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 …
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal are connected by the combined system of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, but erratic water supplies and pressures of population growth are leading to tensions over management of these transboundary waters. GOLAM RASUL outlines the main issues of transboundary water management in this Himalayan …
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 …
Limits to the availability of key natural resources (such as land, food, water and oil) and climate change have been linked to social unrest and violent conflict. Analysis that ignores the reliance of society and the economy on natural resources underestimates the exposure to systemic risks. Conflict over natural resources …
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 …
What contribution can diplomats and technical experts make to support transboundary water cooperation? And how can such cooperation be leveraged to facilitate wider-ranging regional integration? To respond to these questions, adelphi convened a group of experts whose discussions have resulted in a report on how to strengthen foreign policy for …
The newly elected BJP-NDA Government today made it clear that the much-touted river linking project will not be carried out without the concurrence of the riparian states or beneficiary states. This is a major relief for states like Punjab which have a running feud with its neighbours over river water …
A bloody clash between two groups of farmers in a Jind village over sharing of canal water left one person dead and six seriously injured. As per information, Muana village under Safidon police station of this district received canal water on Wednesday evening after nearly 10 days. In the absence …
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 …
Carrying a "message of friendship and goodwill" from the newly-elected Indian government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today gave a commitment to address Bangladesh's concerns over sharing of Teesta waters and implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) "in a manner that improves the welfare and well-being of people". Assuring …
Criticising the Narmada Control Authority’s decision to further raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat when thousands of affected people are yet to be rehabilitated, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday warned the government of an intensified struggle “inside the valley and in law …
Moving forward on a long-standing dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a proposal of the Union Water Resources Ministry for constituting a supervisory committee to monitor the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam and oversee the restoration of the water level up …
Says provisions of wildlife Act were ignored The Supreme Court’s decision to allow Tamil Nadu to raise the water level of Mullaperiyar dam has failed to take note of the statutory provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, observed the Kerala State Wildlife Advisory Board. A meeting of the board held …
Trinamul MP says party may be flexible after Modi overture In a significant development in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy for cooperative federalism, one of the Modi Sarkar’s leading critics, the Trinamul Congress, is now willing to work with the Centre over the contentious issues of the sharing of Teesta …
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 …
Assembly Passes Motion Appealing For Reference Of Mullaperiyar Issue To SC The state legislature assembly passed a substantive motion urging the President of India to refer the Mullaperiyar issue to the Supreme Court and reconsider the decision of increasing the height of the dam as it poses a threat to …
PANJIM: The State government, in its petition to be filed shortly before the Water Disputes Tribunal against the Maharashtra government on the Virdi Large Minor Irrigation Project, has prayed that the project -- including the canals and dams built to divert the waters of River Mhadei and its tributaries -- …
Project to affect Goa; Legal Dept okays draft petition MAYEM: The Goa government is expected to file an application before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal on Monday opposing Maharashtra’s dam at Virdi, government sources said today. The draft petition was cleared by the legal department. Environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar said: “The …
Discussion about water in South Asia – in particular the shared rivers of the region – is vociferous, antagonistic and increasingly associated with national security. Renewable water resources in the region have fallen dramatically on a per capita basis since the 1960s. India hit the ‘water stress’ mark around a …
