Agencies Told To Stop Filthy Supply

Bangalore: Asking the authorities to stop supplying contaminated water to many parts of Bangalore, the Karnataka high court on Thursday ordered notice to the state government, BWSSB, BBMP and the KSPCB.

In an effort to spread awareness about conserving groundwater level and proper utilization of rainwater for storage, the groundwater department has chalked out a fresh strategy inducting educationa

The Union agriculture ministry has asked the state government to submit a proposal to create more water storages infrastructure by investing Rs 60,000 crore over within the next three years.

It appears to be yet another wasted monsoon for the State. The State government and local self-government institutions have done precious little to conserve the monsoon rain received this year.

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A simple initiative to recharge the open wells using rainwater harvesting techniques seems to be yielding dividends in enhancing ground water levels in several parts of Thrissur district.

About 8,110 wells of households and institutions have been recharged under the project, with the support of the government, ever since it was launched in 2008. But another nearly 10,000 private wells have also been recharged by their owners using the same methodology, but without government aid.

New Delhi: The committee formed to look into rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge in Delhi as a response to protesters who marched from Mathura to Delhi for the sake of reviving the Yamuna

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Kochi: A study conducted by the groundwater department has detected high presence of metals and chemicals in the wells in the district.
Lead, cadmium, sodium and nitrate were found in the observation wells of the department. The study stated that the depletion of water table might have resulted in increasing groundwater contamination in the district.

Pune: The drought-hit Kamkhera village in Beed taluka is all set to try rainwater harvesting, hoping it would end the dry spell. Half the wells in this village have dried up and villagers here have now invited Pune-based Paranjya to help set up two rainwater harvesting plants.

Paranjya, that has introduced several residential societies in Pune to rainwater harvesting as an effective technique to conserve water, will travel to Beed on May 13 to educate villagers on its benefits.