Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands

NGT seeks MP, Rajasthan's opinion on maintaining e-flow in Chambal river

Six years on, Gujarat fails to form wetland panel

Renuka can be forgiven if she were to feel a bit crazy at times. Like many other women, she could be finding it hard to balance her pious and wild sides.

On a 29 sq km tract of land in Bharatpur, Rajasthan lies the wildlife reserve, Keoladeo national park, locally known as Ghana. Birds enjoy the open water while wildlife roams freely in this montage of wetland, grassland and forest. The wetland, which is man-made, has a diversity of open water, trees and grasses.

Good news for Sambhar Salt Lake

Chennai’s drainage system--both natural and man-made--is unparalleled. Three rivers flow through the city--the Kosasthalaiyar to the north, the Cooum cutting right through the centre and the Adyar to the south; around 16 major drains criss-cross the metro in addition to the mammoth Buckingham canal along the coast.

Ganga clean-up fails, thanks to multiple authorities and no monitoring

Although droughts are not new in India, we are seeing more of it of late.

Glacial lakes pose flood risk to 441 hydel projects in Himalayan region

A couple of Swan boats are lying beside the library wall. The cages to keep animals and birds are rusting while weeds have taken over the compound which hosts a few swings and a restaurant.