Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Multiple dams are planned and are under construction on the west flowing rivers near Mumbai for the growing drinking and industrial water needs of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). In the media and in official MMR discussions, these projects are portrayed as …
As Delhi heads for polls, some key issues are agitating the common voter although these may not be felt as much by the city’s well-heeled sections. One such issue is water. According to Census 2011, about a quarter of the city’s 1.67 crore population does not get treated piped water. …
In Haryana sub-region of the National Capital Region, Rewari district has recorded the deepest groundwater table followed by Gurgaon, Panipat and Faridabad from 2007-2011, according to the Draft Revised Regional Plan-2021. With an average of 16.3 m, Rewari has the deepest groundwater table, followed by Gurgaon (15.2 m), Panipat (13.5 …
The state government gave its approval for BMC to start work on the Gargai water project. However, it has asked BMC to pay the State Water Resources Department Rs 19 lakh before it does so. “We issued an order last week giving them the go-ahead for the project with certain …
Fears in Andhra Pradesh over the sharing of Krishna and Godavari waters, government jobs, personal safety, state assets and liabilities, and Article 371 (D) are for the most part not based on an awareness of the steps that can be taken to allay them. The ‘real’ conflict is over the …
Hydrological assessment for sustaining rice production in a changing climate: A case study of Krishna river basin, India - A presentation by Dr. Balaji Narasimhan at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
Rapid urbanisation has led to a huge increase in Gurgaon’s water demand, and as a result, the city’s groundwater levels have dropped at an alarming rate of 1.12 m per year. Keeping the city’s growing water- and sewage-related problems, government authorities have suggested establishment of an agency similar to the …
The early rains of the 2013 monsoon ended the drought in Maharashtra. But the long-term problem remains. A combination of measures is required to tackle the issue.
India, where water availability per person has shrunk by 70 percent in six decades, will set up a monitoring agency for government, industry and private users to help meet its target of cutting leaks and waste by a fifth. Improved water use will help India save 500 billion rupees ($8 …
An expert committee of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), formed in 2010 to find long - and short - term solutions to the growing water demand in the City, has put forward the very suggestion mooted by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah: to draw water from Linganamakki Dam. The …
This paper reflects on the progress made in climate change adaptation in the city of Durban since the launch of the Municipal Climate Protection Programme in 2004. This includes the initial difficulties in getting the attention of key sectors within municipal government, and how this was addressed and also served …
There is a growing, although still far from comprehensive, literature within China on the impacts of climate change in urban areas; also an evolving policy framework at national level to address these concerns and an increased interest in climate change adaptation from many local governments. This paper summarizes the urban …
This modelling study demonstrates at what level of global mean temperature rise .1Tg/ regions will be exposed to significant decreases of freshwater availability and changes to terrestrial ecosystems. Projections are based on a new, consistent set of 152 climate scenarios (eight 1Tg trajectories reaching 1.5–5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100, …
Daily Shortfall 24% In Delhi, 17% In Mumbai Water scarcity is fast becoming urban India’s number one woe, with the government’s own data revealing that residents in 22 out of 32 major cities have to deal with daily shortages. The worst-hit city is Jamshedpur, where the gap between demand and …
Government of Himachal Pradesh notified the state water policy during the year 2005. Rapid increase in demand for water due to population growth, urbanization, industrialization, changing life style and climate change have resulted in increased pressure on water resources. Keeping in view the aforesaid factors, the Ministry of Water Resources, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs NCT of Delhi & Others dated 03/09/2013 regarding groundwater levels in Delhi and the operation of unauthorized and illegal tubewells.
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kachchh Jal Sankat Nivaran Samiti & Ors Vs State Of Gujarat & Anr regarding allocation of water from Sardar Sarovar Project to the District of Kutch dated 15/07/2013.
With pipe bursts and leakage becoming a routine problem, water supply to the city has fallen drastically. According to the latest data provided by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA), water supply to the city stands at around 140 million litres a day (MLD), a reduction of around 25 MLD from …
Planning Board alarmed over heavy contamination, poor quality The groundwater level in South Delhi has plunged to an alarming 66.7 metre at its deepest, the second-worst in the whole of the National Capital Region after Alwar (79.75m). Parts of South-West and West Delhi have also reported the highest salinity levels …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan Vs Union of India & Ors regarding industry's management of water and related issues dated 02/07/2013.
