The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has informed the National Green Tribunal that corrective action to revive Satpula Lake near Khirki village, south Delhi has been initiated by the Delhi Development Authority, months after it found that the water body was suffering from high algal bloom. In a report to the tribunal on December 13, DPCC said that DDA — the …
Selva Chinthamani tank in Coimbatore has been neglected for months, raising concerns among daily walkers, who visit the water body. It receives around 100 visitors per day but the numbers have been on the decline due to poor maintenance, security personnel at the tank said. Despite the completion of development work at the tank, it has only been on the …
NELLORE: The ₹580.85 crore underground drainage scheme for Nellore city remains incomplete even though its works had started five years ago due to non-payment of outstanding dues of ₹100 crore to the contractor – L&T – since 2018 owing to paucity for funds. Interestingly, leaders of the ruling party maintain a stoic silence on the underground drainage scheme, though they …
As the boat cruises along the banks, slurries gurgle dark black sewage into the Ganga, littered with plastic, carcasses and trash. Along Varanasi's ghats, lab tests have found bacterial contamination is now higher than the levels recorded back in 2014 -- when the Modi government launched its most ambitious Namami Gange initiative to clean up the river. In its reply …