Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding preponing of date of transplantation of paddy crop from 20th June, 2019 to 13th June, 2019, Punjab, 04/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jai Gopal Dhiman Vs Department of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Govt. of Punjab & Others dated 04/07/2019 regarding preponing of date of transplantation of paddy crop from 20th June, 2019 to 13th June, 2019 in the State of Punjab will lead to further depletion of ground water level and not conducive to the environment. The applicant has relied upon a report prepared by the Department of Water Resources and Central Ground Water Authority to the effect that 79% area of State of Punjab is over-exploited in respect of ground water.

Judgement Date: 
04/07/2019
Tags:
Rice, Punjab, Irrigation, Groundwater, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Resources

Haryana: Situation of groundwater peculiar in Ambala

AMBALA: The groundwater situation in Ambala region is peculiar and there is an urgent need of keeping a check on the water wastage especially in the rural and industrial areas told the officials of

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Groundwater, Ambala (D), Tubewells, Panchayats, Water Supply, Water Resources
Water Resources

National compilation on dynamic ground water resources of India, 2017

The report 'National Compilation on Dynamic Groundwater Resources of India, 2017' is a compilation of State-wise assessment carried out jointly by CGWB and State Groundwater Departments at periodical intervals under the supervision of State level Committee of the respective States/UTs and under overall guidance of Central Level Expert Group.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Resources, Groundwater Recharge, India
Water Resources

Punjab among states reporting over-exploitation of groundwater: Govt data

Punjab ranks the highest in the country for over-exploitation of groundwater, government data shows.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Groundwater, Haryana, Groundwater Regulation, Water Resources
Water Supply

Multi-hazard groundwater risks to the drinking water supply in Bangladesh: challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Groundwater currently provides 98 percent of all the drinking water supply in Bangladesh.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2019
Mohammad Shamsudduha, George Joseph, Sabrina S. Haque, & et al
The World Bank
Tags:
Groundwater, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Bangladesh
Water Resources

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Groundwater Resources in India, 27/06/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Groundwater Resources in India, 27/06/2019. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring, four times a year, on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country. As per the pre-monsoon water level data (2018), the deeper ground water level (more than 40 meters below ground level) has been observed in the isolated pockets in some of the States/UTs. State-wise depth to water level and distribution of percentage of wells for the Period of Pre-monsoon, 2018 is given at Annexure I.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Resources, India, Statistics, Parliament
Water Resources

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion in Groundwater Level, 27/06/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion in Groundwater Level, 27/06/2019. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring four times a year in different States.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Conservation, India, Statistics, Parliament
Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemical Contamination of Water, 27/06/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemical Contamination of Water, 27/06/2019. State-wise details of areas affected by Arsenic and other contaminants viz. Salinity, Fluoride, Nitrate, Lead, Cadmium and Chromium in ground water, as per data available with CGWB are given at Annexure.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Arsenic, Groundwater, India, Statistics, Parliament
Water Resources

Groundwater level has increased by 0.6 metres

Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director

Publication Date: 
25/06/2019
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Groundwater, Monsoons, Water Distribution, Water Supply, Water Resources
Water Resources

Govt to states: Integrate all water depts like Jal Shakti Ministry

To increase piped water coverage from the existing low 18 per cent to 100 per cent coverage by 2024, the Centre has requested all states to adopt an approach similar to the newly-formulated Jal Sha

Publication Date: 
12/06/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Scarcity, Groundwater, Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Arunachal

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