Pokhara lakes conservation workshop concludes
There is the need of conservation of the lakes in Pokhara, (Nepal), which is very famous for the lakes, and develop as commercial income generation spots. Participants of a workshop on lake
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Yamuna action project: Lakes due for clean-up
A Rs 10.40 crore project under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) II aims to clean up water bodies like Sanjay Lake, Hauz Khas Lake, Old Fort Lake, Bagdola (near the airport) and a small lake in Shahdara.
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Many lakes have 'disappeared' in Bangalore: study
Many of the lakes in the city have 'disappeared' along with their water-spreads due to the rapid and unbridled urbanisation here, a study said. The research study, published by city-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), paints a grim scenario with further worsening of the water-bodies if the state government fails to get its act together.
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Harmful filamentous cyanobacteria favoured by reduced water turnover with lake warming
Anthropogenic-induced changes in nutrient ratios have increased the susceptibility of large temperate lakes to several effects of rising air temperatures and the resulting heating of water bodies. First,
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Recharge of a subglacial lake by surface meltwater in northeast Greenland
In a warming climate, surface meltwater production on large ice sheets is expected to increase. If this water is delivered to the ice sheet base it may have important consequences for ice dynamics. For
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Meet on lake preservation
Jamshedpur, Feb. 25: The district administration today held a meeting with representatives of Jharkhand Mukti Vahini (JMV), an organisation working for the welfare of the displaced. The problems of displaced people of Dimna Lake were discussed at the meeting that was presided over by executive magistrate Sunil Kumar.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumped at Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla dumpsites in Delhi, 29/01/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Jasjeev Gandhiok & Paras Singh Titled "Below mountains of trash
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Report on chilika lake in Orissa
To enable Half Yearly Performance Review of the programmes of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Planning Commission, Government of India, on 13th June 2008 constituted an Expert Team to visit three wetlands viz.
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Sewage choking the few lakes left
Besides encroachment by land sharks, intense pollution due to indiscriminate release of sewage and improper maintenance are driving the City
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Zimbabwe: Masvingo Set to Ease Mutirikwi Pollution Woes
Masvingo City Council has completed a $500 000 dedicated power line project to provide uninterrupted electricity supply at its sewer pump stations and treatment plant to reduce rampant pollution in Lake
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Pumping water from Hebbe reservoir not advisable, say environmentalists
The move will have impact on Bhadra Reserve Forest The project of pumping water from Hebbe reservoir to Madagakere and 36 other lakes is fuelling the possibility of water crisis arising in Bhadra Reserve Forest area. Various environmental organisations, talking about this possibility have said that the Government has given its nod to the said project of Rs 140 crore wherein 1.45 TMC water will be utilised. Out of the said quantity 0.75 TMC water will be pumped to Madagakere while the remaining 0.70 TMC will be supplied to 36 lakes in the taluk.
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Landfill in Fbd hills will make NCR aquifers toxic
Leachate From Defunct Waste Plant Creates Polluted Lake The Haryana government may end up destroying the water recharge zone for Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad if it goes ahead with its plan of landfilling
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Solvent to make Ulsoor Lake smell pleasant
To reduce pollution level in Ulsoor Lake, Bale Com Tech and Bio-technology and Global Academy of Technology sprayed at least 7,500 litres of Maple em.1, an organic effective micro-organisms solvent, on Wednesday.
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PWD set to infuse life into lakes
Survey in progress to demarcate boundaries of waterbodies; encroachments to be removed SPRUCING UP: An earth-mover on the job around the Perungudi Lake recently as part of the lake rehabilitation project of the Public Works Department. CHENNAI: The Public Works Department (PWD) has geared up its efforts to remove encroachments from, and rehabilitate lakes in the fringes of the city as per the Tank Protection Act, 2007. Of the 19 lakes, demarcation of the boundaries and serving of eviction notices to encroachers have been completed for five lakes, including Ayapakkam and Korattur in Tiruvallur district. A PWD official said measures were under way to complete the work by May as per a Madras High Court directive. Survey is in progress to demarcate boundaries of waterbodies in places such as Ambattur, Tambaram, Nemilicheri, Peerkankaranai and Kadapperi in Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts. Notices issued Eviction notices have been served so far on about owners of 1,000 households who have allegedly encroached on the lake. The work with regard to eight waterbodies, including those at Zamin Pallavaram and Kovilambakkam, however, has been put on hold because cases are pending in the court pertaining to removal of encroached structures, the official said. On completion of the area demarcation and removal of encroachments, measures to rehabilitate the waterbodies would begin. The districts' administration has to decide on issues pertaining to provision of alternative sites, the official added. Another senior PWD official said that around Rs.3.6 crore had been allocated to execute rehabilitation work, including construction of retaining wall, at lakes in Velachery, Pallavaram and Perungudi. One of the lakes on which the PWD recently started rehabilitation work at the cost of Rs.97 lakh is the Perungudi eri, which has a 35-acre spread. It is being used by residents of nearby Kallukuttai for various purposes, including bathing, washing clothes, animals and vehicles. Rehabilitation work The rehabilitation work includes clearing of the bushes around the lake, levelling and strengthening of the 816 meter bund and fencing the lake. A compound wall is to be constructed to a height of three feet over which there would be chain link fencing. Desilting work has already been completed in the lake. Perungudi panchayat president K.P. Kandan said toilets would be constructed nearby to prevent people from dirtying the place. The water from the wells that line the lake was being used to supply drinking water by the panchayat. Efforts hailed B.Maximus of the Kurinji Nagar Residents Association, who welcomed the efforts of the PWD, said they planned to plant trees and make a walkway around the lake with benches. "As it is being fenced and the area around getting cleaned, we are now planning to approach IT companies for funds to beautify the lake,' he added.
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Geological survey study finds mercury in Grand Canyon
Researchers say mercury and other chemicals that were found in Lake Powell have moved downstream and are now being found in fish and aquatic plants in the Grand Canyon. The Arizona Daily Sun reports
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Guidelines for national lake conservation plan
Ministry of Environment and Forests has been implementing the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) since 2001 for conservation and management of polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas. The major objectives of NLCP include encouraging and assisting state Governments for sustainable management and conservation of lakes. Lakes being major sources of accessible fresh water, require well planned, sustainable and scientific efforts to prevent their degradation and ultimate death.
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Wildfires and geochemical change in a subalpine forest over the past six millennia
<p>The frequency of large wildfires in western North America has been increasing in recent decades, yet the geochemical impacts of these events are poorly understood. The multidecadal timescales of both
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Cases on protection of lakes: Khurpa tal, Uttarakhand
<p>Ecological degradation begun in this lake due to excessive inflow of sediments and sewage from surrounding areas and pollution caused by dumping of solid waste in the water body. From time unknown the villagers of Khurpa tal (leaving downhill of the lake) is dependent on the springs generated below the Khurpa tal.
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Big wildfire threatens resort town in Washington
SPOKANE: Big wildfires threatened the Lake Chelan resort region of central Washington on Monday after driving away tourists, destroying a warehouse filled with nearly 2 million pounds of apples and forcing
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Knife fish infests Philippine waters
The Philippine fisheries chief on Sunday said he had ordered a study into a foreign species called the ‘knife fish’ that was posing a threat to the local fishing industry at the country’s largest lake.