West Bengal

The pitiful state of some of the water bodies in the country, coupled with the sheer apathy of the government, have forced some well-meaning citizens to come out of their comfort zones and make a difference. Some of these efforts, like the Puttenahalli lake in Bengaluru that is now overflowing with clean water, have been successful, while others are ongoing.

Come monsoon, the villages in the Sundarbans islands witness nature’s fury with floodwaters overriding all boundaries and inundating huge tracts of land. As such, the earthen embankments, stretching to 3600 kms on the 54 inhabited islands out of a total of 102 in the Sundarbans, protect scores of people from floods and tidal waves.

NGT orders CWRA to meet every month for identification of wetlands

Centre launches 231 projects under Namami Gange

Urban water bodies have an important role in the urban ecology. It is not just a source or water collected somewhere but is an integral part of life--a haven for different types of trees, insects, birds and small animals.

Construction industry is a booming industry, with the real estate sector contributing heavily towards the country’s GDP.

Rajya Sabha gives a go ahead to the National Waterways Bill

An ever expanding middle class has come to symbolise a new India which is changing individual and household consumption patterns by accessing resources and technologies beyond their availabilities.

Relief assistance to drought-hit Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and flood-hit West Bengal

Three villages displaced by Tehri dam finally recognised as revenue villages