Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Ground water utilization has increased significantly during the last two decades. The unplanned and indiscriminate use of this vital resource has resulted in declining water levels and water quality deterioration in certain areas. The apparent stress on ground water resources is more often a management issue, and this needs to …
As a part of regular activity of ground water regime monitoring, Central Ground Water Board under Ministry of Water Resources carries out chemical analysis of ground water samples once a year. These samples are collected from the network of ground water monitoring wells during pre-monsoon period (April/May). As per the …
The paper presents studies regarding the pollution of the groundwater in Jagadalpur. The water quality parameters viz pH, electrical conductivity(EC),Turbidity, Total dissolved salt (TDS), Sodium(Na), potassium(K), calcium(Ca), chloride(Cl), sulphate(SO4 -2), Carbonate(CO3), Bicarbonate (HCO3),fluoride (F- ),Total hardness(TH),dissolved oxygen(DO), iron(Fe) were analysed. The result shows that the ground water from some sampling …
Groundwater and Global Change calls attention to groundwater, a resource poorly understood by the general public and most water opinion-leaders and decision-makers. It aims to enhance awareness of this resource and increase knowledge on how to better use and protect it, including taking optimal advantage of groundwater’s unique buffer capacity, …
The concern of Hegde and Subhash Chandra about the environment and cost economics of river diversion schemes is commendable; however, given the limitations of the proposals recommended by the authors, the river diversion schemes could be inevitable for the reasons mentioned in this note. In addition, it is pertinent to …
The debate surrounding the safety of shale gas development in the Appalachian Basin has generated increased awareness of drinking water quality in rural communities. Concerns include the potential for migration of stray gas, metal-rich formation brines, and hydraulic fracturing and/or flowback fluids to drinking water aquifers. A critical question common …
This paper reviews the drivers and consequences of India’s groundwater crisis. Groundwater is fundamental to the nation’s water security and the degradation of this resource is a threat to economic and social development. Prominent drivers of over-extraction include: inefficient usage, energy subsidies in agriculture, pollution, and population growth. The public …
Chandigarh: The ground water level in most areas of Chandigarh, though not alarming, has been witnessing a continuous declining trend since more than a decade now. According to Anil Bhatia, the Regional Director of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), North Western Region, “The reduction has been at the rate of …
Jaipur: The draft report of Rajasthan State Action Plan on Climate Change has brought out some alarming facts about the water situation in the state. According to the report, the state has the highest probability of drought occurrence in the country. It also falls within areas having greatest climate sensitivity, …
Endemic fluorosis resulting from high fluoride concentration in groundwater is a major public health problem in India. This study was carried out to measure and compare the prevalence of dental fluorosis and dental caries in the population residing in high and normal level of fluoride in their drinking water in …
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued current and past owners of Phillips 66's Wood River, Illinois, refinery on Tuesday, alleging the ground water in the nearby town of Roxana, Illinois, was contaminated by the plant. A spokesman for Phillips, which operates the 356,000 barrel-per-day refinery with Cenovus Energy Inc in …
Around 30 per cent of the groundwater resource in the state is unfit for both drinking and agriculture, a fact that has sparked concern in the groundwater department authorities since water sources in the state are receding at an alarming rate. Salinity and fluoride contamination are the main reasons for …
Central California’s agricultural bounty, which has stocked grocery shelves across North America for decades, has also stocked the region’s groundwater supply with nitrates, according to a two-year study by researchers at the University of California, Davis.
Hampered by inadequate manpower, lack of statutory power Amid widespread apprehensions over the quality of water supplied through an estimated 400 tanker lorries in the district, the Groundwater Department remains a mute spectator thanks to the lack of statutory authority and adequate manpower. Sources told The Hindu that the department …
The present work seeks to assess the spatial distribution and level of fluoride in the groundwater of different blocks of Bankura district, West Bengal. This is the first concerted attempt to highlight the vicious presence of fluoride in the sub-surface environment of Bankura and its gradual ingress in tube well …
Geochemical assessment for groundwater quality was carried in 15 stations along Bay of Bengal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. Statistical and geochemical interpretations of major ions revealed geological and chemical factors with mechanisms controlling quality and quantity of groundwater.
The present study has been carried out to assess groundwater quality in parts of Hindon–Yamuna interfluve region of western Uttar Pradesh. Fifty-five groundwater samples were collected from hand pumps in post-monsoon 2005 and pre-monsoon 2006 period, respectively, covering an area of about 1,345 km2. Physical and chemical parameters of groundwater …
Environmental exposure to arsenic has been linked to hypertension in persons living in arsenic-endemic areas. The researchers summarized published epidemiologic studies concerning arsenic exposure and hypertension or blood pressure (BP) measurements to evaluate the potential relationship.
Megh Pyne Abhiyan (MPA) is a campaign and functional network of grassroots organization, resource organization and development professionals working towards understanding and strategically evolving local drinking water security framework through village-based solutions in the flood-prone regions of north Bihar. MPA’s effort of understanding groundwater dynamics including the quality aspect and …
Sinking borewells is no solution to tackling water crisis. Aggressively advocating rainwater harvesting will help mitigate the scarcity, said Amita Prasad, principal secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR). Addressing officials on World Water Day, Prasad said the biggest problem faced by the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development …
