Andhra Pradesh’s water policymaking matters
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Andhra Pradesh’s water policymaking matters

The Hindu  

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has recently called for a comprehensive water policy for Andhra Pradesh while reviewing the water resources development. The fledgling state of Andhra Pradesh requires, at any rate, a territorial re-imagining of its water futures especially given the multiple challenges it confronts as a result of its bifurcation a decade ago. For instance, Maharashtra, advanced in water resources development, may need to focus on regulation, whereas Jharkhand on supply augmentation strategies. Mr. Naidu’s contemplated comprehensive water policy relies on conventional approaches of supply augmentation.

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Andhra Pradesh: Provide drinking water to every household, says Kollu Ravindra
6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Provide drinking water to every household, says Kollu Ravindra

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Minister for Mining and Excise Kollu Ravindra instructed the officials to fulfil the vision of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu by providing fresh drinking water through taps to every household. During the meeting, irrigation officials informed the minister that proposals amounting to Rs 55 crore had been sent to higher officials for 245 works, including desilting canals, in …

Working out policy to up groundwater, says Irrigation Minister NS Boseraju
6 months ago

Working out policy to up groundwater, says Irrigation Minister NS Boseraju

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Minor Irrigation, Science and Technology Minister NS Boseraju announced that a new policy is under consideration to enhance groundwater recharge throughout the state. This announcement was made during the inauguration of the three-day National Conference on Sustainable Groundwater Management for Water Security, organised by the Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, on Wednesday. To prevent further groundwater exploitation, the minister …

Telangana Govt appoints 10 IAS officers to monitor drinking water situation in urban and rural areas
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Govt appoints 10 IAS officers to monitor drinking water situation in urban and rural areas

The Hindu  

Telangana Government has appointed 10 IAS officers as special officers to monitor the drinking water situation in urban and rural areas of districts. As per a Government Order issued on Wednesday, the officers were directed to visit the districts immediately to coordinate with the district collectors, State level departments and monitor the drinking water situation till the end of July, …

Telangana CM asks officials to ensure proper power, drinking water supply in summer
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana CM asks officials to ensure proper power, drinking water supply in summer

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday ordered officials to ensue proper water and power supply during the ongoing summer, keeping in mind the rising demand for energy and depleting water levels in reservoirs. He complimented the power utilities and Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds the energy portfolio, for ensuring power supply in tune with the demand. …

Water resource inadequacy is a challenge India must take head on
11 months ago

Water resource inadequacy is a challenge India must take head on

Live Mint  

The notion of a ‘triple planetary’ crisis encompassing climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss has become outdated in the face of complexities captured by the relatively new term ‘polycrisis.’ This modern challenge involves the intertwining of climate change, environmental disruptions, widening social inequalities, pandemic effects and geopolitical polarization. India can tap the climate-development nexus by conserving and using its water …

In a first, Dharmadam constituency to prepare water budget
1 year ago

In a first, Dharmadam constituency to prepare water budget

The Hindu  

In a ground-breaking initiative, the Dharmadam Assembly constituency has begun work on a water budget under a project named ‘Urava.’ It is for the first time that a constituency is preparing a water budget, which aims at ensuring sustainable water supply for various purposes while maintaining water resources. A workshop held in Vengad discussed ways to address geographical variations among …

CM Jagan Suggests Water Transfer From One Basin to Other
1 year, 1 month ago

CM Jagan Suggests Water Transfer From One Basin to Other

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Chief Minister Y.S. Short, intense rainfall periods necessitate efficient water transfer between basins.” “We must seek technically feasible, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally friendly solutions to address these challenges,” Jagan Mohan Reddy said. He delivered the ND Gulhati memorial lecture on ‘Ensuring Water and Food Security through Climate Resilient Infrastructure’, wherein he raised various issues, challenges, the way …

Water management authority for Northeast soon: Jal Shakti Minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Water management authority for Northeast soon: Jal Shakti Minister

Business Standard  

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said a body for water resource management of the northeastern region will be formed as soon as it gets the Parliament's approval. "To give a new direction with a holistic approach, the North Eastern Water Management Authority was proposed. "For holistic solutions to such problems and other water resource utilisation issues, the …

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged water security as a major concern and called for the revival of the country’s “emotional connection” with nature, what he said the world’s calls “sustainable development”. “There shall be a tomorrow only if there is water, and for this we have to make joint efforts from today,” PM Modi said. Without naming anyone, …

Water should essentially be part of the development goal - News18
2 years ago

Water should essentially be part of the development goal - News18

News 18  

Water shortage is a serious issue that is being faced in several metropolitan cities in India. In India, the initiative by NITI Aayog of bringing out a Composite Water Management Index was a step in this direction wherein the relevance of a comprehensive and integrated national dataset for water was created; this may in the long run improve the performance …

Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia?
2 years, 2 months ago

Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia?

