Cauvery meet a damp squib
The meeting of the Cauvery River Authority (CRA) convened under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Vajpayee failed to resolve the issue of the release of more Cauvery river water by Karnataka to
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National Green Tribunal seeks to know scope of gambling law in Mandovi
PANAJI: In a case filed against casino vessels for allegedly causing pollution in the Mandovi river, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought to know from the state government as to whether the gambling law can be extended beyond the land area. The NGT bench headed by Justice V R Kingaonkar had observed recently that the advocate general (AG) of the state 'may also explain and enlighten this tribunal as to whether the Goa Public Gambling Act, 1976, can be extended beyond the land area'.
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Collectors put on high alert during heavy rainfall
Madhya Pradesh is experiencing heavy rainfall. The Relief Commissioner has issued directives to all the collectors, especially in sensitive areas, to be on the alert for dealing with any worst-case scenario
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Rs 1,500cr project to clean Yamuna
The project will ensure that the sewage from various drains that fall directly into the Yamuna, is diverted to the STPs where it will be treated first and then allowed to reach the river.
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L-G Khanna announces Rs 1,500-crore project to clean up river
New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna has announced he construction of sewage treatment plants (STPs) for 18 major drains flowing into the Yamuna.
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Mighty Indus on a decline
The condition of the Indus river is pathetic and the fishermen who depend on the river have lost their livelihood. The water of the Indus, which used to flow freely into the Arabian sea, has now
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30 sq m contaminated by sea water ingress in Goa : CGWB study
<p> An area of 430 km 2 has been contaminated and turned saline due to sea water ingress in the inland aquifers along the tidal river courses and also in low lying marshy areas according to a study conducted by Central Ground Water Board ( CGWB) which was released Monday by Water Resources Department Minister Filip Neri Rodrigues</p>
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Sena commits bridge over Noa-Dehing River
<p> KHARSANG: The growing demand for a motorable suspension bridge over the Noa-Dehing River connecting Miao with Pisi in Changlang district has at last been fulfilled. At least for the moment. Senior leader of the region, Minister for Power, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment & Forest Setong Sena, during a public meeting at Kharsang on August 4, made the commitment to construct a bridge at the said point under TFC within the current financial year.</p>
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Riverfront company to develop Gomti's banks LDA Boaard takes vital decisions
A new company, the Gomti Riverfront Development Co (GRDCo), has been formed for development and maintenance of the river. A proposal to this effect was cleared by the Lucknow Development Authority's Board along with 18 others in its meeting held here on Thursday.
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Andhra Pradesh Uranium Mining > Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Heavy earth mining began in Andhra Pradesh in 2007 when Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) set up operations at Tummalapalle in Kadapa
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Narmada greens to ease water woes
Plantation and conservation of forest cover on the bank of Narmada— main source of water supply to Indore, will significantly reduce water treatment cost, thereby easing burden from Indore Municipal Corporation
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UPPCB determining Gomti's water quality
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Monday sent a team to collect river water from Gomti barrage to find out its dissolved oxygen level. The step was taken after largescale death of fish was reported recently in the water stretch.
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Water from Kobadak River floods Tala upazila town
Tala upazila town has been submerged as water from the Kobadak entered the area, overflowing the banks of the silted river. Around 25,000 townspeople face immense trouble as most of the roads have gone
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Inter-linking of rivers - A necessity for food security in India
The present Union Government designates its programme as economic reforms with a human face. Harnessing technology and investing huge resources to meet the needs of the vulnerable segment represent this sentiment. The honourable judges of the Supreme Court had directed the Government of India that inter-linking of the major rivers in the country may be expedited by the year 2020.
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National Green Tribunal seeks reply in three weeks on Subansiri dam
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given an ultimatum of three weeks to the Assam government to file its reply on the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam on Monday. Earlier, the tribunal
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HC raps Tata Steel for slag dump
Ranchi, Aug. 1: Jharkhand High Court today directed East Singhbhum deputy commissioner to probe into the alleged dumping of slag by Tata Steel in Kharkai and Subernarekha rivers in Jamshedpur. A division
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Ganga and Yamuna funds touch lake splurge
Parallels in spend on cleaning up of Ganga, Yamuna and 10 lakes of Bhopal and their conservation, in many ways, are too striking to ignore. If the sum involved to clean Ganga and Yamuna each was over Rs
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The Hudson and Four Beaches Are Deemed Safe Again
More than a week after a sewage discharge contaminated New York’s waterways, city officials have finally told residents the magic words: Your rivers’ fecal coliform readings have returned to acceptable
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Ganga Damned
The government has planned 600 dams on the Ganga and its tributaries. So how can it be serious about saving the holy river, asks Brijesh Pandey Once regarded as amrit (nectar), a river that sustained
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Contaminated River In China Sparks Panic Buying Of Water
Residue from a manganese plant has flooded a river in a city in the southwestern province of Sichuan, contaminating the main source of drinking water and sparking panic-buying of bottled water, state media