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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Water levels dipping in most reservoirs
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
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SC fiat to Haryana brings hope to parched W. Delhi
SHARE OF 125 CUSECS TO HELP NANGLOI PLANT RUN TO CAPACITY
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Haryana told to release Delhis share of water
NEW DELHI: Parched for water for long years, several areas of West Delhi including the mega township of Dwarka and the sprawling Najafgarh can now look forward to a better and more regular water supply.
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Dont raise Narmada dam height: panel
NEW DELHI: A committee of environmental experts set up by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has concluded that there were major shortfalls in complying with the prescribed environmental conditionalities and requirements with respect to the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
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Post-winter rainfall hits record low, dry summer ahead
Surinder Sud / New Delhi April 27, 2009, 0:13 IST Post-winter rainfall has eluded most part of the country so far this year, portending acute water scarcity in the current summer. As many as 27 of the country
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Bhutan projects cause of floods in NE
After reports of China trying to divert the waters of Brahmaputra, now friendly Bhutan has been found releasing excess river water to India causing heavy floods in the down stream North East.
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Babli: Prime Minister promises justice to A.P.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised that
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Panel didnt give any opinion on Mullaperiyar dams safety: MP
J. Balaji NEW DELHI: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Chairman and Guntur Congress MP, R. Sambasiva Rao, here on Friday denied having given any opinion on the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam.
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Dam posing threat: Parliamentary panel
KOCHI: The Parliamentary sub committee on Water Resources headed by Rajapathy Sambasiva Rao has found that the 130 year-old Mullaperiyar Dam is posing a threat to the lives of around 30 lakh people living in Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts.