News: In view of the high costs involved in cleaning up and inter-linking of rivers, the government is considering levying a charge on river water users and those polluting them. The cost of inter-linking of rivers has risen from Rs 5 lakh crore to Rs 11 lakh crore. The cost ...
Read More »Government sets up 176 flood forecasting stations across India
News: As many as 176 flood forecasting stations have been set up across the country where predictions are made during every monsoon whenever the water level exceeds limits, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said. The Minister said the meteorological inputs based on remote sensing technology received from India Meteorological Department ...
Read More »1st time in 10 yrs, irrigation tenders get quotes lower than estimated
News: The state water resources department, notorious for awarding irrigation contracts at hugely inflated rates to select contractors, wants to shed its scam-tainted image. The irrigation contractors have started quoting rates below the official estimate. Another 17 contracts were given at par, while 21 works were quoted above the estimate. ...
Read More »India set to become water scarce by 2025
News: The average annual water availability for the country has been assessed by the Central Water Commission to be at 1,869-billion cubic metres. Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said that that India’s demand for water is expected to exceed all current sources of supply and the ...
Read More »Cleaning of Cauvery banks taken up for Aadi Perukku
News: As per the government’s order, PWD have taken up cleaning of a 400-metre stretch of Cauvery river and its banks to ensure hastle-free celebration of August 3 Aadi Perukku festival, at a cost of Rs five lakh from Mela Cauvery to Old Palakkarai. The steps in the banks would be renovated and ...
Read More »Ministries in talks to ensure higher e-flow in Ganga: Government
News: The ministries of water resources, environment and power are in discussions to ensure “uninterrupted” higher e-flow from any hydro-power projects such that river Ganga neither gets fragmented nor loses its character throughout its length. E-flow is the quantum of water that must uninterruptedly flow in the river in all ...
Read More »4,400 hectares of land freed from encroachment along Ganga
News: About 4,400 hectares of land along the Ganga has been freed from encroachment in Uttar Pradesh and the Centre has started planting saplings on it as part of a special afforestation drive. Land mafia allegedly had encroached upon the flood plains by forging land records and got the plots transferred in ...
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