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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Dispute with UP over Yamuna waters
Even as Haryana
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Rejuvenationof 50 lakes: `20 cr for Chnagar dist
CHAMARAJANAGAR: The State Government has released ` 20 crore for rejuvenation of 50 lakes in all four Assembly constituencies in the district.
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Raise Narmada dam to full height: Modi urges PM
AHMEDABAD/RAPAR: Chief minister Narendra Modi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to accord approval for raising the height of Narmada Dam up to 138.6 meter at the earliest.
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HC seeks records of TB canals work
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the public prosecutor to secure records pertaining to work on Tungabhadra Left and Right Bank canals in Bellary, Raichur and Koppal districts. A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by Noor Mohammad and Riyaz Ahmed alleging substandard work has gone into the ongoing modernisation of the canals in the three districts. They pointed out tha
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VC found tardy progress of canal network
The construction of canal network under Indira Sagar and Upper Veda Project was found tardy in a review conducted by Vice Chairman, NVDA, O.P. Rawat on Saturday at Sanawad, 270 km from state capital. O.P. Rawat warned concerning engineers and contractors to be up to the mark or face punitive action.
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Just A Pipe Dream
Irrigation is anything but accelerated under AIBPNo Water, No Cry The scheme and the scam Rs 45000 cr Allocated for 283 canal projects under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme since 1996-97 90% Projects delayed, leading to cost and time overruns 2-8 years Delay due to poor monitoring 28-916% Cost overrun due to delays 1250000 hectares Ultimate irrigation potential
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State to build remaining part of Ravi-Tawi canal
As Punjab has backtracked on agreement signed with Jammu and Kashmir on the Ranjit Sagar Dam, the state government has decided to construct the remaining portion of the Ravi-Tawi canal on its own to get its share of water from the Ravi. Winding up a debate on the budget of his ministry, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud Din said the work on the Ravi Tawi Canal was start
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Channels of change
<p>Two villages in Uttar Pradesh have reversed the trend of migration by digging six kilometres of channels to bring water to drought-hit farms.</p>
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First the dams. Then the damned canals
BHILALA TRIBALS often assemble next to what used to be their village, Atursumba of Khargaon district in southeast Madhya Pradesh. Dwarfing them is a 100-feet-wide canal laid high above the ground. Water
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Projects stuck, Delhi stares at a water crisis
Neither Munak Canal Nor Renuka Dam Will Provide Water This Summer Neha Lalchandani | TNN New Delhi: The capital is staring at a grim water situation this summer.