The Diplomat  

A recently published study by a team of scientists from the University of Texas in Austin, Penn State, and Tsinghua University in Nature climate change journal found that terrestrial water storage in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China is expected to sustain significant net declines by 2060. The study analyzed seven river basin systems – the Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Salween-Mekong, …

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously
2 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to complete several irrigation projects in north Andhra expeditiously

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The AP water resources authorities have promised to complete the several ongoing irrigation projects in north Andhra region by the kharif season in 2023. Water resources engineer-in-chief C Narayana Reddy told the media here on Tuesday that some of these were pending for several years. In north Andhra region, between 2004 and 2014, nearly 89,200 acres of land was …

India’s growing water crisis, the seen and the unseen
2 years, 3 months ago

India’s growing water crisis, the seen and the unseen

The Hindu  

The UNESCO United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 has encapsulated global concern over the sharp rise in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes, aquifers and human-made reservoirs, impending water stress and also water scarcity being experienced in different parts of the world. The Global Drought Risk and Water Stress map shows that major parts of India, particularly west, central …

Karnataka's new Water Policy 2022 proposes penalty for unnecessary use of water, restricting groundwater extraction
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka's new Water Policy 2022 proposes penalty for unnecessary use of water, restricting groundwater extraction

Firstpost  

The policy notes that the state will undertake all the drinking water supply programmes to increase 24x7 supply of water of suitable quality for domestic water throughout urban and rural areas and also at times of water scarcity Bengaluru: Karnataka’s new water policy 2022 warns against a negative trend in rainfall and an increase in the area under drought in …

Water management needs a hydro-social approach
2 years, 9 months ago

Water management needs a hydro-social approach

The Hindu  

The Global Water System Project, which was launched in 2003 as a joint initiative of the Earth System Science Partnership and Global Environmental Change programme, epitomises global concern about the human-induced transformation of fresh water and its impact on the earth system and society. Formally, it is: “to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for all, focusing on the sustainable …

In her new book Watershed, climate expert Mridula Ramesh stresses on urgent need of water management in India
2 years, 11 months ago

In her new book Watershed, climate expert Mridula Ramesh stresses on urgent need of water management in India

Firstpost  

“While conscience is good for spurring a change, it is less effective in sustaining a change. and Founder of the Sundaram Climate Institute, is out with a new book titled Watershed: How We Destroyed India’s Water and How We Can Save It. As water becomes more precious going forward, water management births new sectors – sewage treatment, waste water markets, …

Finding a way out of India’s deepening water stress
3 years, 1 month ago

Finding a way out of India’s deepening water stress

The Hindu  

The complexity and scale of the water crisis in India calls for a locus specific response, that can galvanise and integrate the ongoing work of different Ministries and Departments through new configurations. In urban areas, 50%-60% of the water supply is drawn from groundwater sources, whereas the remaining is sourced from surface water resources such as rivers, often located afar, …

Union Ministry of Jal Shakti to hold meet with KRMB, GRMB chiefs
3 years, 3 months ago

Union Ministry of Jal Shakti to hold meet with KRMB, GRMB chiefs

New Indian Express  

Although both the Telugu states have agreed to cooperate with the Centre in the implementation of the jurisdiction, they have aired their concerns and sought amendments to the same. In fact, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandarsekhar Rao has requested Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to extend the date of implementation as there was not much time and …

Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts
4 years ago

Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts

India TV News  

The Andhra Pradesh government is launching the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development project in five parched districts and also the tribal belt in the Visakhapatnam district of the state, to be implemented over the next six years. The state Cabinet, at its meeting here last week, cleared the project to be implemented in the four Rayalaseema districts …

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