Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the 1st Census of Water Bodies in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation (MI) Census under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Irrigation Census”. The objective of the
27 Assam Rifles has dedicated a water storage tank with pipeline to Ghukhiye village under Zunheboto district in Nagaland, stated a press release.
STRESSING ITS NEED: Tiruvallur Collector Rajendra Kumar speaking at a function to launch water bodies' adoption programme at SRM Eswari Engineering College recently.
This book is a synthesis of strategies and best practices adopted by various countries in irrigation management transfer. It identifies key concerns such as water user associations' structure and functions, financial mobilization and constraints, repair and maintenance of physical structures, operation of canal systems, capacity building and monitoring mechanisms. It also identifies enabling environments, including regulatory mechanisms, and the role of non-governmental organizations. It is largely based on secondary sources, with references to experiences across the world.
In full swing: Work on to drain out water from Nuthanchery tank in Madambakkam near Tambaram on Tuesday. A section of residents in Nuthanchery village, Madambakkam town panchayat near Tambaram have objected to the draining out of water from a tank in their locality, fearing it would affect the water table of domestic and farm wells nearby. However, officials said they were draining out only a portion of water from the Nuthanchery tank to carry out improvement works under the Community Based Environment Development Scheme of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. The Nuthanchery residents told reporters on Tuesday morning that the ancient tank was brought under the CMDA-assisted scheme more than two years ago. The tank was desilted and the mud that was scooped out was used to strengthen its bunds. Even then residents had to confront certain hostile sections who attempted to sell the scooped-out mud. Officials of the Directorate of Town Panchayats allayed residents' fears, stating that water to a depth of only two feet from the surface would be drained out. Water to a depth of more than 15 feet was stored in the tank. The plan was to strengthen the tank's bunds and sidewalls and only a marginal quantity of water was being drained out, they said. For rejuvenating the Nuthanchery Tank, CMDA's contribution was Rs. 5.8 lakh, while residents and Madambakkam town panchayat gave about Rs. 1.2 lakh. They made it clear that water table in the village would not be affected and that even after the improvement works, there would be sufficient water. The objection was only from a section of people. Under a similar scheme, a tank in Pathuvanchery was revived and there were no problems, the officials added.
Water body is illuminated; has a walkers' path and compound wall Pleasant sight: A view of the rejuvenated Old Tambaram Tank. Funds from multiple sources, including a significant contribution from residents, have helped rejuvenate the Old Tambaram Tank. The tank (
This Writ Petition arrays a range of legal concerns relating to the ongoing privatisation of lakes/tanks in Bangalore and exposes that such actions are opposed to settled legal norms relating to management and conservation of such ecologically sensitive water bodies, which are also wildlife habitats and support a
In times of crisis there are two things one can do: crib and cry or do something about it. When the groundwater in the industrial city of Coimbatore plunged to 300 m at some places four years ago,
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Rainfed agriculture productivity has constrained even in watershed areas after the termination of the watershed development activities in most places in India due to lack of exit mechanism and social regulation on use of groundwater. Under high risk, low productivity and fragile rainfed farming situation, 'water bodies' are found to be the way out after watersheds.
Court order on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari District for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plants. See also http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/newsletter/Kanya_Kumari.htm
