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Get tougher laws to stop borewell deaths

Uncapped borewells are death traps, especially for young, unsuspecting children playing in the open. On Monday, the Karnataka Assembly passed the Karnataka Groundwater Bill, proposing stringent measures to prevent children from falling into uncapped, newly drilled borewells. The Bill proposes that drilling and implementing agencies face a one-year jail and a Rs 25,000 fine if guilty of ineffectively closing the …

Local Authorities Bill Borewell Borewells

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Provide order of VDS granting concessions to hotel borewells: NGT to Delhi govt

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to provide the competent authority's order regarding the voluntary disclosure scheme, which reportedly granted concessions to hotels for operating borewells. Provide order of VDS granting concessions to hotel borewells: NGT to Delhi govt The green body was hearing a matter regarding illegal extraction of groundwater by 536 hotels in …

Delhi Order Tribunal Hotel Ngt Authority Borewells

1 month ago

Sealing of illegal hotel borewells in Delhi to continue, authorities tell NGT

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Authorities in Delhi have informed the National Green Tribunal that the drive to seal illegal borewells across hotels and guesthouses in the national capital's Paharganj area would continue. Sealing of illegal hotel borewells in Delhi to continue, authorities tell NGT The green panel had sought reports from the authorities, including the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Delhi Jal Board …

Hotels Tribunal Hotel Djb Delhi Authorities Borewells Guesthouses

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sentini BioProducts factory did not renew permission to draw groundwater, says govt. report

The Hindu

Officials of the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, District Groundwater Department and Water Resources Department, acting on a complaint filed by one Velpula Ramesh Babu and other villagers on July 1 regarding a water crisis in Gandepalli and nearby villages in Kanchikacherla mandal in NTR District, conducted a joint inspection of the region on July 6. In the letter, he …

Factory Ntr Draw Permission Groundwater Munneru Ramesh Babu

5 months, 1 week ago

Citizens adopt injection borewells to meet growing water needs of Visakhapatnam

The Hindu

Citizens have initiated advanced infrastructural measures to tap rainwater to overcome water scarcity, given the potential demand due to rapid expansion and population growth in Visakhapatnam city. Residents and owners of commercial establishments alike have said that the underground water level has risen significantly due to the injection borewells. Abdul Rajaac, president of Sai Oak Dale Owners’ Welfare Association of …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Percolation wells, a logical solution to Bengaluru’s water riddle

The Hindu

United Way of Bengaluru, a unit of the global United Way network, a privately-funded non-profit organisation founded 132 years ago, is pitching in to find a logical solution to Bengaluru’s water woes. Percolation wells are designed to capture rainwater so that the ground water table is restored, conserved and recharged as the created percolation and filtration environment triggers natural aquifers. …

Bengaluru Water City Wells Bbmp Rainwater Krishnan

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Below normal rains in May too, mercury may dip in 3rd week in Bengaluru

The Hindu

As the scorching summer enters May, Bengalureans may have to wait for at least another two weeks for some respite. “The temperature in the first week of May may breach the 39°C mark and will start coming down in the third week of May,” said C.S. As water from Cauvery required for the city is assured, the situation remains almost …

Bengaluru Water City Manohar

8 months ago

Hyderabad Borewells Dry Up, Residents Rely on Tankers

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Many residents from the city, while stating that neither the quantity nor duration of water supply by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decreased, pointed out that as bore water pressure was decreasing and in some places were drying up, some households were availing of supply by tankers. “The water supply to our society has not …

Hyderabad Supply Water Water Supply

8 months, 1 week ago

Water woes: 127 out of 714 bulk consumers request for treated water supply

The Hindu

Among 714 consumers who use more than 10 lakh litres of water in a month, 127 bulk consumers have requested the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board to supply treated water. V. Ram Prasath Manohar, Chairman, BWSSB, directed the officials to make arrangements to supply treated water to these consumers from the nearest Water Board and private Sewage Treatment Plants …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Water Crisis: 105 villages in Mysuru district likely to face water scarcity in next 2 months

