Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
This study attempts to develop a case study of the Western Yamuna Canal Command in Haryana with the purpose of developing a general picture of the institutional environment and arrangements related to water resource development and use in the State of Haryana. It is based on a review of water …
SAMBALPUR: The first spell of flood waters received by Hirakud dam from upstream will be released on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The flood water will be released after performing certain rituals as has been the practice since inception of the dam. Although water level in the dam had come down …
Several villages in Barara area are facing a flood threat after the Dadpur-Nalvi canal, which passes through Ambala, Kurkshetra and Kaithal districts, breached at several points and flooded the fields in Adhoya and nearby villages. Locals said the canal was dug in 2004 on an assurance that it would irrigate …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the officials to make field visits for properly regulating canal water for agricultural use. Naveen today presided over a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation in view of the weakening of the monsoon. He reviewed the preparedness of the departments concerned …
ERODE: The Lower Bhavani Turn Irrigation Farmers Association have asked the Public Works Department to take immediate steps to carry out repairs and maintenance works in the water carrying channels of the Lower Bhavani Project. It claimed that a majority of the channels were heavily silted. The bunds were weak …
ANGUL: The Orissa High Court has issued notices to the Secretary of Union Surface Transport ministry and the District Collector of Dhenkanal besides the Bhusan Steel Limited authorities to submit their reply in four weeks on the issue of encroachments of canal land. Similarly, the Secretaries of Irrigation, Revenue and …
JAIPUR: The Planning Commission has approved a revised estimate of Rs. 2,481.49 crore for the Narmada Canal Project in Rajasthan against Rs.1,541.36 crore sanctioned earlier. With this endorsement, work relating to the canal
New Delhi: Several parts of southwest, west, northwest and north Delhi will have to go without water or get a reduced supply in the coming few days, after poor quality of raw water being supplied to the Nangloi and Haiderpur water treatment plants (WTP) reduced production in the WTPs by …
After floods claimed 33 lives in Punjab and Haryana and caused an estimated loss of nearly Rs 1,400 crore, a blame game has started between the two states. Ironically, the two states have been fighting over water issues in the past, with Punjab maintaining that it did not have a …
The row over distribution of river water among provinces in Pakistan has erupted into a major crisis with the announcement by acting chairman of the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) for opening the Chashma-Jhelum link canal releasing 10,000 cusecs of water to Punjab. IRSA members representing three smaller provinces, Sindh, …
Bokaro, July 8: Built in the late 60s to supply water to Bokaro steel plant and the township, Tenughat dam is now looking to increase capacity by more than 40 per cent to fulfil growing demand from new industries, Dhanbad and even parts of Bengal. Tenughat dam, whose concrete canal …
The assurances by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal failed to cheer the residents of those villages which have been flooded for the last three days. Not just the farms, many houses in the area have also been submerged under water. The Deputy CM visited the flood affected areas on Tuesday. …
While the Supreme Court is looking into the Constitutional and legal aspects of the water dispute between Punjab and Haryana, it is a tricky political issue that has not been sorted out for over 35 years now and which requires a high degree of statesmanship to solve, writes Nirmal Sandhu …
Bathinda, June 29 Even after observing its health hazards, farmers of about 12 villages of this district are still using black smelly and toxic sludge flowing in the Lisada drain to irrigate their agricultural fields. The absence of canal water and highly fluoride dissolved groundwater has left farmers of villages …
Climate change will affect water supplies in south Asia, where high-intensity floods and droughts are expected in the future. Increasing water storage is a key adaptation strategy, and the experience of irrigation tanks illustrates both the potential and challenges of this adaptation response. Although there are over 2,08,000 tanks in …
BHAWANIPATNA: It is a double whammy for farmers of Indravati irrigated pockets of Kalahandi. If delay in release of water into the canals was not enough, the administration is yet to arrange for proper marketing facilities for procurement of Dalua (summer) paddy. The monsoon is knocking at the door but …
E-Way Will Make Delhi-Haridwar Drive Smooth, Steamers To Ply In Canal New Delhi: The drive from Delhi to western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will soon be a breeze for commuters and tourists. With the Uttar Pradesh government all set to start work on an eight-lane expressway connecting Greater Noida and …
GUNTUR, June 8: The World Bank has agreed to provide Rs 2,500 crore for the modernisation of Nagarjunasagar canals, the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaish, said on Tuesday. Mr Rosaiah was addressing a farmers
