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 …
Rejecting alleged water mismanagement at Hirakud dam that led to a high flood in the delta region of Mahanadi River, the Odisha government on Wednesday informed governor M C Bhandare that there was no need to set up a new committee to enquire whether the guideline for discharge of water …
ON SEPTEMBER 9, the Supreme Court ordered detergent company Nirma to file its reply to the show cause notice issued by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) within three months. MoEF had issued the notice in May, asking the company to explain within two weeks why the environmental …
But maintains it is treated before being supplied to City The river course and the inlet to Thippagondanahalli (TG Halli) reservoir is polluted and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) does not deny this fact. Despite forming various committees including the one headed by Dr Rajendra Singh, water conservationist …
Bhubaneswar: Demanding action against those responsible for alleged mismanagement of Hirakud dam, the Congress on Monday urged governor M C Bhandare to monitor utilization of central funds meant for flood-hit areas. A nine-member delegation led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik met the governor at Raj Bhawan here. …
How does a city-state that has no natural water body, very little groundwater and even less land to store rainwater quench the thirst of its five million people? Singapore faces this question just as one of its 50-year water import agreement with Johor, now a part of Malaysia, expires in …
In August, western Odisha was shut down 13 times to protest the state government’s decision to build three barrages on the Mahanadi river. They are meant to dam surplus water downstream of the Hirakud reservoir to generate 320 MW power, and, as recently announced, to irrigate farms. Not a single …
Though the onset of northeast monsoon is still a month away, the water level at Poondi reservoir has already reached the brim. In a bid to stock resources, one of the shutters was opened on Thursday to transfer water to Cholavaram reservoir. The level at the reservoir has shot up …
Farmer Prasanta Bhoi was getting ready for dinner when he heard a loud sound. It was that of water moving, and growing louder. “It became a roar, like that of a massive wave. Before I could react, I was swept off my feet by water that rose up to my …
A water reservoir will be built at a cost of Rs 260 million with World Bank assistance at Valvettithurai, Engineer in charge of National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Northern Region, Thavendrakumar said. He said that a reservoir of 760 cubic metres is being constructed at Valvettiturai. People living in …
Pakistan has rejected the Wuller Barrage engineering design provided by the Indian government on technical grounds, it was learnt. A top level official in the Ministry of Water and Power privy to these deliberations told Business Recorder that the Indian government provided Pakistan with the design of Wuller Barrage a …
NOIDA: The water supply in the city is expected to improve after the Noida Jal Board on Monday commissioned a new underground reservoir in sector 63 with a capacity of 1,500 kilolitres. "This reservoir will supply water exclusively for residents of Bahlolpur, a village near sector 63," said an official. …
It is often said that if you see someone in the Lion City (Singa-pura) with oriental features and in good humour, he or she must be either a Filipino or a Filipina. The average Singaporean does not emote freely. They ensure their intentions are not misinterpreted; rarely do they smile, …
There is no sign of floods abating in Odisha. In the space of a fortnight, the number of people affected by the deluge in the Mahanadi river, the state's largest riverine system, increased from one million to 2.2 million on September 13. Two-thirds of the state's 30 districts are affected.
Bhopal : Power demand is at its lowest presently. Consumers in entire state are being supplied power 24-hours. Due to rainy season, all the reservoirs of hydel power plants have reached their highest levels. Old thermal power plants of the state as well as five power plants of the Central …
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition BJP on Tuesday accused the State Government of foisting flood on the State with a 'motive'. Training his guns on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra told mediapersons that the current flood is manmade and the Water Resources Department responsible for the mismanagement of …
In a setback to Nirma industries, the Supreme Court has asked the company to prove that the land allocated to it in Gujarat to set up a cement plant is wasteland. Otherwise the project should be scrapped, said a bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia. The court said …
Inspite of the immense potential for developing fisheries, the State has not made any major progress in the Fisheries sector, due to various constraints, fund allocation being one of them. Therefore, it has been decided to give a thrust to the sector by launching a “Meghalaya State Aquaculture Mission”, to …
How much water should flow in Indian rivers? Hydrologists have been discussing minimum river flows for over four decades now. The churning has resulted in the concept of environmental flow, or e-flow. This implies strategically releasing water downstream of dams and reservoirs to protect the services a river provides. Two …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State Government’s plan to augment water supply to urban local bodies has failed miserably, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out serious lapses and irregularities in the implementation of the programme. Augmentation of water supply to Angul municipality is a case in point. The …
BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei on Monday said the departments have been asked to examine the recommendations of the expert committee on revenue enhancing measures and prepare a time-bound action plan for their implementation. To a question from Amar Prasad Satpathy (NCP), Ghadei said the committee had given several …
