Articles for Surplus Water

Permission for Mekedatu project delayed due to political reasons: DK Shivkumar
1 day, 10 hours ago

Permission for Mekedatu project delayed due to political reasons: DK Shivkumar

India Today  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the Mekedatu project, which seeks to store surplus water, offers more benefits to Tamil Nadu. He emphasised that the project had not received permission due to political reasons but expressed hope that the courts would provide justice soon. The Deputy Chief Minister also addressed the issue of surplus water flowing …

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Floods in Amaravathy
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Floods in Amaravathy

The Hindu  

With the Amaravathi in spate, the Water Resources Department on Saturday opened the Kollidam regulator and began discharging surplus water from the Upper Anicut at Mukkombu. The opening of the Kollidam regulator to discharge surplus water is the second time within six months in a year. To prevent flooding in the delta areas and the low-lying areas of Tiruchi, the …

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PMK announces half-a-day shutdown of shops in Dharmapuri on October 4 demanding implementation of Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme
4 months ago

PMK announces half-a-day shutdown of shops in Dharmapuri on October 4 demanding implementation of Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi has called for closure of shops in Dharmapuri for half a day on October 4 demanding implementation of the Cauvery Surplus Water Scheme. PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss told reporters in Dharmapuri on Sunday that one of the main issues in the district was inadequate water availability. The public were demanding that two tmc of surplus water from …

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Hyderabad rains: 33 lakes discharging surplus water; 7 reach FTL
4 months, 1 week ago

Hyderabad rains: 33 lakes discharging surplus water; 7 reach FTL

The Hindu  

Many waterbodies within Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have reached surplus water levels under the impact of the continual rains for the past few days. On Monday morning, 33 lakes were releasing surplus water downstream, as per information shared by the Lakes division of the GHMC. Lakes with surplus water The lakes with outflow of surplus water include Rangadhamuni Kunta, Kuktapally; …

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Delhi Water Crisis: Supreme Court Directs Delhi Govt To Approach Yamuna River Board For Assistance
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi Water Crisis: Supreme Court Directs Delhi Govt To Approach Yamuna River Board For Assistance

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday wrapped the Himachal Pradesh government for making misleading and 'incorrect' statements in court that it has surplus water of 137 cusec that it can release to Delhi government to deal with the water crisis if Haryana government allows passage. The Delhi government led by AAP had approached the top court seeking direction to BJP led …

Delhi Court Water Haryana Release Himachal Surplus Water
Supreme Court Asks Yamuna River Board To Decide Delhi Govt's Plea For Additional Water; HP Govt Withdraws Statement On Surplus Water
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Asks Yamuna River Board To Decide Delhi Govt's Plea For Additional Water; HP Govt Withdraws Statement On Surplus Water

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, disposed of the Delhi Government's plea seeking directions to the State of Haryana for immediate release of water to the crisis-hit national capital. While doing so, the Court directed the Delhi Government to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board, saying that the issue concerning the sharing of the Yamuna water between States is a complex and sensitive …

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Delhi’s water woes: Supreme Court asks UYRB to iron out inter-State water sharing to resolve Delhi crisis
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi’s water woes: Supreme Court asks UYRB to iron out inter-State water sharing to resolve Delhi crisis

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the reins to the Upper Yamuna River Board to consider and resolve the drinking water crisis in Delhi, saying it does not have the expertise to decide the “complex and sensitive issue” which involves the sharing of Yamuna water among States which are signatories of a Memorandum of Understanding dating back 20 years. The …

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Check pilferage, act against water mafia: SC to Delhi govt
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Check pilferage, act against water mafia: SC to Delhi govt

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday lamented that Delhi’s drinking water crisis cannot be solved unless there is action taken against the recurring water transmission losses and the tanker mafia operating in the Capital, and sought a report from the Delhi government on the action taken in this regard within 24 hours. Why was a false statement made before …

Delhi Court Water Haryana Act Taken Himachal Pradesh
Supreme Court to take up Delhi’s additional water supply matter on June 12
7 months ago

Supreme Court to take up Delhi’s additional water supply matter on June 12

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Supreme Court directed the Himachal Pradesh government to urgently consider release of 137 cusecs of surplus drinking water to Delhi, the Upper Yamuna River Board informed the top court on Monday that there is no way to measure compliance of the order by Himachal, which neither has any storage facility to measure the additional flow nor any …

Delhi Supreme Court Board Water Haryana Order Additional
'Don't take us for granted': Supreme Court slams Delhi govt over water scarcity
7 months ago

'Don't take us for granted': Supreme Court slams Delhi govt over water scarcity

India TV News  

Delhi water crisis: The Supreme Court slammed the Delhi government on Monday for not addressing flaws in its plea, which seeks a direction for Haryana to release surplus water provided by Himachal Pradesh to the national capital to alleviate its water crisis. It directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137 cusecs of surplus water to the national capital and …

