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Nagercoil Corporation begins restoration of key waterbodies
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Nagercoil Corporation begins restoration of key waterbodies

The Hindu  

The Nagercoil Municipal Corporation has been restoring key waterbodies across the city to reinforce the bunds and to include essential amenities such as footpath and seating areas, said Mayor R. Mahesh here on Friday. Ramesh, councilor of Thengamputhoor said, “for the first time the pond has been selected for the restoration work, I am excited to see this happening after …

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Gang stealing electric motors from aqua tanks arrested; 34 motors recovered in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Gang stealing electric motors from aqua tanks arrested; 34 motors recovered in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district

The Hindu  

The Nandiwada police arrested a three-member gang involved in stealing electric motors fixed at aqua ponds in the villages of Gudivada division in Krishna district. “The arrested include, G. Sashi Kumar, D. Rambabu and G. Shyam Praveen Kumar and an iron scrap dealer Asmatullah Baih, who bought the stolen motors from the accused,” the CI said. “The accused stole the …

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Delhi zoo to introduce new technology to clean ponds housing crocodiles, gharials
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi zoo to introduce new technology to clean ponds housing crocodiles, gharials

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The National Zoological Park in Delhi will soon implement ‘nano bubble technology’ for cleaning and purifying the water to improve aesthetics of the zoo and promote well-being of aquatic animals. Delhi zoo to introduce new technology to clean ponds housing crocodiles, gharials The nano bubble technology is being used for the first time, with a 15-day trial period …

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Chennai braces for rain, pond restoration stuck
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Chennai braces for rain, pond restoration stuck

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As Chennai gets ready for another round of intense rain, the Greater Chennai Corporation’s initiative to restore 14 ponds to save the city from floods seems to have made little headway. The civic body awarded contracts for the restoration work in six packages in 2023 and January 2024 at a total cost of Rs 20.47 crore under Singara Chennai …

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One of L.A’s best birding hot spots is on a military base in the desert
1 month, 1 week ago

One of L.A’s best birding hot spots is on a military base in the desert

LA Times  

Last week, I drove out to Rosamond to visit a paradoxical place: the largest freshwater wetlands in the desert of northern L.A. County. Piute Ponds sits on 9,080 acres in the high desert and features man-made ponds and channels where you can listen to water lapping and ducks quacking among Joshua trees. When water flows from the nearby ranges, it’s …

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Telangana: Patancheru ponds to turn into tourist spots
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Patancheru ponds to turn into tourist spots

New Indian Express  

SANGAREDDY: Plans are on to transform several ponds in Patancheru constituency into tourist destinations. Under Phase-I, officials aim to develop four ponds as tourist centres with the cooperation of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Following instructions from Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy, estimates have been prepared to carry out the necessary works, and tenders will be invited soon. Plans for …

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HYDRAA needs strong policy backing: Expert
1 month, 2 weeks ago

HYDRAA needs strong policy backing: Expert

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Calling for the formulation of a “city policy”, noted environmentalist and professor K Purushottam Reddy on Monday said that for Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection Agency would be more effective in achieving its objectives if government departments such as the Pollution Control Board, GHMC, HMDA, irrigation and revenue extend their cooperation. Speaking at an awareness programme …

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Australia's biggest solar salt farm begins production as 'ubiquitous' product in demand
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia's biggest solar salt farm begins production as 'ubiquitous' product in demand

ABC  

Far from just something we crack on our chips, salt is part of almost everything we touch. "When you go and grab your glass to put your orange juice in each morning, that glass uses salt," BCI Minerals' chief financial officer Stephen Fewster said. Once the project reaches full capacity, after 2027, it is expected to produce more than 5 …

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46 people including 37 children drown to death while taking 'holy dip' during 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar
2 months, 3 weeks ago

46 people including 37 children drown to death while taking 'holy dip' during 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar

New Indian Express  

PATNA: As many as 46 people, including 37 children, have drowned while taking holy bath in rivers and ponds across Bihar during three-day long celebration of ‘Jivitputrika’ festival, a statement issued by state government said on Thursday. The statement issued by Bihar government on Thursday said that while 43 people died and three others went missing while taking a holy …

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Ganesh idol immersion processions begin as devotees bid farewell to their favourite deity
3 months ago

Ganesh idol immersion processions begin as devotees bid farewell to their favourite deity

The Hindu  

Processions for the immersion of Lord Ganesh idols began in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday morning amid tight security and fanfare as the 10-day festival drew to a close. In Mumbai’s Lalbaug area, famous for celebrating the festival with grandeur, the procession of the idol of Tejukaya mandal started amid the chants of “Ganapati bappa morya, pudhchya …

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Telangana: Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Celebrates Engineer's Day
3 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Celebrates Engineer's Day

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Road and buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Sunday asked young engineers to take as their role model, renowned engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Venkat Reddy said that after the huge floods of 1908 in Hyderabad, the Nizam had invited Visvesvaraya to design flood protection measures and a drainage system in Hyderabad. Visvesvaraya studied the geographical conditions of Hyderabad and found …

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Over 62,000 idols immersed on second day of Ganesh festival in Mumbai
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 62,000 idols immersed on second day of Ganesh festival in Mumbai

The Hindu  

“More than 62,000 idols were immersed in various water bodies in Mumbai on the second day of the Ganesh festival,” civic officials said on Monday. “Till midnight, 62,569 idols were immersed in the sea, other water bodies, and artificial ponds,” the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials said. “On Sunday, 62,197 household idols and 348 sarvajanik idols of Lord Ganesh were immersed,” …

