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 Airports Authority of India will undertake a Rs 30-crore project to solve the waterlogging problem at the city airport. The project is based on the recommendations of Jadavpur University
Mumbai: A proposal for total ban on the use of polythene will be discussed during a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) meeting on Saturday. Moved by city mayor Shraddha Jadhav
PRASHANT PANDEY NEW DELHI Delhi seems to be lagging behind some of the other cities when it comes to solid waste management, providing effective storm water drainage system and adequate water supply Delhi is often touted as a "world-class city" but it seems to be lagging far behind some of …
This work introduces a new approach to integrating the discharges of industrial processes with macroscopic watershed systems. The key concept is that environmental quality models (such as material flow analysis) can be inverted and included in an optimization formulation that seeks to determine the maximum allowable target for the process …
The aim of this study is to determine impact of water harvesting structures construction in recent past on inflow capacity of lake Fatehsagar, Udaipur.
THE long-time dream of residents for an underground drainage system in Tambaram got a step closer to reality on Tuesday with the laying of the foundation stone by Tambaram MLA SR Raja and municipal chairman E Mani. Being implemented at a total cost of Rs160 crore under assistance from the …
Invitation To Dengue As 86 Cases & Three Deaths Reported In Gurgaon Gurgaon: The spread of dengue continues unabated in the Millennium City. With 86 cases and three deaths reported so far this season, more and more questions are being asked about the pathetic infrastructure and poor sanitation conditions behind …
Experts here view the present move of the State Government to amend the Assam Embankment and Drainage (E&D;) Act, 1953 as a good chance to enlarge the scope of the legislation to cover many areas of activities connected with the Water Resources Department (WRD). The Act came into effect in …
Action please: Stagnated rainwater on Manipuram street in Ward 25 in Salem poses health hazard to the residents. SALEM: People living in Manipuram and a few other residential colonies in Ward 25 here are exposed to serious health risks as the area lacks a proper drainage system. Slippery Rainwater mixed …
The root cause for the floods is choking and blocking of natural drains and `infrastructure development'. A typical example is the monstrosity called MRTS that has killed Buckingham canal as a flood carrier, says M G Devasahayam T h f s he oft-heard refrain in the armed orces runs thus: …
The south-western part on the north bank of Kopili river of Hojai subdivision from Kharikhana to Uttar Komrakata is basically sugarcane, vegetables, oilseeds, maize, pulse crops producing areas and paddy cultivation depends on the monsoon behaviour. Heavy rainfall creates flood havoc by river Kopili inundating almost the entire low-lying areas …
HEAVY rains battered Chennai on Friday, bringing normal life to a standstill and causing widespread damage to roads, and probems for vehicles, even as the weatherman predicted that the downpour would last till Sunday morning in coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Official s o u r c e s maintained …
As the North-East monsoon became vigorous over coastal Tamil Nadu and active over interiors of the State, it has wreaked havoc in many parts and killed 13 people till Friday. A depression has been formed in the Comorin region and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts more rains in the …
The sanitation drive launched by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) for cleaning various areas especially the drains of the city would continue for three weeks from October 30 to November 20. According to a statement issued here, the sanitation drive started on September 1 and would continue till November 20 …
The Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC), the forest panel of the Supreme Court, has turned down a Commonwealth Games related proposal of the Public Works Department
Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the Noida Authority officials are planning to clean up the streets and drains to give a completely fresh look to foreign visitors. In its master plan to overhaul the conditions of existing drains which have been the cause for many residents raising complaints of foul …
T. Ramakrishnan and Deepa H Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Thursday cleared the Rs.633-crore component of the Water Resources Department (WRD)/Public Works Department (PWD) in the Rs.1,448-crore project of improvement of Chennai
BHUBANESWAR: The average financial loss of the State per annum due to different disasters has been estimated at Rs 1,241.82 crore. In its memorandum submitted to the Thirteenth Finance Commission (TFC), the State Government maintained that the financial loss due to disasters during the last 14 years stood at Rs …
