sand mining, Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur asked the advocate-general to seriously reconsider its policy on allowing it. The Chief Justice was hearing a batch of writ petitions on sand mining along with Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar. The High …
Water scarcity always evokes a knee-jerk measure - drilling borewells; long-term plans need of the hour. Every drop is priceless: Scramble for water is a common sight in villages during summer. Given the ever-increasing demand for the precious commodity, only scientific conservation methods will save the day. Elected representatives are …
Who is to be blamed for water scarcity during summer months? Are the developers making necessary arrangements for rainwater harvesting? These are very important questions and deserve serious answers The sweltering summer is back and, now, one can feel the heat, quite literally. Also, it is a truism that people …
DURGAPUR, 11 APRIL: To provide filtered drinking water to the tribal population, the public health engineering (PHE) department plans to install a Rs 2.78 crore Rig bored scheme in Kanksa, Burdwan. According to officials, this would cover a quarter of 15,000 families residing in the jungle mahal area of Kanksa. …
Keeping in mind the limitations on increasing water supply, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said that a large part of effort to plug the demand-supply gap must focus on increasing water use efficiency. “There is no regulation of ground water extraction and no coordination among competing uses. Inadequate and sub-optimal …
Forest Dept Had Violated Laws During Work Jaipur: Waking up to gross violation of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 and orders of the Supreme Court, minister for forest and environment Bina Kak on Monday ordered an immediate halt on the construction of annicuts with the use of earth-moving machinery inside …
Urban local bodies (ULBs) have drawn up an action plan for revival, rehabilitation and maintenance of rain water harvesting (RWH) structures, Municipal Administration and Rural Development Minister K.P. Munusamy said on Monday. Initiating a debate on the demands for grants of his departments, Mr. Munusamy said that the ULBs had …
After securing first rank in providing potable water to rural habitations along with a special bonus, Tamil Nadu has been rated number one by the Water Resources Ministry in implementing rain water harvesting projects. According to the Ministry data, TN has had the maximum chunk of recharging structures implemented during …
The BWSSB is all set to disconnect water supply to houses, whose owners have failed to install rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures. T Venkataraju, engineer-in-chief, BWSSB, said he has already instructed his executive engineers in various divisions to carry out inspections. “I have asked the engineers to visit the houses that …
