The Union Government has decided in principle to bail out Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh from the repeated fury of the Ghaggar river by sanctioning a Rs 1,150-crore national project. The project will aim to use the flood water for ground water recharging in the region.

The Haryana government plans to create two artificial lakes in the state to recharge ground water. The first of these lakes

Chandigarh Haryana government planned to install recharge shafts in sweet water zones to minimise depletion of underground water table and damage caused by the floods in the state.

While stating this here on Sunday, state finance and irrigation minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav said that initially the project would be launched on pilot basis and about 100 recharge shafts in different pockets of th

LUCKNOW: An ambitious groundwater recharge project in 116 parks of the city may end up contaminating the city groundwater. Experts feel that deep pits and wells being dug up in the parks under this project may work as an open passage for pesticides and other harmful elements.

The project is being undertaken in joint collaboration of Central groundwater board and state groundwater department.

JAIPUR: Taking cognisance of depleting ground water level in the state, the government is ready to make serious efforts to recharge ground water table this year. Before the monsoon the state government will construct and monitor water harvesting plants in houses.

This year the government plans to develop 2,500 water harvesting structure in the state.

Jaipur: If you think your house sans a rain harvesting structure looks fine, think again, for without it, you could end up in jail!

Starting Monday, the Jaipur Development Authority will start a drive against the houses constructed in area of 300 square metres or above, to check for water harvesting facilities.

House owners who do not construct the water harvesting system after recei

Gandhinagar: The Nano-land Sanand and Gandhinagar have over exploited their ground water resources. The state government has classified 40 talukas as overexploited, including Daskroi and Sanand in Ahmedabad district.