The Hindu

The Mysuru Zilla Panchayat took stock of possible water scarcity in the district due to depleting water levels in reservoirs and plummeting groundwater table coupled with heat wave conditions. Gayatri said that 105 villages in the district have been flagged as likely to face drinking water scarcity over the next two months. While thrust is on ensuring drinking water, officials …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka’s heat and drought wilt vegetable cultivation

The Hindu

Patches of green followed by patches of brown dominate the scene through the villages of Hoskote taluk, a major horticultural crop supplier to Bengaluru, situated roughly 35 kilometres from the city centre. While drought has hit the drinking water supply to Bengaluru, the dry season affecting the horticulture belt around the city has burnt a hole in the pockets of …

Bengaluru Supply Water Farmers Prices Vegetables Project

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru water management body brings in AI, IoT technologies to manage borewells amid crisis: Report

Hindustan Times

The Bengaluru water management body on Monday brought in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things to manage borewells in the city amidst an acute crisis. The technologies will analyse flow patterns, regulate motor operation, and fix pumping levels, among many other functions. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board gave a demo on the usage of …

Bengaluru Iot Borewell Water Crisis Management Body

8 months, 4 weeks ago

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season

The Hindu

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana announce a relief of ₹25,000 per acre to farmers whose crops have withered and were abandoned due to lack of water for irrigation despite efforts to protect crops by sinking new borewells as also those suffered crop loss due to untimely rain, hails and gales. Several farmers of …

Water Farmers Congress Crop Brs Crops Harish Rao

8 months, 4 weeks ago

BWSSB imposes three-month moratorium on new borewells in areas served by Cauvery

The Hindu

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has imposed a moratorium on drilling new borewells in areas served by the Cauvery water till May-end. According to the circular, it was decided to not even take applications for new borewells in areas served by the Cauvery water till May and only exempted government buildings from this moratorium. “Despite a ban on …

Water City Areas Cauvery Bwssb Borewells New Borewells

9 months ago

Bengaluru water crisis | BWSSB takes over borewells at construction sites in Bengaluru

The Hindu

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has issued an order commandeering all borewells at construction sites beyond 20,000 sqft in Bengaluru. In a meeting with builders, BWSSB had assured builders in Bengaluru that the board would provide them treated water for their needs. Mr. Suresh Hari said, “BWSSB is yet to put in place a foolproof supply chain for treated …

Bengaluru Construction Board Water Construction Sites Treated Water Borewells

9 months ago

Over 39,000 residential buildings regularly penalised by BWSSB for failing to implement RWH

The Hindu

Despite several awareness programmes and penalisation by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, the residents of Bengaluru remain reluctant when it comes to implementing rainwater harvesting owing to infrastructure constraints. The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 2021 made it compulsory for even old constructions on 60x40 feet and above sites to install RWH systems. “People are ready to …

Bengaluru Board Supply Water Kumar Systems Bwssb

9 months ago

Bengaluru Water Crisis: Bengaluru facing shortage of 500 MLD water daily, admits CM Siddaramaiah

The Hindu

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that Bengaluru is facing a shortage of 500 million litres per day water every day and the State government has taken various measures to mitigate its impact. What city needs “The city needs 2,600 MLD of water, of which 1,450 MLD is coming from the Cauvery and 650 MLD from the underground water table through …

Bengaluru Water City Crisis Siddaramaiah Shortage Cauvery

9 months, 1 week ago

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply

The Hindu

With a long summer ahead and the yield from the city’s main water sources dwindling, the Tiruchi City Corporation is gearing to meet the requirements over the next three or four months by sinking six additional deep borewells on the Cauvery river bed. Deep borewells are being sunk around the Kambarasampettai head works, one of the city’s main drinking water …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru water shortage: Congress claims ’no serious’ crisis’, citizens fume

Live Mint

While thousands of residents in Bangalore are grappling with severe water scarcity, Karnataka Congress MLC BK Hariprasad's claim that there is no serious crisis in the city has sparked outrage. Speaking about the water crisis in the city, Sanjeev, a resident told ANI, "Usually the water crisis used to get solved easily but this time as we can see in …

