Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents Welfare Association Savita Vihar Vs Irrigation & Flood Control Department & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant raised the grievance against throwing of construction debris and sewage obstruction in the Ghazipur drain. According to the applicant this drain flows behind …
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, at its first meeting for 2015, approved N1.2 billion for award of the contract for the construction of sewage facilities for the Guzape District of the Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The project is expected to be completed within 16 months. The Supervising Minister of …
This latest report released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) highlights the dismal living conditions of the people in urban slums of India and focuses on- drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and the housing conditions. Read this report, related reports, documents and more...
Majuli, one of the largest inhabited river islands in the world, is under serious threat due to large-scale bank erosion by the Brahmaputra River. There is urgent need to preserve this socio-culturally rich island of over 0.2 million people. Erosions have been shrinking its landmass significantly and thereby causing enormous …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/11/2014 regarding prevention and controlling of pollution of River Yamuna. The Tribunal noted that that some objections have been raised with regard to the treating of the …
Ghaziabad, the Gateway to Uttar Pradesh, is a hub of real estate developers. However, it seems, not only builders, but even the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is going about concretising the town in contrast to its claim of developing Ghaziabad into a smart and green city. In a report by …
The study indicates that analysis of morphometric parameters with the help of geographic information system (GIS) would prove a viable method of characterizing the hydrological response behaviour of the watershed. It is also well observed that remote sensing satellite data is emerging as the most effective, time saving and accurate …
Union water resources and Ganga rejuvenation minister Uma Bharati on Friday announced that major drains would either be tapped or diverted in the next 45 days to prevent further pollution of Ganga. Following inspection of major drains discharging waste in Ganga in the city , she also ruled out ban …
Not a drop of sewage will flow into Yamuna three years from now, if a new plan prepared by different departments of the Delhi Government is to be believed. In an elaborate exercise titled 'Action Plan for Implementation of Directions of NGT for Unsewered Areas,' DDA, DJB and an independent …
In the forest on both sides of Tughlaqabad Fort’s southern outer wall, a lake has slowly materialised over the past two years. Leafless tree-trunks jut out at odd angles from the poisonous water. Sludge and plastic bags gather at its banks. A team from the Ministry of Environment and Forest …
The Government has stepped in to save the dying Harmu river which flows in a pathetic condition from the heart of Ranchi. The Cabinet on Monday granted Rs87.43 crore for the rejuvenation of the river. Cabinet Secretary JB Tubid said after the Cabinet meeting that during 2014-15, Rs15 crore would …
Following the zeal to revive river Ganga and blue print presented by the Centre before the Supreme Court to take forward the Clean Ganga Mission, a dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the international funding agency World Bank has come up with its bit into it. Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure …
A study by The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has found that Yamuna needs approximately 3.46 billion litres per day (BLD) of fresh flow of water to be able to sustain aquatic life and support day-to-day activities of people living on its banks. The figure is almost equivalent to the …
Malba , silt from drains is also being removed Snapshots of politicians and officers posing with brooms after October 2 appears to be paying off, with garbage collection by the municipal corporations going up by about 20 per cent in the past week. Swachh Bharat Mission With the launch of …
In an attempt to check the faecal contamination of water bodies in the state, the state pollution control board (PCB) is planning to work with local bodies and set up storm water drains or treat the main canals before it flows into the major rivers. The board is working with …
Kolkata's Urban Sprawl Quadrupled, Vegetation Nosedived In Just 30 Years The city has lost over a quarter of its green cover between 1980 and 2010, more than any metro in the country. During this period, its urban sprawl has increased 4.3 times — from 72.66 sq km to 314.3 sq …
Over the past years, due to rapid industrialization and advanced agricultural activities environmental deterioration is becoming a major concern. Water is one of the most important and basic natural resource which is being used in industries, agricultural activities as well as for the domestic and commercial purpose. These activities leads …
The proper management of water resources plays a key role in the socioeconomic development of Armenia. On average, Armenia has sufficient water resources. Taking into account all available water resources in the country, Armenia has sufficient resources to supply approximately 3,100 cubic meters per capita per year well above the …
In view of the lack of facilities to evacuate storm water due to encroachment in urban areas, the State Government has decided to create a separate Urban Drainage Division under the Odisha Water Supply & Sewerage Board (QWSSB) to execute all storm water drainage projects in the urban centres through …
The Aluva municipality is discharging waste water from all the three drainages in the town into river Periyar which serves the drinking water needs of Kochi and suburbs.Municipal authorities have also admitted that they treat only waste water from one of the three waste water outlets before discharging the same …
