On the water front
A one-week delay in the monsoon’s arrival has laid bare the precariousness of India’s water situation. The images of thousands of Chennai residents running after water tankers were telecast by BBC and
Central Water Commission (CWC)
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Panel report on Mullaperiyar dam safety in January
Tentatively agreed upon by the panel at Delhi meeting The five-member empowered committee (EC) constituted to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam is likely to submit its report to the Supreme Court
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Basin-wise live storage capacities under major & medium irrigation project in India
Basin-wise live storage capacities under major & medium irrigation project in India (statistical data).
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Heavy rains leave 28 dead in U.P.
Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in eastern Uttar Pradesh leaving 28 people dead, while the water level in major rivers is rising. While 18 people were killed in incidents of wall and house collapse in Jaupur district, 10 deaths were reported from Mirzapur district which received 120 mm and 150 mm respectively since Saturday, officials said on Sunday.
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Supreme Court reserves verdict on Ghaggar river bundh
Punjab says flooding due to bundh will be grave “nuisance” The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on Punjab's application to restrain Haryana from strengthening the Ghaggar river bundh . Punjab filed this application in its main suit opposing construction of the Hansi-Butana canal.
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Corporation for construction of new Mullaperiyar dam
To furnish detailed project report sought by the Supreme Court this month itself A high-level conference, convened by Minister for Water Resources P.J. Joseph here on Tuesday, decided to constitute a special purpose vehicle for construction of a new dam on the Mullaperiyar.
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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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Govt declares 25 districts flood affected
LUCKNOW: Flood situation on Thursday remained grim in Uttar Pradesh with a majority of the rivers, essentially in east and south-east Uttar Pradesh, flowing above the danger mark. According to the state