It seems that things are becoming favourable for the ailing Gomti. The UP chief secretary had directed the irrigation department to restore the flow in the river and remove encroachment from its banks right from Pilibhit to Ghazipur.

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The quality of river water is an area of concern in Uttar Pradesh, if the State of Environment report, 2010 is to be believed. The report, released on Sunday by directorate of environment, UP, reveals that between 2004 and 2008, water quality indicators in many cases are negative.

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The past few years have seen more and more fourwheelers and two-wheelers zipping across the city roads. But, surprising as it may sound, this trend may affect our health in the long run.

Varanasi: For the promotion of green or non-conventional energy sources, the Jatropha Mission Cell, Department of Planning, is taking initiative to expand its activities in eastern UP.

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LUCKNOW: With a dying Yamuna failing to meet its growing demand, the city of Taj is now waiting for Gangajal to tide over its water woes.

An ambitious and somewhat bizarre project to fetch Ganga water to Agra built by the Mughals on the banks of the Yamuna from a canal 140 km away in Bulandshahr, was launched in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2005.

LUCKNOW: The fact that Gomti's flow and level have reduced drastically has caught the attention of the government which is now mulling to constitute a river conservation unit for its restoration and conservation. The river, reeling under the bane of pollution and encroachment, has its flow reduced to one-third and is in an urgent need of revival.

LUCKNOW: In an effort to conserve biodiversity in the state, grasslands will be developed and managed in the best possible manner. Speaking on the occasion of International Biodiversity Day on Sunday, state forest minister Fateh Bahadur Singh said that the staggering green cover of Uttar Pradesh is a challenge to the forest department.