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 …
Ranchi, Nov. 29: The state water resources department plans to desilt five reservoirs in the state in a bid to cope with a looming water crisis. The water bodies being considered for desiltation are Getalsud and Gonda in Ranchi, Sitarampur in Adityapur (Seraikela-Kharsawan), Charwa in Hazaribagh and Heru dam in …
Hazaribagh, Nov. 22: The bad news has just got worse. The rapidly shrinking Charwa Dam reservoir, the lifeline of Hazaribagh town, has only enough water left for supply every alternate day till December 15. The water level of the dam, which caters to the needs of a population of three …
With its water reservoirs filled to capacity after a good monsoon, Punjab is producing almost twice as much hydro electricity this year as it did last year. According to sources, Punjab
Hazaribagh, Nov. 19: An acute water crisis looms on Hazaribagh town with the district authorities claiming that Charwa reservoir will be able to cater to the needs of 3 lakh residents till December 15. PHED executive engineer Kishore Kumar said they were keeping an eye on the water level of …
Chamarajanagar, Nov 14, DHNS The lives of the residents of Hongalavadi village were completely thrown off guard when water was released into the Suvarnavathy river in Chamarajanagar taluk. Residents of Hongalavadi village in Chamarajanagar taluk on Saturday struggling hard to cross river Suvarnavathy when heavy water was released from the …
This paper depicts a research work comprising an attempt to estimate the rate of sedimentation from the basin surface of the Malampuzha, typical multi purpose storage reservoir on the western slopes of the Western Ghats in the Kerala state. The authors have employed the MMF model for computing the rate …
Within hours of the state government announcing that it was ''impossible'' to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, 8,800 cusec was let out from the KRS dam on Wednesday night. BRAINSTROMING: Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Leader of the Opposition S Siddaramaiah, minister Murugesh Nirani and M C Nanaiah of …
BHUBANESWAR: The low pressure-induced rains in large parts of the State last week failed to improve water levels in major reservoirs. A marginal improvement has been noticed though in Indravati and Balimela reservoirs while the water level is showing a rising trend in Indravati, Balimela and Rengali river systems. Power …
The Irrigation Minister said the State Government has taken up the issue of inter-State water disputes with the Maharashtra Government and also with the Central Water Commission The Andhra Pradesh Government has initiated a process to chart out a master plan that seeks to optimise use of water from overflowing …
Oct. 4: The irrigation department is thinking of constructing another reservoir on the Krishna river to prevent precious water from going waste to the sea. With existing reservoirs filled to the brim, the state is going through an ironical situation in which a large quantity of water is being released …
Dotted with active volcanoes, Central America is seeking to tap its unique geography to produce green energy and cut dependence on oil imports as demand for electricity outstrips supply. Sitting above shifting tectonic plates in the Pacific basin known to cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the region has huge potential …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi September 10, 2010, 1:21 IST India is set to witness a historic rise in power generation this year, with the current heavy rainfall continuing its upward trajectory and feeding the country
The objective of this technical report is to provide the background to the methodology used to model the impact of climate change on runoff for the global track of the Economic of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) project. This report will present findings from computer modeling of the impacts of …
FOUR months after the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) cleared a thermal power project in Vizianagaram district in north coastal Andhra Pradesh, two civil society group moved the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) challenging the decision. Their petition said MoEF gave clearance to the 2,640 MW plant based on …
A discussion of the resistance of the local tribal population against the construction of the Polavaram dam on the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, the main feature of which is the involvement of various people
There is urgent need for publicly known norms of transparency and accountability in operation of reservoirs that are like time bombs that can explode multiple times. Bhakra exploded in 1988, Ukai in Gujarat did in Aug 2006, Hirakud did in Sep 2008, Srisailam, Tungabhadra, Upper Krishna and Damodar dams did …
Rainfall variability is a key constraint to agricultural production and economic growth in many developing countries. This is likely to be exacerbated in many places as rainfall variability is amplified (even where the total amount of rain increases) as a result of climate change. Changes in rainfall will also increase …
Water levels in major dams of the Cauvery and Krishna basins have hit a low giving rise to possibilities of hydrological drought if the catchment areas do not get adequate rain in the coming weeks. As on Wednesday, water levels in the KR Sagar, Hemavathi, Harangi and Kabini in the …
Surinder Sud / New Delhi July 19, 2010, 1:06 IST Kharif sowing has progressed well despite the 14 per cent deficiency in monsoon rainfall till mid-July. But restocking of the depleted reservoirs has been adversely hit. This has caused concern about water availability for both irrigation and hydel power production …
PWD Minister Churchill Alemao on Sunday morning inaugurated Rs 60.14 lakh worth 15 mtrs high overhead water reservoir at Gowal-Khola and released about 100 free water connections to individual houses in Khola. Alemao said the tank will service 1,000 households in the area, even though the present demand is a …
