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 …
The erstwhile rulers of Udaipur developed an interconnected chain of artificial lakes, diverting the overflow of one lake to another. They also made strict rules and regulations to keep these lakes clean and healthy. Udaipur came to be known as the city of lakes. "No construction was allowed in the …
Oussudu lake (also called Ousteri) is the largest fresh water lake in the Pondicherry region and a large number of people depend on its water, fish and other produce. The lake is now under serious threat of pollution. The present study on the species, composition and dynamics of the lake …
golden danger: The fragile eco-system of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana's largest natural lake, is in danger. Ghana's mineral commission has reportedly permitted a Canadian exploration and development company, Norcan Resources Limited, to explore the area around the lake for gold deposits. The company now needs only the clearance of Ghana's environmental …
Four water and sediment samples were drawn from Keoladeo National Park Lake, Bharatpur to monitor pesticide residues. Estimation was done by GC-ECD using multiresidue method for organochlorine and synthetic pyrethroid insecticides.
three truckloads of dead fish were found in the famous Sursagar Lake, in Vadodara, Gujarat, during a cleaning operation from September 18 to October 10, 2004. On October 11, 2004, about two truckloads of dead fish were removed from Ahmedabad's Kankaria Lake. These incidents once again brought to light the …
function graph() { var popurl="image/20040831/39-graph.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=290,height=320,scrollbars=yes") } In mid-May this year, Hyderabad in Pakistan's Sindh province was hit by a severe diarrhoea epidemic. The pestilence, which lasted for two months, claimed 38 lives
To reduce the pollution level of Rawal lake in Islamabad, the Rawal Lake Catchment Management Committee (RLCMC) has decided to periodically inject activated carbon into waters of the catchment area, The decision was taken in its second meeting held in Islamabad. Apart from representative of the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency …
Conservation work on Dal lake in Jammu and Kashmir should be viewed more in terms of economic augmentation, in order to promote peace in the valley. This was the recommendation made by the parliamentary standing committee on the subject. In its report submitted to parliament recently, the panel has charged …
a new plan has been floated as a part of Bangalore's ongoing lake revival project. It envisages leasing out 23 lakes in Karnataka's capital to private and public agencies for maintenance and development. The success of the scheme depends on the interest evinced in the work by corporate houses as …
Hydrochemical studies were performed by collecting surface and bottom water sampled from 10 stations for a period of one year from February 1999 to January 2000 in a fresh water lake, Vellayani lake, in Thiruvanathapuram district, the capital city of Kerala. Marked spatial and temporal variations were noticed in majority …
While most of Bangalore is anxious to see the heavens open, the city's Lake Development Authority (lda) must be thanking its lucky stars that the monsoon is delayed. For if the rains had lashed the region on June 5
Tourism...handicrafts...agriculture...forests... lakes - Jammu & Kashmir's (j&k;) basis of survival for ages. They still constitute 98 per cent of the state's economy and sustain 90 per cent of its population. Kashmir's economy is nothing but a sensitive and organised use of its ecology. After 15 years of living under the …
status: Most of the major lakes are dying potential: Just three lakes provide economic sustenance for close to 500 villages strategy: Revive these water bodies to generate livelihood Over a mile above sea level, around the Wular Lake, a few of India’s once richest villages are fighting a losing battle …
status: Almost no tourism; crafts trade only Rs 900 crore potential: Eco- and religious tourism can generate Rs 1,000 crore revenue, while handicrafts can turn in Rs 3,500 crore strategy: Revive confidence by reviving governance Some 1,400 empty, rotting houseboats ringing the Dal Lake provide mute testimony to tourism and …
As an economy, reviving Kashmir is not a difficult proposition. The new government, instead of exploring the more difficult option of sourcing resources from outside, has to look inwards. It has to bring about a basic change in the state's policy: from that of dependence to self-dependence. While the government
status: Five per cent of the state's forests are degrading every year potential: Regeneration of the degraded forests can create 120 million humandays of employment strategy: Open up the forests to people and involve them in regeneration and management with benefits A 150-year-old deodar tree
the Jammu and Kashmir government launched a major eviction drive to remove encroachments from the catchment area of Wullar lake in Baramulla district. A vast piece of land was cleared in Magnipora village. But in the face of stiff resistance, the police and paramilitary forces had to burst dozens of …
A pilot study was undertaken to assess the potential fertility of lentic waters and to ellucidate the ecology of aquatic flora. In addition, studies were performed at microcosmal level and the results, so obtained, were applied at field level, to forsee the impact of nutrients on natural waters. Three major …
