Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Kolleru Lake is the largest freshwater lake and is located in Andhra Pradesh. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari delta and covers an area of 308 km². The lake serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir for these two rivers. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal …
CHAMARAJANAGAR: The State Government has released ` 20 crore for rejuvenation of 50 lakes in all four Assembly constituencies in the district. With this the government had fulfiled its promise made in the state Budget for the year 2011-12. The district administration hasprepared list of lakes to be revived based …
Hazaribagh, April 10: The desiltation work at Hazaribagh lake has come to a halt with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) officials asking the district officials to immediately clear the mud, which has accumulated as a result of digging a small portion of the water body. The NTPC had come …
Rama raddy Alavandi RAICHUR: The historical Mavinakere (Aaam Talab) is in a pathetic condition and the water level in the lake has also been depleting dayby-day. The district administration and CMC promises action to develop the lake every year. But those promises were never implemented and the condition of the …
The reservoirs built in the catchment area of Sukhna Lake, though well built, are too many in number. While the construction of the check dams has prevented the lake from silting, the amount of water entering Sukhna Lake has decreased. These are some of the findings of a study on …
This is Comprehensive Management Action Plan (CMAP) for Conservation of the Ousteri lake prepared by Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) details various conservation and management interventions to be taken up for long-term sustainability of this lake. Wetlands in the urban areas have always been exploited for …
Karantaka HC has accepted this report on preservation of lakes in Bangalore prepared by the committee headed by Justice N K Patil. It provides an overview of status of the existing lakes & indicates the extent to which they have been encroached and polluted. In a landmark ruling today, the …
The environments are expressing major concern over the decreasing level of oxygen in the Naukuchiyatal lake, due to which fishes of the lake are dying. The fact is that dissolved oxygen level in the bottom layer of the lake has come down to below 3 mg per liter as has …
This report by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), is based on a survey of the lakes dating back to the 9th century AD in Mahadevpura constituency of Bengaluru. The lakes are now faced with the impacts of rapid urbanization and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike …
A hallmark of the latter half of the 20th century is the widespread, rapid intensification of a variety of anthropogenically-driven environmental changes
In what could be the testimony of step-motherly treatment with two main water bodies of the Jammu region, only Rs 90 lakh were released for the conservation of Surinsar and Mansar lakes during the past three years as against whooping Rs 120 crore sanctioned for Wullar lake in the Kashmir …
A policy document would be prepared for afforestation on wastelands and developing horticultural saplings with the cooperation of people. The document will be prepared by Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO). This was informed at a meeting of the Housing and Environment Department where Chief Minister Shviraj Singh Chouhan reviewed …
Bharath Kumar N , Bangalore, Jan 5, DHNS : : Shettykere, which until a year ago provided a safe haven for winged visitors and where people enjoyed boating, is now choked by sewage water flowing from multi-storeyed apartments in Subramanyapura. No longer a favourite spot: Shettykere lake choking with hyacinth. …
Commotion prevailed at Tolleaband-Benaulim on Monday afternoon after local youth assembled to protest against dumping of restaurant waste in the lake. What has agitated the local youth is that the Tolleaband area
Biranji lake, the water resource for Hunasehalli, Mavinaguli, Kallugudde, Haliyaur and other vilages, has been contaminated as coffee pulp is being released to it. Villagers have warned that a protest will be organised, if officials do not take necessary steps to prevent people from releasing coffee pulp to the tank. …
Urban Administration and Development Minister Shri Babulal Gaur while reviewing the actions being taken for improvement and development of the Upper Lake and Lower Lake said that if the works are being constantly monitored and efforts are made, everything will be possible. There is nothing impossible in this world, he …
A treatability study was conducted to determine the most effective bioremediation strategies for the decontamination of sediments dredged from industrially polluted Gandigudem Lake. Microcosm experiments were performed with the addition of a microbial consortium and nutrients. The performance of each treatment was examined by monitoring biological parameters such as basal …
The government has undertaken a project to control pollution of Gulshan-Baridhara Lake with a view to ensuring environment-friendly hygienic life for the city dwellers. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has recently approved the Tk 49.49 crore-project titled 'Pollution control of Gulshan-Baridhara Lake by diverting the drainage …
The government has undertaken a project to control pollution at Gulshan-Baridhara Lake in Dhaka with a view to ensuring environment-friendly life for the city dwellers. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has recently approved the Tk 49.49 crore-project titled ‘Pollution Control of Gulshan-Baridhara Lake by diverting the drainage …
