Water Act: MLAs show dissent
Despite specific directions by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for checking groundwater exploitation through a legislation, the amendment Bill
Despite specific directions by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for checking groundwater exploitation through a legislation, the amendment Bill
With UP not releasing the required raw water for Sonia Vihar plant even after several reminders from the Centre, CM Sheila Dikshit is likely to take up up the matter at the highest quarters. Sources
Even as the State government is finding it difficult to get approval from neighbouring States for the Indira Sagar (Polavaram) project on Godavari river, the Centre has suddenly revived the
Khanapuram Haveli sarpanch Buggaveeti Sarala has launched an indefinite hunger strike along with six other panchayat members, demanding funds for a drinking water project in the village, Andhra
In the coming 5to 7 years Mumbai will get an additional water supply of 455 mld. The Rs 1,550 crore Middle Vaitarna Water Supply Project aimed at Increasing the water approved by the Cabinet
Tubewells have been so popular in rural Bangladesh that about 12 million have been installed, yielding water that is convenient, free and low in bacteria. But every fourth well is polluted with arsenic, with the result that millions of people are exposed to a severe environmental hazard. We explore this crisis from the viewpoint of legal geographies.
During six months before the survey 41 per cent of the report's customer respondents made more than one small payment (US $0.45 on average) to doctor meters into lowering bills, 30 per cent made more
The preparation of the CDP for Lucknow has been undertaken in the context of the JNNURM. Although Lucknow formally qualifies for JNNURM funding for being a state capital, it also is a million plus city
The CDP provides both a perspective and vision for the development of a city. It presents the current stage of city’s development, sets out directions of change, identifies thrust areas, suggests alternate
<font class="UCASE">people</font> from about 104 villages of Thane district near Mumbai have threatened to break valves of the pipeline supplying water to the metropolis and bring the city's water supply to a halt. The reason: all their water sources have been completely diverted to Mumbai and they are facing acute drinking water and irrigation crisis.<br>
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and presented an eight-point memorandum seeking the Centre's full support and financial assistance for some major
The present study deals with the physico-chemical parameters of ground water quality in Mundargi taluk of Gadag district, Karnataka state, the study has been carried out during September 2003.
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has decided to invest Rs. 776 crores on development of infrastructure in Gurgaon in the next three years and undertake four other major projects
A new generation is now suffering the aftermath of the Bhopal gas
Interview with Anil Naidoo, Director of the Blue Planet Project, which is fighting against the commercialisation of water.
AT the fourth World Water Forum held in Mexico City in March 2006, the 120-nation assembly could not reach a consensus on declaring the right to safe and clean drinking water a human right. Millions of people the world over do not have access to potable water supply.
Privatisation of water is taking root in India, often aided by political and bureaucratic corruption. Alongside, resistance to this is also building up.
2001: THE old man shuffled his feet, acutely embarrassed. No matter which part of India you're in, the first thing you do is offer your guests a glass of water. And this was one part of Nallamada in Andhra Pradesh blessed with that element. Things had changed, though. "Please don't drink it," he said, finally. "See how it is?" he asked, showing us a tumbler.
The Chhattisgarh government handed over a stretch of the Sheonath river to a private company to manage water distribution without setting up independent regulatory authorities that could establish guidelines under which a private firm could manage a common resource. A long lease without a regulatory mechanism can lead to unforeseen circumstances.
Rising population and over-exploitation of groundwater for irrigation has aggravated conflict among farmers located at the upper reaches and the tail end of the Palkhed canal system of the Upper Godavari project of Maharashtra.