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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Declining Water Table: Reduce area under paddy, water board tells govt
Chandigarh: Expressing concern over the declining water table in the state, the Central Ground Water Board has recommended reducing area under paddy by more than 10 lakh hectares to achieve sustainable
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Plan panel clears Rs 116-cr Haryana irrigation network upgrade plan
The Planning Commission on Thursday cleared the investment proposal for modernisation of Haryana’s irrigation network. The project, estimated to cost Rs 115.94 crore (2011 price level), will undertake
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Narmada canal’s Kutch branch hits environmental roadblock
Gandhinagar: The Narmada canal’s movement towards Kutch has suddenly hit an environmental roadblock. Already under construction, the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), which is Narmada project’s
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Nagaur to get drinking water from Indira Gandhi canal
JAIPUR: After finding presence of excessive fluoride, nitrate and salinity in drinking water to have caused health problems in Nagaur, the government has decided to use water from the Indira Gandhi canal for supply to the district with the help of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funds. Union minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has recommended to the department of economic affairs (DEA) a proposal for the Nagaur Lift Water Supply phase II for external finance assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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Funds for repair of Kanchi weir
Ranchi, Jan. 29: The water resources department has sanctioned Rs 40.20 crore for the repair of a main canal and a branch of the Kanchi weir, which had collapsed in 2007 leaving 40,000 acres in Naxalite
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Water conservation model of farm varsity finds few takers
Dharamsala: The simple technology developed by CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur, has found few takers among farmers of the state. A model for conserving rain water, developed by the
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Canal will hurt top reserve’s tigers
The Rajasthan state government’s determination to construct a canal which will slice through the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) is going to take a heavy toll on the tiger population of this high-profile
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Barrage bonhomie- Bhunia receives praise from Trinamul and CPM
Gajoldoba (Jalpaiguri), Jan. 8: Bickering gave way to bonhomie today when water was released for the first time from the Teesta Barrage to farmlands along the left bank. Irrigation minister Manas Bhunia
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Women's rights and the Punjab peasant movement
Between June 2000 and August 2003 Punjab, the most prosperous of Pakistan's four provinces, experienced an unusually intense struggle for proprietary rights between the tenant farmers and state institutions
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Rs 9.83cr sanctioned for irrigation plan
Ranchi, Dec. 25: The wait for resumption of Khajuri medium irrigation project in water-starved Garhwa district may be soon over, as the state water resources department has revised its estimates and granted