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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Patna HC Asks Centre to Set Up Tribunal to Settle Sone River Row
The Patna High Court has directed the Centre to set up a tribunal for the settlement of the Sone river water dispute between Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, especially, on the question of water sharing from the
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Flood claims two lives in North Karnataka
Flood in north Karnataka region has claimed two lives. While, there was a decline in the release of water into most of the rivers from the dams, flood threat continued to loom over Rivers Krishna and Malaprabha.
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Farmers of flood-prone villages begin stir
Patiala: A day before the hearing in the Supreme Court on the toe wall being constructed by Haryana along the Hansi-Butana embankment, farmers of flood-prone villages, led by leaders of the BKU Ekta (Dakunda),
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Governor, Omar agree on setting up task force
Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have agreed on setting up a multi-disciplinary Empowered Task Force for Water Management in the state soon. The task force will establish a mechanism
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Dam spared death knell
Sept. 5: If Delhi had agreed to share half the Teesta’s waters with Bangladesh against Mamata Banerjee’s wishes, the very purpose of the Teesta Barrage Project, aimed at providing irrigation water to north
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River-linking mooted to overcome water crisis
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has proposed linking the river Rushikulya with the Bansadhara through the Nandini Canal Project to overcome drinking water problem in the areas of the Ganjam district
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Water panel says encroachments impeding Ghaggar’s free flow
Chandigarh: The tussle between Punjab and Haryana over the Hansi-Butana canal is set to take another turn after PCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh accused the Central Water Commission (CWC) of changing its
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Capt firm on anti-acquisition stir: Says govt befooling Mansa farmers
Mohali: A day after the farmers suspended their agitation against land acquisition for the Mansa power plant, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh announced that his party leaders
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Boost for irrigation in Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Government's Irrigation Department has created additional irrigation facilities in an area measuring 35,906 hectares across the State at a cost of Rs.490 crore during the current financial year.
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Panel against privatisation of mines
BHUBANESWAR: Finance Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadei on Monday said the departments have been asked to examine the recommendations of the expert committee on revenue enhancing measures and prepare a time-bound