Rivers

NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:01 PM

Put aside Rs 500 crore for lake clean-up: NGT to Karnataka government
Residential complexes around a lake in Bengaluru. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
A future without water?
Once abundant with water, Sikri village is fighting a losing battle to meet its water needs.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 01:17 PM

Sikri is a small village that lies 65 km north-west of Bharatpur on the Alwar road. The village used to depend on a traditional irrigation system that assured water throughout the year. A local saying related to the water availability at Sikri goes thus: Lakh daal le chittri, jay rahoongi Sikri (You may put lakhs of fetters to stop it, but the waters will still reach Sikri).
An off-taking canal that promoted flow irrigation. The system has become a relic of the past. There is a demand to revive this colonial irrigation system whose bund is over 17-km long and has 28 distributaries. (Image: India Water Portal)
Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 03:09 PM

CWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river
Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)
India Rivers Week 2018: Ganga flow needs improvement
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:57 AM

Government focusing on Ganga clean-up and not its rejuvenation: Environmentalists
The Ganga at Garhmukteshwar (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
NMCG clears projects to curb Yamuna river pollution
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 27 Nov, 2018 11:16 AM

Yamuna river pollution: NMCG approves projects worth Rs 1,573 crore
Children rummage through garbage near the Yamuna river. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Two states and a river: More power or more water?
The latest addition to India’s interstate river water conflicts, the Mahanadi will soon go water deficit if Odisha and Chhattisgarh don’t control their hunger for coal-fired power.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 25 Nov, 2018 12:26 PM

A new study, Mahanadi: Coal Rich, Water-Stressed sheds light on how both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river. The 851-km-long river originates in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, flows through the state and then Odisha before joining the Bay of Bengal at Odisha’s coast.
The Hirakud dam (Image: Makarand Purohit, India Water Portal)
Cyclone Gaja leaves 80,000 stranded, 40 dead
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:55 PM

Cyclone Gaja creates havoc in Tamil Nadu
A file photo shows a severe cyclonic storm in progress. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Himalayan State Regional Council constituted
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:34 PM

Himalayan council constituted for sustainable development of the Himalayas
A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)
NOC must for groundwater use: Centre to infra projects
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Nov, 2018 05:57 PM

Centre mandates NOC for using groundwater for infra projects
NOC for using groundwater for infra projects becomes mandatory. (Source: IWP Flickr photos)
Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for the Ganga
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 08 Nov, 2018 02:39 PM

NMCG approves 12 projects worth Rs 929 crore under Namami Gange
A ghat at the Ganga riverbank (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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