Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025. The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of …
51 out of 83 locations spread across 40 important rivers at interstate borders are polluted with respect to Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) says this new CPCB report on water quality of interstate rivers and recommends sewage treatment plants for all towns and cities. CPCB identified water quality monitoring stations at …
Threatens to “stop water from different sources going to Madhya Pradesh” Water dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh showed no signs of abating with the Irrigation Minister, Shivpal Singh Yadav, taking a tough stand on the neighbouring State’s move to deny U.P. its share of water from the Bansagar …
Keri: Construction of Virdi dam in the biodiversity hotspot of the Sahyadris without any environment impact assessment (EIA) of the potential damage, raises a gamut of issues of state patronage to insensitive development and a need to look at natural resources as national assets. The Maharashtra government project largely envisages …
PANAJI: Barely four days after Maharashtra government officials point blankly stated that Goa would not get a drop of water from the Virdi Dam, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis tried to downplay the situation saying that the two states would work something out. "It is not about Goa or Maharashtra, …
Moves Supreme Court against study Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court seeking a restraining order against neighbouring Kerala and its officials from conducting any drilling operation, investigation or survey work or any other work in connection with a new dam on the Periyar river adjacent to the disputed Mullaperiyar …
The state government's efforts to stop the diversion of water by Maharashtra got a boost after the Maharashtra government on Wednesday gave an undertaking before the Mhadei water disputes tribunal that it will not commence any work on the gorge portion of the Virdi dam. During the hearing of the …
The Mhadei water dispute tribunal on Wednesday passed an order allowing Goa to amend its statement of claims regarding sharing of water of River Mhadei, even as Karnataka raised objections. Advocate general Atmaram Nadkarni said, "We have made substantial amendments to the earlier claims. The length of the river Mhadei …
KERI: Hearing on the Mhadei water dispute will be held on Wednesday before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal in Delhi. The Goa government will present evidence of the resumption of work on the Kalsa project by Karnataka. The water resources department teams of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka are already in …
The Centre will prepare a roadmap within 45 days to find a solution to the SYL canal and other inter-state issues between Haryana and Punjab. This was conveyed by Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at a meeting here today. The minister informed Khattar …
Saturday’s bandh in Tamil Nadu against the Karnataka Government’s move to construct a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu is being seen as a wake up call for the Union Government to speed up the process of resolving the Cauvery Water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. “The DMK …
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the state government would file a fresh suit in the Supreme Court to declare the Termination of Agreements Act passed by the Punjab Assembly ‘null and void’ and also seek the early hearing of a Presidential reference on the issue. “We will …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the Munak canal water sharing dispute, saying it’s “tragic” that the issue has not been resolved yet while citizens are deprived of water. A Bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to Haryana …
The national committee on safety of dams (NCSD) has agreed to `restore' the ownership of the Mullaperiyar, Thunakadavu, Parambikkulam and Peruvaripallam dams to Kerala. According to Kerala water resources department (KWRD) officials, the NCSD gave this assurance during a committee meeting held in New Delhi in the last week of …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana State on a petition filed by Andhra Pradesh seeking directions to the Union government not to notify the award of the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal on distribution of Krishna river waters. A Supreme Court bench ordered issuance of notice …
The people and Governments of both Chhattisgarh and Odisha may come to loggerheads over sharing of the Mahanadi river water in future, renowned Water Sector Expert and Independent Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha AV Swamy observed on Tuesday. “Swamy was speaking at a one-day Consultation on the theme “Threats on …
With many projects stuck, state- owned NHPC has said stringent norms as well as cumbersome procedures are leading to delay in getting environmental and forest clearances. Besides the hydel power producer has said that land acquisition process for "infrastructure works as well as for project's components, including submergence is quite …
The Kerala government on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of the May 7 verdict quashing the law enacted by the State to prevent Tamil Nadu from raising the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 ft to 142 ft. In its review petition filed through counsel …
CHENNAI: Two major political victories of the present AIADMK government relate to water. By getting the Centre to publish the final award of the Cauvery tribunal in the gazette, the Supreme Court upheld Tamil Nadu's rights over Cauvery. The Cauvery river is not just important for delta farmers. It is …
Uproar In Assembly: CM Admits To Lapse On Part Of Bureaucrats The assembly subject committee on water resources will probe the charges made by LDF MLA Jameela Prakasam in the assembly on the ownership of four dams Mullaperiyar, Thunakadavu, Parambikkulam and Peruvaripallam. Prakasam will be a special invitee to …
