Campaign against wetland rules
Greens fear every wetland will become extinct in future. Rajahmundry: Environmentalists are taking up a nation-wide campaign against Draft Wetland Rules 2016 issued by the Centre recently, on the grounds
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Natural dumpsite
Waste from labs of Tripura University drains into a lake Tripura Central University doesn
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Ex-chief architect asks Rodrigues to save Sukhna
Chandigarh: Former chief architect M N Sharma has expressed reservations about new proposals for the Sukhna Lake. In a letter to UT Administrator General S F Rodrigues (Retd), Sharma has asked him to intervene and preserve the original concept of the Sukhna Lake and its surroundings.
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The plight of New Zealand’s freshwater biodiversity
New Zealand’s freshwater habitats including rivers, lakes, estuaries and other wetlands; groundwater and geothermal ecosystems support a unique array of flora and fauna. Freshwater is New Zealand’s greatest
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Epidemiologist asked to inspect Kanpur zoo to study contamination of water in its lake
The district surveillance unit of the health department had taken note of accumulation of nullah water in the lake of the Kanpur zoo which is a breeding ground for the various bacterial diseases. The district
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National Green Tribunal puts stop to drain laying
The National Green Tribunal, Chennai has stopped the Maramalai Nagar municipality from laying a storm water drain connecting several neighbourhoods to Potheri Lake, citing possible environmental pollution
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Report on waterbodies of Gurugram district
<p>As many as 153 waterbodies in Gurugram district of Haryana have practically vanished and are beyond recovery or revival says this report submitted by Gurugram Municipal Development Authority (GMDA) to the National Green Tribunal on May 8, 2019</p>
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A month to dump Naseemuddins Act
Authorities Deny Existence Of Historic Lake, Invite Penal Action Pankaj Shah | TNN Lucknow: When irrigation minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui introduced the
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Delhi water bodies battle for survival
Though 629 water bodies have been named for revival, there are still many which don
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Untreated sewage threatens future of subsisting lakes
Experts blame BWSSB for flaws in sewerage network This is evident in the fact that Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is unable to stop inflow of untreated sewage to the water bodies even
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Fate of Fazilkas Badha Lake
The town of Fazilka owes its very existence to the location of Badha Lake at the place where the town stands now. In 1844, Vans Pat Agnew, the first British officer stationed in the area, selected the place for installation of a surveillance station of East India Company and built himself a bungalow on the banks of the horse-shoe lake of Badha.
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No more privatisation of lakes, says High Court
The State High Court on Tuesday directed the Lake Development Authority (LDA) not to enter into fresh agreements enabling private parties to own lakes. A division of the HC bench, comprising Chief Justice PD Dinakaran and Justice VG Sabhapathi, took the State government to task, observing that the government was trying to commercialise lakes by handing them over to the private parties.
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Age-old water management skills score over modern methods
Though major civilizations in the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa (the old world) were found on the banks of major rivers, human beings, over the millennia, have been known to colonize places with
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Uganda: How Sand Mining Is Destroying Lake Victoria Catchment
The expansive Lwera wetland on Kampala-Masaka Highway, which stretches about 20 kilometres, is a major water catchment area that connects several rivers and wetlands in Gomba, Mpigi and Kalungu districts
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Africa: Germany Boosts Energy Supply Efforts With Rwf13 Billion Grant
The Government and the Federal Republic of Germany, yesterday, signed a bilateral agreement worth €15 million (about Rwf13 billion) to support energy supply in the country and the Great Lakes region.
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Over 9 million Lake Chad residents in urgent need of food aid- UN
This is according to the UN which says that half the residents in the region are facing chronic food insecurity and malnutrition as violence continues to escalate. The fighting is blamed on Boko Haram
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Lakes in courts: cases on protection of lakes
<p>Every Indian city, worth its salt, was known by its water body. Structures -- tanks, lakes, step wells and the channels to convey rainwater –determined the city’s water manners. Today, these water bodies are a shame – encroached, full of sewage, garbage or just filled up and built over. In state after state, citizens and NGOs have filed legal cases for protection of lakes. And the courts have responded with dramatic verdicts, which provide the learnings for how these water-systems can be regenerated for the city’s future. This comprehensive database by CSE tracks the cases on important lakes of India in courts.</p>
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Cases on protection of lakes: Chilika lake , Orissa
<p>Chilika is the largest brackish water lake in Asia and also the second largest lake in the world. Chilika is situated between 19º28' and 19º54' North latitude and 85º05' and 85º 38' East longitude. A mix of estuarine, marine and freshwater ecosystem is observed here and the lagoon has a long history of sustainable fishing.
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Cases on protection of lakes: Sola beel, Assam
<p>Sola beel, one of the notable wetlands of Guwahati city, is situated near Paltan Bazaar. It has been identified as a large water storage beel (lake). The beel once provided a habitat for a large number of flora and fauna and receives rainwater from nearest hills and plains. Sola beel consists of the Barsola and the Sarusola.
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Cases on protection of lakes: Saroor Nagar lake, Andhra Pradesh
<p>Hyderabad has a glorious tradition of tanks built by its ruling dynasties. It owes its many lakes—that stored and supplied water for drinking and irrigation to its citizens—to the Qutab Shahi (1564-1724AD) and the Asaf Jahi (1724-1948 AD) rulers. The first of these was Hussain Sagar, built on a tributary of the Musi River in 1562.