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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AP Govt, CWC caught in wrangle over flood warning
Andhra Pradesh Government and the Central Water Commission were caught in a war of words over fixing the responsibility for the failure in anticipating the worst ever floods in Krishna River earlier this month.
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HC to AP: Clarify on flood info
Oct. 13: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to clarify whether it had received any early warning from the Central Water Commission regarding floods in the Krishna River. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy gave this directive while dealing with a public interest litigation filed by Mr R. Chandr-
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AP to complain against water panel chairman
Oct.12: The state government has decided to lodge a complaint with the Central government against Mr A.K. Bajaj, chairman of the Central Water Commission. Mr Bajaj in an interview to the media was stated to have observed that the floods in the state were man-made and alleged that the government had not responded to the alerts issued by the CWC, according to top officials in the government.
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Doubling of spillway may have prevented flash floods
New Delhi: The flooding of Kurnool could have been averted had successive state governments in Andhra Pradesh not avoided repeated reminders of the Central Water Commission (CWC) on doubling the spillway capacity of the Srisailam dam.
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Centre tells State to focus on dredging
NEW DELHI, Sept 14
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SAD wants royalty on state waters
Punjab and the Centre appear to be headed for a fresh confrontation over the issue of inter-state water sharing. Nearly 62 years after the Independence, Punjab has decided to take the Centre head on and demand a royalty on water to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore for the water flowing into Rajasthan.
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Barak river erosion turns serious
The erosion by Barak river has expanded by a range of 5 km near Panchgram, which includes the villages like Kalarpar, Das Colony, Katakhal and Tukargram. People from these villages, like Satyendra Singha, Biswas Singha and Birendra Singha, have discovered cracks in their RCC buildings. Altogether, 20 families have been rendered homeless.
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Cheligada project on fast-track
BERHAMPUR: After being put on the backburner for decades, the Cheligada irrigation project in Ganjam district has finally been put on fast-track by the Government. The project will irrigate lands in Ganjam and Gajapati districts, supply drinking water to Berhampur city and generate power.
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Dry river basins disturbing ground water levels
Surinder Sud / August 27, 2009, 0:32 IST
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Irrigation project for Ambala
The Haryana government has proposed a project to provide irrigation facilities in Ambala district and the adjoining areas.