India is considering 76 river-linking projects to address water scarcity in some parts of the world’s second-most populous nation, according to the government.

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the much awaited Ken-Betwa river link which will benefit Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in terms of meeting irrigation, drinking water and electr

The National Democratic Alliance government will execute the Ken-Betwa rivers (both flow in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh) linking project on a priority basis, Water Resources Minister Uma Bhart

UPA-II had dumped the project

Buoyed up with BJP’s victory in general elections, state chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said he will expedite his demand for Ken-Betwa river linking project. The UPA-II had dumped the project. The project will be on top priority once Narendra Modi takes the saddle from Manmohan Singh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 24/04/2014 regarding sewage and solid waste discharged from residential areas located in Mandideep, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/5-2014(CZ)(OA)_24Apr2014.pdf

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Neeraj Chourasiya Vs. State of M.P. & 4 Ors. dated 04/03/2014 regarding pollution being caused in the river Betwa as a result of allowing untreated sewage to flow into the river at Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/28-2014(CZ)(OA)_4Mar2014.pdf

BHOPAL: The central zone bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday, served notices on Central and state government agencies following a petition filed by a Bhopal-based activist, alleging p

Connecting Ken-Betwa To Be First Of 30 Projects Costing 5,60,000cr

New Delhi: After almost a decade of political objections and green opposition, the Cabinet is likely to clear on Thursday the ambitious project to inter-link rivers, beginning with the process of connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers in Madhya Pradesh.

DMs Directed To Ensure Ban In Their Areas

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments on a plea alleging that illegal sand mining is still going on in some districts of the two states.

Illegal sand mining is a lucrative business in Uttar Pradesh with all the major rivers in the State mined by the mining mafia with strong political links.

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