Delhi Supreme Court Court Water Haryana Supreme Release
Haryana stopping water, says Delhi; ‘cheap politics’, responds state
7 months ago

Haryana stopping water, says Delhi; ‘cheap politics’, responds state

Hindustan Times  

Delhi water minister Atishi on Friday said the Haryana government was “conspiring against Delhi” by releasing less water into the Yamuna, depleting water levels in the river over the last five days — the latest allegation on the water dispute between the two states. The data shared by the minister ssuggested that from June 2 to 7, the water level …

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SC asks Himachal to release water for city, Haryana to let it pass
7 months ago

SC asks Himachal to release water for city, Haryana to let it pass

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137 cusecs of surplus water to Delhi by Friday, while also instructing Haryana to facilitate the release through the Wazirabad barrage, ensuring the water reaches the Capital immediately to mitigate the shortage of drinking water. It pointed out that since Himachal Pradesh has shown willingness to …

Delhi Supreme Court Board Court Haryana Crisis Pass
Pact on water sharing with Rajasthan not in our favour: Hooda
10 months, 1 week ago

Pact on water sharing with Rajasthan not in our favour: Hooda

Hindustan Times  

Haryana former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday said that the memorandum of understanding signed by the BJP-led Haryana government for utilising surplus water was not in the interest of Haryana. “Instead of protecting our water resources, the BJP-JJP government is playing with the interests of the state and giving water to Rajasthan,” Hooda said. The former CM said …

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Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme can only be commissioned if surplus water is discharged from Bhavanisagar dam: T.N. Minister
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Athikadavu-Avinashi water scheme can only be commissioned if surplus water is discharged from Bhavanisagar dam: T.N. Minister

The Hindu  

Minister for Housing and Urban Development, S. Muthusamy, on Friday, February 16, 2024, said the Athikadavu-Avinashi Ground Water Recharge and Drinking Water Supply Scheme, could be commissioned only if surplus water was discharged from Bhavanisagar dam into the Bhavani river. Addressing media persons in Erode, the Minister said the ₹1,756.88 crore scheme was designed to fill 1,045 tanks in the …

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Lack of storage facility in Rayalaseema; surplus water to reach sea
2 years, 3 months ago

Lack of storage facility in Rayalaseema; surplus water to reach sea

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Even after the heavy floods hit Rayalaseema region due to incessant rain from upstream Karnataka areas of Krishna and Pennar basins, the region is unable to make use of this water due to poor storage facility. Srisailam reservoir was with full gross storage capacity, but the foreshore water could not be drawn fully to Rayalaseema. The work on the …

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Karnataka CM to convene all-party meeting to discuss Mekedatu project, rules out talks with Tamil Nadu
2 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka CM to convene all-party meeting to discuss Mekedatu project, rules out talks with Tamil Nadu

India Today  

Expressing his government's commitment to implement the Mekedatu project across the river Cauvery, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, while ruling out negotiations with neighbouring Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday said he would be calling an all-party meeting soon, to discuss the legal repercussions and going ahead with the work. He was reacting to objections raised by Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah in …

Karnataka Tamil Nadu Court Water Congress Statement Project
No surplus water in Godavari for inter-linking of rivers: govt.
2 years, 11 months ago

No surplus water in Godavari for inter-linking of rivers: govt.

The Hindu  

The inter-linking of rivers Godavari - Krishna, Krishna - Penna and Penna - Cauvery as proposed in the Union Budget by Finance Minister NIrmala Sitaraman on Tuesday has thrown up a fresh controversy over water availability in the Godavari to take up to Cauvery in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao termed the proposal as “joke of the millennium” …

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Chennai rains: Surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released as heavy downpour lashes city
4 years ago

Chennai rains: Surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released as heavy downpour lashes city

Firstpost  

Chennai: Heavy rains lashed Chennai and its suburbs since early Tuesday, prompting authorities to gear up for releasing surplus water from the Chembarambakkam Reservoir here and alert people living on the banks of the Adyar river to be on the vigil. Officials said about 500 cusecs of surplus water would be released from Chembarambakkam Reservoir, one of the major sources …

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Heavy rains lash Chennai, surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released
4 years ago

Heavy rains lash Chennai, surplus water from Chembarambakkam Reservoir to be released

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu capital Chennai on Tuesday witnessed incessant rains, sending alert for those living on the banks of Adyar river. The authorities are gearing up to release surplus water from the Chembarambakkam Reservoir. According to officials, about 500 cusecs of surplus water will be released from Chembarambakkam Reservoir, which is one of the major sources of the metropolis' water requirements, …

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