The Punjab Canal and Drainage Act, 2023
The Government of Punjab on December 27, 2023, notified the Punjab Canal and Drainage Act, 2023. The following has been stated: Section 2 talks about various definitions like “canal” “culturable command
Canal Irrigation
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Nabard-backed plan to de-silt Canolly Canal, Kallayi river
The Canolly canal and the Kallayi river will be de-silted soon with assistance from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), District Collector K.V. Mohan Kumar said here on Tuesday. Approval of the Shipping and Navigation Department had been obtained for deepening the Canolly canal at a cost of Rs.4.6 crore. The project envisaged deepening the 11-km stretch of the canal from Elathur to Kallai.
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Panchayats play pivotal role in rural emancipation: Chib
JAMMU, July 26: Terming effective Panchayats as essential component for rural emancipation, Minister for Medical Education, R.S.Chib, today emphasized the need for stronger coordination between the people,
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T.N. moves Apex Court for convening CRA meet
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court for a direction to the Centre to convene a meeting of the Cauvery River Authority immediately to perform its statutory obligations and approve the distress sharing formula evolved by the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) for sharing of flows of the Cauvery in view of the prevailing distress situation in Tamil Nadu. In its application, the State said: “During the current irrigation year, 2012-2013, though the southwest monsoon is not vigorous in the Cauvery catchment of Karnataka, the State has received 21.9 tmcft in its four major reservoirs up to July 20,
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Farmers to seek Goa CM's intervention
Kalasa-Banduri nala project envisages diversion of water from canal to Malaprabha The Kalasa-Banduri Horata Samiti, which is fighting for implementation of the Kalasa-Banduri nala project that envisages diversion of water from the Kalasa and Banduri Nala to Malaprabha river, has decided to meet Goa chief minister Manohar Parikkar and appeal to him to cooperate in completing the project before 2013-end.
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BBMB cuts water supply to 3 states
Owing to abysmally low level of water in the Bhakra and Pong dams, the water supply to partner states, including Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, was cut by 10 per cent this morning. The reduction in water
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CMs of northern states meet today to iron out differences
Chandigarh/Shimla: The one-day northern zone chief ministers' conference will be held here tomorrow amidst tight security. The Chief Ministers of six northern states and the UT Administrator will participate
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Punjab to host CMs’ meet; water share high on agenda
Chandigarh: Punjab will host the Northern Zone Chief Ministers’ meeting here on July 13 to deliberate various issues. The conference aims to boost regional cooperation between states and to iron out inter-state
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Disaster team clears toxic chemicals near Ganga canal
Ghaziabad: In April 2010, a radiation leak at Mayapuri claimed one life and injured seven people. Two years on, there is little awareness about Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) emergencies,
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30 years on, dam project cost up from Rs 372cr to Rs 7,777cr
MUMBAI: It's a flood of money, not water, that's flowing into Maharashtra's dam projects. TOI's continuing investigation into the criminal escalation of costs and infinite delays in water projects has
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Munak Canal will help end water crisis, says Sheila
To overcome the shortage of drinking water in the Capital, the Delhi Government is keen on commissioning the Munak Canal as this would result in saving of 80 million gallons per day of raw water and thus