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High-Level Vetting of City Ponds Ahead of Ganapati Immersion
3 months, 3 weeks ago

High-Level Vetting of City Ponds Ahead of Ganapati Immersion

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Authorities of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Thursday visited various ponds in the city to inspect arrangements for the immersion of idols during the upcoming Lord Gansha festival. The team visited several areas in Serilingampally zone and inspected sanitation, condition of roads and ponds and made suggestions to respective officials. Meanwhile, dengue cases are rising in residential areas around …

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Bhatti, Jupally defend HYDRAA demolition drive in Hyderabad
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bhatti, Jupally defend HYDRAA demolition drive in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and excise minister Jupally Krishna Rao defended the ongoing demolition of illegal structures by the Hyderabad Urban Development and Regulatory Authority in Hyderabad. "Hard structures built directly in the ponds, not just in the buffer zones, are being demolished," he stated, emphasising that the government would make all data and calculations regarding these …

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How celebrities including David Beckham and Ed Sheeran are flocking to buy natural pools for their mansions following rising popularity of wild swimming
4 months ago

How celebrities including David Beckham and Ed Sheeran are flocking to buy natural pools for their mansions following rising popularity of wild swimming

Daily Mail  

The rising popularity of wild swimming has sparked a flood of interest in natural pools. Paul Mercer, of Norfolk-based The Swimming Pond Company, says that they are a clean, green alternative to polluted rivers or conventional chlorine-based pools. Pooling resources: The Beckhams are among the many celebrities said to have splashed out on eco-friendly ponds or lakes Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran …

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Noida: District admin asks officials to speed up beautification of ponds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Noida: District admin asks officials to speed up beautification of ponds

Hindustan Times  

Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma, while reviewing the current status of ponds and lakes in the district on Wednesday, directed officials to ensure speedy disposal of pending cases related to encroachment on ponds and lakes at the tehsil and authority level and to quickly finish the beautification work on ponds. “The officials have been directed to provide …

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Zhejiang lotus ponds a blooming industry
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Zhejiang lotus ponds a blooming industry

China Daily  

In the sweltering midsummer in Huanxi village, Tonglu county, Zhejiang province, pink and green lotus flowers greet visitors as the local people, wearing headlamps and knee-high rubber boots, head to the lotus ponds before sunrise. In Hangzhou, the agricultural, electricity and technology departments have jointly launched a special program to support lotus seed production, ensuring stable power supply for deep …

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Amid mega revival plans, Kukrail’s origin still neglected
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid mega revival plans, Kukrail’s origin still neglected

Hindustan Times  

ASTI: The Kukrail river, which had become a filthy nullah over the year due to encroachments, is poised for a grand revival, with chief minister Yogi Adityanath himself spearheading the project to restore it to its original form. The river’s revival started with a drive to raze sprawling encroachments in Akbar Nagar in December last year, clearing space for Saumitra …

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Pratapgarh district sets Elite World Record for creating ponds
5 months, 1 week ago

Pratapgarh district sets Elite World Record for creating ponds

Hindustan Times  

Pratapgarh district has set an ‘Elite World Record’ by constructing 2,017 farm ponds in 30 days. “This achievement has been certified by “Elite World Records” in the category of ‘Most Farm Ponds Created at Multiple Locations in 30 Days’,” said Pratapgarh district magistrate Sanjeev Ranjan. He said, “With a commitment to improve the groundwater level before the onset of monsoons …

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Alluvial soil quarrying: restrictions imposed on farmers and potters
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Alluvial soil quarrying: restrictions imposed on farmers and potters

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has imposed some restrictions on quarrying of alluvial soil from ponds and lakes for agricultural purposes and for pottery. Inquiries reveal that during the previous AIADMK regime, farmers were allowed to transfer alluvial soil as much as required from the lakes, ponds, and tanks maintained by the government departments for topping up their agricultural fields and …

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Delhi: A heat island deep in water
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi: A heat island deep in water

Hindustan Times  

The rain storm, which hit Delhi on Friday, June 28, triggered havoc in India’s Capital. Sustainable Urban Drainage System is defined as “Collective approaches to manage surface water that take into account the water quantity, water quality and amenity issues”. The basic principles of sustainable urban drainage include the following: Integration of drainage with the streets, water supply, sewage, solid …

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Ponds along Kukrail river, Sautal Lake to be revived
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ponds along Kukrail river, Sautal Lake to be revived

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW As part of the plan to rejuvenate the 28-km-long Kukrail river, around 22 ponds surrounding it will be recharged apart from the beautification and revival of Sautal Lake in Asti village – the point of Kukrail river’s origin. “Out of these 27 ponds, the plan is to rejuvenate 22 of them and develop other important water bodies, besides reclaiming …

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Chennai Corporation yet to begin cleaning 19 waterbodies slated for restoration in current year
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Corporation yet to begin cleaning 19 waterbodies slated for restoration in current year

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation has yet to begin cleaning 19 of the 42 waterbodies it planned to tackle this year under various schemes. As per the data, the Singara Chennai 2.0 scheme includes the restoration of 12 ponds spanning 32,424 square meters with an estimated cost of ₹9.07 crore. Of these, three ponds covering 3,211 square meters with a budget …

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Baby ponds turn mosquito breeding hubs
6 months ago

Baby ponds turn mosquito breeding hubs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The artificial ponds dug in the city for idol immersion, called baby ponds, have not only become an eye sore for public, they have also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. People living near these ponds fear an outbreak of vector borne diseases.“The unclean water has resulted in an increase of mosquito population. We fear outbreak of dengue, malaria …

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