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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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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,” …

Mumbai Idols
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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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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Develop 1.25% more ponds due to vanishing water bodies: Gautam Budh Nagar DM
6 months, 1 week ago

Develop 1.25% more ponds due to vanishing water bodies: Gautam Budh Nagar DM

Hindustan Times  

NOIDA: The Gautam Budh Nagar administration on Monday directed officials to ensure that around 1.25% more ponds are developed at new locations in view of the water bodies either completely vanishing due to encroachment or occupied due to development works in the district. The directions came following a district wetland committee meeting at the Collectorate held by the Gautam Budh …

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Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills
8 months ago

Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills

BBC  

Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills Heather Stuckey Mini ponds can be made from plant pots, old sinks, buckets – anything that can hold water When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a few native pond plants, she was amazed at the speed wildlife moved in. …

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Greater Noida authority to revive ponds to recharge water table
1 year ago

Greater Noida authority to revive ponds to recharge water table

Hindustan Times  

The Greater Noida authority has decided to revive the city’s dying ponds, which will help in recharging the groundwater table, officials in the know of the matter. The move comes after the Uttar Pradesh government in 2022 directed top officials of all districts to start a special drive to revive ponds in villages to check the depletion of the groundwater …

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chhath festival prayers 2023 sunday nov 19 artifical Artifical Ponds Delhi Decorated Ghats Heavy Security Jharkhand Bihar
1 year, 1 month ago

chhath festival prayers 2023 sunday nov 19 artifical Artifical Ponds Delhi Decorated Ghats Heavy Security Jharkhand Bihar

ABP News  

Chhath Puja 2023: From Delhi to Bihar, Jharkhand and UP among other places, the colours of Chhath have painted the Indian towns as devotees prepare to offer evening prayers to the Sun God on Sunday nearing the conclusion of the four-day festival on the second-last day. Artificial Ghats, Rooftop Tubs In Delhi For Devotees In Delhi, on the banks of …

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Won’t allow immersion in Aarey Colony lakes: State assures HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Won’t allow immersion in Aarey Colony lakes: State assures HC

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The state government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that permissions will not be given for Ganpati immersions in the natural lakes in the Aarey Milk Colony, as the area is an eco-sensitive zone. Rajesh Akre, the assistant commissioner of the P South Ward, said, “There will be three floating talaos in Aarey for all domestic idols of …

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Telangana HC bans immersion of POP Ganesh idols in Hussainsagar and city water bodies
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana HC bans immersion of POP Ganesh idols in Hussainsagar and city water bodies

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court made it clear that no Ganesh idol made of plaster of Paris can be immersed in the Hussainsagar or any water body in city limits. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar, said that the orders passed by the High Court in 2021 prohibiting immersion of POP idols in …

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‘Bhumi, Gagan, Vau, Agni, Neer’, NGT Explains ‘Bhagwan’ In Illegal Encroachment Of Water Bodies Case
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Bhumi, Gagan, Vau, Agni, Neer’, NGT Explains ‘Bhagwan’ In Illegal Encroachment Of Water Bodies Case

Live Law  

Observing that nobody has the right to create pollution endangering the life of others for commercial activities, the principal bench of National Green Tribunal recently explained the elements which constitutes the term ‘Bhagwan’ in a case concerning illegal encroachment of over 91 water bodies in Meerut district. Singh, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, Dr. A. Senthil Vel said, “This universe and …

Tribunal Ngt Bhagwan Meerut Water Bodies Gagan Illegal Encroachment
185 water bodies in Hyd decorated as part of TS Formation Day celebrations
1 year, 6 months ago

185 water bodies in Hyd decorated as part of TS Formation Day celebrations

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The government celebrated ‘Ooroora Cheruvala Panduga ’ as part of the state Formation Day celebrations on Thursday. In the HMDA area, all 185 water bodies had been decorated. They are providing drinking and irrigation water.” Farmers used to suffer due to lack of water in the past, but today the ponds have plenty of water, he said. Srinivas Yadav …

Data | The distribution and utilisation of water bodies in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Data | The distribution and utilisation of water bodies in India

The Hindu  

A government report released last week has thrown light on the number of water bodies in India and what they are used for. Water bodies in this census are defined as any natural or man-made structures used for storing water for various purposes, such as irrigation, industry, fish farming, domestic use, recreation, religious activities, and groundwater recharge. Among the total …

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PM reviews projects under Amrit Sarovar Mission with chief secretaries
1 year, 10 months ago

PM reviews projects under Amrit Sarovar Mission with chief secretaries

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of implementation of several projects taken up under the Amrit Sarovar Mission with chief secretaries of several states, including Andhra Pradesh, in virtual mode from New Delhi on Wednesday. Modi launched the Amrit Sarovar Mission on April 24, 2022, with an objective to develop and rejuvenate 75 water bodies in each district, …

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Mumbai: More than 60,000 Ganesh idols immersed in a day
2 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai: More than 60,000 Ganesh idols immersed in a day

Firstpost  

As many as 60,473 idols were immersed in the sea, other water bodies as well as in artificial ponds on Thursday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a release Mumbai: More than 60,000 Ganesh idols were immersed in Mumbai on the second day of the 10-day festival which started on 31 August, the civic body said on Friday. As many …

Mumbai Bmc Ganesh Idols
MCD to rejuvenate 20 ponds across the city
2 years, 5 months ago

MCD to rejuvenate 20 ponds across the city

The Hindu  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Saturday said it will rejuvenate 20 ponds in the Capital, as part of its first phase under the Mission Amrit Sarovar project. The civic body, under the project, aims to rejuvenate water bodies located in the city’s Dwarka, Narela and Ghazipur areas, among others, by March 31, 2023. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

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Residents raise concerns over GMDA project to fill up ponds in Aravallis with treated water
3 years, 8 months ago

Residents raise concerns over GMDA project to fill up ponds in Aravallis with treated water

Hindustan Times  

To increase groundwater recharge in the city, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority plans to redevelop about 10 water bodies in the Aravallis, using treated water, by June. As per the plans, the GMDA will install a pipeline from the Behrampur sewage treatment plant for releasing treated water in the existing water bodies, located on the stretch from Sakatpur to Gairatpur …

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Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds
4 years ago

Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds

Associated Press  

DASANADODDI, India — Kalmane Kamegowda, a 72-year-old shepherd who lives in a nondescript village in southern India, has become something of a celebrity, winning national recognition from no less than Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kamegowda — known as “Pond Man” — says they’re “scientific” in nature, with the water flowing on a slope, enabling the ponds to avoid drying up …

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