Affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of News item titled "Glacial lakes multiply in Himachal Pradesh and Tibet, posing a threat to lives and infrastructure downstream" appearing in the Hindu, August 11, 2024. The report said that the Ministry of Jal Shakti …
That India is on the verge of a serious water crisis is a foregone conclusion. So much so that the possibility of water riots in the future can't be ruled out. And it's not that the farmers of Vidarbha in Maharashtra or Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh are the only casualties …
District Collector has decided to hold talks with leaders tomorrow BERHAMPUR: Peasants from villages of Kasinagar block of Gajapati district demonstrated in front of the office of the Gajapati district Collector in Parlakhemundi on Wednesday to protest against construction of
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has devised an action plan worth Rs.32 crore for revival of rivers of the length of 1,400 km in the Hadoti region by constructing large check-dams for conservation of rain waters. The construction of a check-dam at Haripura Manjhi on the Kalisindh river route has already …
Court says writ petitions are maintainable Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered the State government and the Idukki Collector not to demolish the controversial check-dams on two estates of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company in Munnar for three weeks. The court referred three writ petitions filed by the …
KAIFI and I The English Version Book Launch KOCHI: The petition filed by Tata against the show-cause notice issued by the Idukki District Collector seeking reasons for not removing the check dams and the rose plantation on the land which is in the company
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday extended the stay on demolishing the check dams constructed by the Tata on the land in its possession, for one more day. The hearing will continue on Wednesday. Meanwhile, during the hearing of the case on Tuesday, Tata submitted before the court that …
George Joseph / Kochi February 09, 2010, 0:49 IST Trade unions affiliated to the political parties which dominate the ruling CPI(M)-led government in Kerala have openly protested at the latter
NAGERCOIL: The Consumer Human Rights Protection Group has urged the Government to construct eight check dams across the Pazayaru. Surplus water Its president S.R. Sree Ram said that the surplus water during rainy season drained in to sea and hence check dams should be constructed across the river. Moreover, a …
In a small, hilly district of south Gujarat lies the story of a people moving out of the shadow of war and death, guns and bullets to embrace peace and prosperity. It is the story of bravery in the face of death, of battling armed Maoists who are slicing through …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amidst the confusions over removal of check dams in Munnar, the Irrigation Department has now authorised the District Collector of Idukki to take necessary action against any illegal check dam in Munnar. The decision of the Irrigation Department is learnt to have been taken as part of strengthening the …
B Sreejan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The order issued by Revenue Principal Secretary Nivedita P Haran states that followup actions on the issue will be taken based on the land board award of 1974. ``I was informed by the Revenue Department that the Idukki District Collector has been authorised to initiate legal action …
Kochi: The Kanan Devan Hill Plantation Company on Thursday filed three writ petitions in the Kerala High Court challenging the notices issued by the Idukki District Collector to demolish two check-dams on its Letchmi and Chanduvurrai estates and remove an electric fencing erected at its rose plantation in Munnar. The …
George Joseph / Kochi February 04, 2010, 0:56 IST In a sequel to its decision to demolish two check dams on tea plantations partly owned by the Tata Group in the Munnar region, the Kerala government has issued a notice to remove the electric fencing in the disputed area. The …
George Joseph / Kochi February 03, 2010, 0:23 IST As part of a move against illegal construction and land acquisition at the tourist centre of Munnar in Idukki district, the Kerala government decided today to demolish two check dams constructed without permission of the government by the Tata Group. The …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The LDF has finally decided to crack the whip on Tata. As the first step, the illegal check dam constructed by Tata at Chappakkulam in Munnar will be demolished. Following a green signal from the LDF and the government, Idukki District Collector Ashok Kumar Singh issued a show-cause notice …
The present study attempts to delineate aquifers in the piedmont zone of Himalayan foothill region in Pathri Rao watershed, district Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India by using integrated hydrogeologic and geophysical techniques. The geophysical techniques included vertical resistivity soundings, two-dimensional resistivity image profiling and electromagnetic surveys. Nuclear isotope studies have been carried …
An action plan has been chalked out to construct ten check dams at a cost of Rs 10 lakh in all the Gram Panchayat of the taluk under Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, revealed legislator N H Shivashankara Reddy. CHECKING DEPLETION: Legislator N H Shivashankara Reddy launching the work …
The Maoists have been at the helm of the movement in Lalgarh right from its inception. Even as they organised the resistance to state repression, they put in place, at a rudimentary level, an alternative programme of development based on the people
Considering the potential of works carried out under NREGA for strengthening the livelihood resource base of marginalized groups of people provides good linkages with other development initiatives so that the coordinated work can lead them for sustainable livelihood support. Long term benefits and sustainable development are however possible only when …
