Affidavit by Pune Municipal Corporation in OA No.32/2024 (WZ) (Anuj Abhay Deshpande V/s Pune Municipal Corporation & Ors.) dated 16/02/2024. The matter related to construction of new water reservoirs by Pune Municipal Corporation at Fergusson College Hill. Three new water tanks have been proposed at Bhamburda (Shivajinagar) Gut No 262 …
Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said on Friday. Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have for the first time mapped the aquifers, or …
A growing threat of landslides on ground surrounding the massive Three Gorges Dam reservoir could force the government to relocate 100,000 more residents of the area, from which 46,000 were moved earlier, an expert with China’s land and resources ministry said this week. The official, Liu Yuan, told China National …
New Delhi: Sriprakash Jaiswal has revived the turf war — literally — over NTPC’s North Karanpura power project in Jharkhand. The coal minister has raised the red flag over building such ‘super structures’ on coal-bearing land on the ground these would block efforts to rapidly ramp up production of the …
Brace up for a relatively parched summer, as drinking water supply is likely to take a nosedive with both Osmansagar and Himayatsagar fast drying up. According to officials, water available in the two reservoirs will be sufficient for supply only up to May, after which reserves will reach dead storage …
A large body of work has tried to attribute the remarkable growth of Chinese agriculture between 1979 and 1984 to the dismantling of collectives. This paper critically reviews the evidence and finds that decollectivisation did not contribute to agricultural growth in the early 1980s. In particular, its response to Lin …
Is Tamil Nadu heading for a major standoff with Karnataka on the Cauvery river water issue this summer? Perhaps, yes should be the answer if one were to go by the water level in reservoirs in the Cauvery basin of both states. Add to that the statements of Karnataka leaders …
Groundwater over exploited in 77 of the 123 drought-hit taluks, it suggests Politicians may be falling over each other to visit drought-hit areas and score brownie points. But what matters now when 69 per cent of the total 176 taluks in the State are reeling under drought is to judiciously …
In a move to take steps towards conservation of environment, Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd has decided to chop only those forests which are required to construct reservoirs or power stations. Officials have also decided to undertake compensatory afforestation in the region. After realising its responsibility to the environment and …
The health of rivers in Uttarakhand has deteriorated substantially due to violation of environment laws by various hydroelectric projects in the hill State. Important rivers such as the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda are either disappearing downstream of dams or are being used as dumping ground. Garbage dumped in the Tehri …
The State government has decided to supply drinking water to Bijapur and Chitradurga districts from reservoirs under the ‘Kannada Ganga’ water supply scheme in the coming days, said Minister for Law, Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Kumar. Speaking with mediapersons here on Tuesday, he said this apart, the government …
A supreme court order in India asking the government to link more than 30 rivers and divert waters to parched areas has sparked concerns in neighbouring countries. Bangladesh says it would be hardest hit because it is a downstream country to two major rivers that flow from India. New Delhi …
The study focuses on the hydrology of Wardha sub basin of Godavari which occupies the area between latitudes 190 18’ N and 210 58’N and longitudes 770 20’E and 79045’ E. The designated sub basin is characterized by some distinctive features including: the sub basin is triangular in shape with …
The WEPA Outlook is the flagship publication of WEPA which includes basic information on the water environment and its management in each WEPA partner country. The Outlook 2012 consists of three main chapters. Chapter 1 presents the result of the analysis of institutional frameworks for water environmental management in each …
CHENNAI: With the Cauvery water sharing row escalating, Tamil Nadu government today made it clear that it would not allow construction of a new dam by Karnataka at Mekedhatu across the river under "any circumstances." Replying to a special mention on the water dispute in the Assembly, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa …
The Tamil Nadu Government has approached the Supreme Court to prevent Karnataka from using the Cauvery water stored in its four main reservoirs for irrigation between February and May. This demand is in line with the final order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on February 5, 2007. On March 21, …
Farmers should go for rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures on agriculture lands as it will dilute the fluorosis content in ground water and also improve water table, said Collector C.N. Maheshwaran here on Thursday. Presiding over the farmers' grievances meeting, the Collector said that to encourage the farmers to create RWH …
People of Guwahati may well heave a sigh of relief as their drinking water crisis will be over, at least in the near future. Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the House today that all households in Guwahati will get 24-hour drinking water supply by the year 2016. During Zero Hour …
Court should decide on Cauvery issue, they say With the Cauvery dispute once again starting to generate heat in Karnataka, which is preparing for using the river's water for summer irrigation, a measure opposed by Tamil Nadu, farmers in Tamil Nadu are a worried lot. Leaders in Karnataka, including Leader …
The State government on Monday termed Tamil Nadu questioning the State’s right to utilise Cauvery water as “illegal” and “inhuman”, and sought the Centre’s intervention to prevent the neighbouring state from raking up the water-sharing issue “unnecessarily”. “The Supreme Court has repeatedly rejected Tamil Nadu’s interlocutory applications seeking its intervention. …
The idea of interlinking rivers is appealing because it is so grand, but this is also the reason it is nothing more than a distraction The Supreme Court recently issued a diktat to the central government about the scheme to interlink rivers. The directions are straightforward. The government shall set …
