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 …
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, has requested her Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, to release water from the Kandaleru reservoir to Chennai to meet the city's drinking water requirements in the coming months. In a letter to Mr.Reddy, the Chief Minister thanked him for releasing Krishna water …
New Delhi: This summer, Delhi will have an added 15 million gallons per day (MGD) of water at its disposal. This water will come through a water recycling plant at the Chandrawal water treatment plant and through savings by upgradation of existing infrastructure. However, this is still not sufficient water …
Water bodies, big or small, assume great importance as sources of storage and groundwater recharge — but they are also easy prey for abuse. Three such long-neglected lakes will be rejuvenated next month, with the State government proposing to turn them into drinking water sources to meet the growing demands …
Apprehending severe water crisis in Bangalore in the near future, the Expert Committee constituted to assess long-term additional needs of water for the City, has urged the government to re-look at the controversial reservoir project at Mekedatu that was shelved earlier. The 10-member committee headed by B N Thyagaraja, retired …
Proposes securing additional water within Tribunal’s framework Drawing additional Cauvery water within the framework of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal award is the short term plan recommended by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s (BWSSB) expert committee, appointed by the government to find solutions to the growing demand for …
Tiruvallur district will soon get its fifth reservoir to meet the growing drinking needs of Chennai. The Water Resources Department has initiated the process by inviting bids from firms for consultancy service to conduct environment studies for the project. The consultants are required to get clearance from Environment Impact Assessment …
The century-old Mullaperiyar dam may be hydrologically unsafe but there are many options available for reducing its disaster risk. The observation comes from Dr A.K. Gosain, Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi. PMF METHOD Dr Gosain was here to make a presentation …
DERGAON, March 6 – Though the State Government as well as the Forest Department claim to have achieved success in conservation of wildlife, the ground reality tells a different story. The Government has also stated that it has taken steps for the uplift of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), a …
Bhubaneswar: State-run NTPC on Saturday said that it would invest over Rs 24,000 crore to set up two power projects in Orissa in the 12th five-year plan with a view to augmenting generating capacity by about 4,500 MW in the state. Two super thermal power projects will be set up …
The original no-go demarcation was scrapped since the coal ministry and industry had complained about it. The Union environment and forests ministry (MoEF) will demarcate the no-go areas for mining within a month. However, this time around, they have been rechristened as "inviolate areas". The exercise will be carried out …
The government is working on setting up National Water Council (NWC) to launch a coordinated National Water Initiative for federal and provincial governments in areas of flood control, irrigation strategies, construction of dams and to ensure full cost recovery from water users. The NWC comprising provincial representatives and experts from …
In quest for 24/ 7 water supply, BMCs specific supply pattern tastes success in Mulund; plans to start project in four other eastern suburbs If BMCs recent experiments are anything to go by, 24/ 7 water supply would soon be a reality in the city. After tasting success with the …
The Deduru Oya is the sixth largest river in Sri Lanka which is about 142 km in length and has a water resource area of about 2,420 km. The objective of the project was to prevent about 1,000 billion sq. metres of water flowing out to the sea and to …
The Government of Meghalaya has identified fisheries as a key sector and has decided to launch the Meghalaya State Aquaculture Mission (MSAM) co-terminus with the Twelfth Five Year Plan period (2012-13 to 2016-17). The MSAM has the following major objectives: Development of existing water bodies and creation of additional water …
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Monday allowed construction of Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s (IOCL) water intake well on the Mahanadi river bed here with the condition of dredging the reservoir zone of the Jobra Barrage and its regular maintenance. A division bench of Justice BP Das and Justice MM …
We studied the waterbird diversity and abundance in a newly constructed wetland in South Bengal for 14 years right from its establishment. Soon after its construction, the wetland began to attract a rich diversity of waterbirds and with the passage of time has proved its potentiality to achieve the status …
Farmers optimism on the state government giving a new lease to the Palar river has come a cropper with media reports suggesting that the Karnataka Government plans to block the flow of water to the Pennaiyar River altogether. Farmers here were optimistic that the state government would take up with …
Large parts of Britain are facing a drought this year after groundwater reached levels not seen for more than 35 years, which could spell restrictions for farmers and households. Rivers, canals and reservoirs are running low after a second dry winter in a row, with some areas receiving less than …
Small dams will not be sustainable in the NE region. Multipurpose projects with very safe designs of medium to big dams on the tributaries of the Brahmaputra will be an unavoidable option in the days to come. This is the opinion of renowned water resources expert Prof Nayan Sarma of …
Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Speaker Wazir Baig on Monday constituted a committee headed by Wazir Shakil, Minister for Water and Power, to investigate reasons behind cracks appeared in the water reservoir of 18MW power station in Naltar. The committee was formed after member Syed Raziuddin Rizvi raised a question in the …
