Grappling with a water crisis in urban and rural areas without a long-term solution, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday announced construction of 10,000 check dams across the
<p>Debris flows often cause devastating damage to property and can injure or kill residents in mountainous areas. The construction of check dams in debris-flow valleys is considered a useful strategy for
The structure is being built nearly 8 km upstream of Poondi reservoir Residents of Pattaraiperumbudur in Tiruvallur district are glad that the stretch of the Kosasthalaiyar river near their village
Ahmedabad: Sowing for rabi season is nearing its end. Data released by the state's agriculture department, however, shows a 40% drop in land cultivated this season in Saurashtra. Overall, in the state,
To create irrigation infrastructure at the ground level, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a World Bank supported National Watershed Management project worth Rs 2,142
JAIPUR: The state government will undertake water conservation programme in 5,000 villages initially. Under the programme, people's participation would be sought in rainwater harvesting at a large scale.
It is high time the government took necessary initiative to address the pollution problems facing the Pampasays, N.K. Sukumaran Nair, general secretary, Pampa Parirakshana Samiti. The government is
The Consortium of Indian Farmers’ Association (CIFA) has urged the government to implement the river inter-linking project in a time-bound manner. In a resolution adopted at a meeting of the State-level
The world’s drylands are subject to desertification as a result of extended droughts, climate change, and human activities. Development in drylands depends on addressing degradation of the ecosystem, mainstreaming
Watershed morphometric analysis is important for controlling floods and planning restoration actions. The present study is focused on the identification of suitable sites for locating water harvesting
