Water Resources

Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Amendment Bill, 2023

The Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh on April 06, 2023, published the Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management), Amendment Bill, 2023 to further amend the Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Amendment Bill, 2005, This shall come into force on such

Publication Date: 
06/04/2023
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Management, Groundwater Regulation, Himachal Pradesh
Water Resources

Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Amendment Bill, 2023

The Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh on April 06, 2023, published the Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management), Amendment Bill, 2023 to further amend the Himachal Pradesh Ground Water (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Amendment Bill, 2005, This shall come into force on such

Publication Date: 
06/04/2023
Government of Himachal Pradesh
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Management, Groundwater Regulation, Himachal Pradesh
Water Resources

Guidelines to regulate and control groundwater extraction 2023

The Central Ground Water Authority on March 29, 2023, issued an amendment to notification no. S.O. 3289 (E) September 24, 2020, which states “The guidelines to regulate and control groundwater extraction”.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2023
Central Ground Water Authority
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Quality, Industry, India
Water Resources

Guidelines to regulate and control groundwater extraction 2023

The Central Ground Water Authority on March 29, 2023, issued an amendment to notification no. S.O. 3289 (E) September 24, 2020, which states “The guidelines to regulate and control groundwater extraction”.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2023
Central Ground Water Authority
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Quality, Industry, India
Water Resources

Twenty second report on groundwater: a valuable but diminishing resource

A parliamentary standing committee has recommended restricting free electricity to the farmers to curtail the misuse of groundwater. Over exploitation of groundwater for irrigation has become a major challenge in Punjab and Haryana.

Publication Date: 
20/03/2023
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Resources, Groundwater Pollution, India, Parliament, Water Management
Industry

Industry extracting groundwater more than it was allocated in Bawal industrial town, Rewari, Haryana, 06/03/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra Vs Central Ground Water Authority & Others dated 06/03/2022.

Grievance in the application is against illegal extraction of ground water by M/s Mitsui Kingzoku Components India Pvt. Ltd. in Rewari district in Haryana.

According to the applicant, NOC was granted to the project proponent by the ground water authority for groundwater abstraction up to 30m3/day, not exceeding 18,000 m3/year. But much more extraction is taking place.

Judgement Date: 
06/03/2023
Tags:
Industry, Groundwater, Water Demand, Rewari (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding extraction of groundwater for commercial purpose, Ghaziabad area, Uttar Pradesh, 03/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of  Khem Chand Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 03/01/2023.

The matter is related to illegal extraction of groundwater through submersible pump for sale in Ghaziabad area of Uttar Pradesh. The area is already in the category of “over exploited area” and thereby not only contaminating groundwater but also creating scarcity in the availability of drinking water to the local residents, the application filed by Khem Chand, an advocate by profession read.

Judgement Date: 
03/01/2023
Tags:
Groundwater, Ghaziabad (D), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Resources

Ground water year book - India 2021-22

Ground Water Year Book is prepared annually by CGWB depicting changes in ground water regime of the country through different seasons. It is an effort to obtain information on ground water levels through representative monitoring wells. The important attributes of ground water regime monitoring are ground water level.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2023
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Rainfall, Water Resources, Groundwater Quality, India, Statistics
Water Resources

Report filed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board regarding illegal extraction of groundwater by water units, Maharashtra, 27/10/2022

Report filed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in the matter of Vijaysigh Dubbal & Others Vs MPCB & Others dated 27/10/2022.

The matter related to illegal extraction of groundwater by units involved in water selling business.

Judgement Date: 
27/10/2022
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Demand, Water Distribution, Maharashtra, Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA)
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorized withdrawal of groundwater in major cities of Uttar Pradesh, 17/10/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arti Vs Central Ground Water Authority & Others dated 17/10/2022.

The matter related to unauthorized withdrawal of groundwater in major cities of Uttar Pradesh. The court noted that there is large scale illegal extraction of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh by hotels, marriage halls, party lawns including in areas which are scarce in availability of groundwater.

Judgement Date: 
17/10/2022
Tags:
Groundwater, Uttar Pradesh, Water Demand, Water Distribution, Hotels, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

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