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 …
Per capita water availability in Sri Lanka indicates that the country is well endowed with water resources and there is no water scarcity. However there is substantial temporal and spatial scarcity of water supply. Reservation and rehabilitation of small-scale abandoned tanks scattered in the Northern Province will be essential to …
Residents in the Matale district are perturbed about the contamination of the Nalanda Oya and other water resources in the area due to the activities of the local tourists. They pointed out that more than 3000 families in Dembadaoya, Walmoruwa, Mananwatta, Homapola, Thalwatta and Kirioruwa villages and another 2000 families …
The CEO of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said on Tuesday that the pipeline giant will not enter the market to sock away heat-trapping greenhouse gases in underground reservoirs unless the U.S. government settles who is legally liable if the gas leaks out. Houston-based Kinder Morgan, which already owns the …
Norway sees carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a leading weapon to combat climate change and says the Sleipner field where it has buried carbon for 13 years demonstrates the technology is safe. Green groups are skeptical about storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground without risking leaks, even …
May 12: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB;) has been sitting on dirty reservoirs for years now. There are 80 service reservoirs in the city where water is brought from the source and stored before being supplied to the citizens. Though the Board allocates money in its …
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has successfully established a network of water resources in Cholistan desert by constructing around 100 specially designed reservoirs. The Council had also helped Cholistan Development Authority (CDA), in construction of additional 70 such reservoirs in the area with the sole objective to …
The Irrigation and Water Management Ministry in collaboration with the Power and Energy Ministry will construct a large scale hydro electricity plant in Wellawaya to generate 300 GWH. This plant will be able to generate power and add 300 GWH to the National Grid, the Irrigation and Water Management Ministry …
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has successfully established a network of water resources in Cholistan desert by constructing around 100 specially designed reservoirs. The Council had also helped Cholistan Development Authority (CDA), in construction of additional 70 such reservoirs in the area with the sole objective to …
Paddy cultivators in Trincomalee, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa has been left in the lurch owing to sudden decline of water levels in reservoirs, JVP MP S. K. Subasinghe said yesterday. He said that the ill-effects of the economic crisis were not felt drastically, thanks to the strong contribution made by the …
Kurunegala Government Agent Jayantha Bulumulla warned that paddy production in the district during the Yala season would be affected by the prevailing drought that resulted in the fast dwindling water levels in tanks and reservoirs. Addressing the District Coordinating Committee she said releasing of water from Batalagoda and Hatwatunaoya tanks …
Many old buildings including places of worship in the old Maskeliya town emerged arousing the nostalgic memories when the water level in the Hydropower reservoirs dwindled due to the prevailing drought in the upcountry. Maussakele, Castlereigh, and Maskeliya hydropower reservoirs are the worst affected. A senior officials of the Laxapana …
The world's coastlines are highly dynamic landforms, tapestries of terrestrial and aquatic life and distinctive ecosystems. The coastal zone also contributes to human sustenance, culture, and economics in ways that belie its small size, but 5 percent of Earth's landmass. Three-quarters of global population lives within the coastal zone, and …
April 24: Power officials are worried by the dipping water levels in all major reservoirs in the state. Both hydel power generation and drinking water supply will be affected if the water level continues to drop, sources said. In Krishna basin, AP Genco has stopped generating power at Srisailam, Nagarjuna …
April 23: The Water Board has decided to go for land acquisition to execute the Moulana Abdul Kalam Srujala Sravanti Godavari Drinking Water Project for the city. Over 1,100 acres are required to lay pipelines from Hyderabad to Karimnagar. Of the total, 500 acres in large chunks is needed for …
Barrack plain reservoir in Nuwara Eliya constructed by the British rulers in 1885 to provide irrigational facilities to the Uva Paranagama area is in ruins due to neglect and misuse. The Irrigation Department or the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council has not paid any attention to maintaining the reservoir that spreads …
Going powerless: Bangladesh is facing an acute shortage of natural gas supply that has crippled its power sector. The Power Development Board currently faces a shortfall of 165 million cubic feet per day (mcfd). At present it requires 850 mcfd of gas to generate around 4,000 megawatt (MW) of electricity …
By reconstructing the history of water impoundment in the world's artificial reservoirs, we show that a total of 10,800 cubic kilometers of water has been impounded on land to date, reducing the magnitude of global sea level (GSL) rise by
Coimbatore Water level plummets to 15 ft as against full capacity of 55 ft AS the fishes in Amaravathy dam near Udumalpet are dying due to lack of oxygen and pollution following dip in the water level, five departments - Fisheries, Forest, Health, Public Works Department (PWD) and Tamil Nadu …
Floods in India to be avoided using fuzzy logic IF A washing machine can figure out how dirty the laundry is, then it can calculate how long it should wash, how much detergent to add and how much water is needed. This is called the fuzzy logic technology and it …