Bengaluru Water Congress Work City Bangalore Crisis

9 months, 1 week ago

New bore dwellers in Bengaluru must take permission from govt: BBMP amid water crisis

Hindustan Times

As the city grapples with one of its worst water crises, the civic water board has warned of initiating legal action against those drilling unauthorised borewells, in yet another measure aimed at tiding over the situation. New bore dwellers in Bengaluru must take permission from govt: BBMP The move comes days after Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board banned the …

Bengaluru Water Bwssb Potable Water Bore Borewells Water Crisis

9 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru water crisis | ‘Karnataka has not seen such a severe drought in 30-40 years’

The Hindu

Accusing some of politicising the water crisis in Bengaluru to criticise the government, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. These measures have helped in preventing tanker owners from fleecing people,” said Mr. Shivakumar, who is also the Water Resources Minister. Mr. Shivakumar added, “The government has decided to redrill dry borewells and sink more borewells besides seeking an agreement with farmers of …

Bengaluru Karnataka Tamil Nadu Water Shivakumar Borewells

9 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Govt orders sealing off all unused borewells after Keshopur death

Live Mint

In the wake of the recovery of an unidentified man's body from an abandoned Delhi Jal Board borewell at Keshopur in west Delhi, the Delhi government has taken immediate action, Hindustan Times reported. DJB Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar and the water utility on March 10 were instructed to seal all public and private borewells not in use within 48 hours. …

Delhi Incident Singh Ndrf 48 Hours Keshopur Djb Borewell

9 months, 1 week ago

Obtain permission from water board before sinking borewells: BWSSB Chairman

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: All those who wish to drill borewells in the city should obtain the permission of the BWSSB. Chairman of BWSSB Ramprasath Manohar said, “Due to shortage of rainfall, the groundwater table had depleted, and borewells in the city have dried up. The water table has gone down because of the unmindful drilling of borewells without obtaining proper permissions.” People …

Water Permission Bwssb Manohar Borewells Water Board

9 months, 1 week ago

'Will not release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at any cost': Karnataka Deputy CM amid water crisis

India TV News

Bengaluru water crisis: Amid the water crisis in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar emphasised on Monday that releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu is out of the question and will not happen under any circumstances. "There is no question of releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu now at any cost, we have not left.How much …

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Get tougher laws to stop borewell deaths

Provide order of VDS granting concessions to hotel borewells: NGT to Delhi govt

Sealing of illegal hotel borewells in Delhi to continue, authorities tell NGT

Sentini BioProducts factory did not renew permission to draw groundwater, says govt. report

Citizens adopt injection borewells to meet growing water needs of Visakhapatnam

Percolation wells, a logical solution to Bengaluru’s water riddle

Below normal rains in May too, mercury may dip in 3rd week in Bengaluru

Hyderabad Borewells Dry Up, Residents Rely on Tankers

Water woes: 127 out of 714 bulk consumers request for treated water supply

Karnataka Water Crisis: 105 villages in Mysuru district likely to face water scarcity in next 2 months

Karnataka’s heat and drought wilt vegetable cultivation

Bengaluru water management body brings in AI, IoT technologies to manage borewells amid crisis: Report

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season

BWSSB imposes three-month moratorium on new borewells in areas served by Cauvery

Bengaluru water crisis | BWSSB takes over borewells at construction sites in Bengaluru

Over 39,000 residential buildings regularly penalised by BWSSB for failing to implement RWH

Bengaluru Water Crisis: Bengaluru facing shortage of 500 MLD water daily, admits CM Siddaramaiah

Tiruchi Corporation drills deep borewells on Cauvery bed to augment water supply

Bengaluru water shortage: Congress claims ’no serious’ crisis’, citizens fume

New bore dwellers in Bengaluru must take permission from govt: BBMP amid water crisis

Bengaluru water crisis | ‘Karnataka has not seen such a severe drought in 30-40 years’

Delhi Govt orders sealing off all unused borewells after Keshopur death

Obtain permission from water board before sinking borewells: BWSSB Chairman

'Will not release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu at any cost': Karnataka Deputy CM amid water crisis