Water Supply

Rural community water supply: sustainable services for all

Approximately two-thirds of a billion rural people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, collect their domestic water from unprotected sources or from engineered but nonetheless distant water points.

Publication Date: 
15/05/2021
Richard C. Carter
Practical Action Publishing Ltd
Tags:
Rural Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Quality, Groundwater, Water Resources, India, Africa, Global
Water Resources

Efficient irrigation and water conservation: evidence from South India

Widespread adoption of efficient irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, has been proposed as a means of limiting groundwater over-exploitation, especially in the intensively farmed and water-stressed South Asia region.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2021
Ram Fishman, Xavier Gine, Hanan G. Jacoby
The World Bank
Tags:
Water Conservation, Irrigation, Groundwater, India
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal groundwater extraction for Prateek Grand City, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 09/04/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajpal Singh Kandhari & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 09/04/2021.

Judgement Date: 
09/04/2021
Tags:
Groundwater, Housing Construction, Buildings, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Ghaziabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tubewells, Compensation, Water Demand
Industry

Joint inspection report on Moon Beverages, Udhyog Kendra, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 08/04/2021

Joint inspection report of the CPCB and UPPCB in compliance to the NGT order, December 2, 2020 in matter of Original Application No. 69/2020 (Sushil Bhatt Vs Moon Beverages Limited & Others).

Judgement Date: 
08/04/2021
Tags:
Industry, Groundwater, Water Demand, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Resources

Master plan for artificial recharge to groundwater in India 2020

Master Plan for artificial Recharge to Groundwater in India was prepared by CGWB in the year 2013, which was the revision of the conceptual plan made in 2002. In view of the active participation of central and State agencies in water conservation, a need was felt to revise the master plan prepared in 2013.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2021
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, India
Industry

Joint committee report on a glue factory, Paloor village, Pernambut taluk, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, 01/04/2021

Joint Committee report in Original Application No 68 of 2016 in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order, February 23, 2021.

The matter related to M/s Quality Glue factory located in Paloor village, Pernambut taluk, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu and manufacturing glue from unwashed/washed animal skin cuttings. The unit is a small scale manufacturing unit functioning since 1991.

Judgement Date: 
01/04/2021
Tags:
Small Scale Industry, Vellore (D), Industrial Pollution, Hides And Skins, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater, Tamil Nadu
Water Resources

Water governance in Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific region has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 250 000 deaths as of March 2021 and a decrease in GDP by 4.3% in ASEAN and by 2.0% in Emerging Asia in 2020.

Publication Date: 
26/03/2021
OECD
Tags:
Water Policy, Governance, Water Resources, Groundwater, India, Asia
Water Resources

Turn the tide: the state of the world’s water 2021

WaterAid releases a new report: “Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water 2021”, which shows how people are losing access to clean water as longer droughts dry up springs, seawater infiltrates groundwater supplies and landslides take out water pumps.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2021
Water Aid
Tags:
Water Supply, Groundwater, Water Resources, Climate Change, Drinking Water, India, Global, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by Arborea Luxury Homes, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 15/03/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarvesh Dangwal Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 15/03/2021 regarding allegation of violation of environmental norms by Arborea Luxury Homes, Tarla Nagal, Kulhan, Dehradun, having a swimming pool and 96 apartments.

Judgement Date: 
15/03/2021
Tags:
Housing Construction, Groundwater, Compensation, Dehradun, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Joint Committee report on extraction of groundwater by Uppal Chadha Hi Tech Developers, Ghaziabad, 09/03/2021

Joint Committee report filed in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order July 14, 2020 in the matter of Mahkar Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh.

Wave City at Ghaziabad and High Tech City at Noida by Real Estate Developers was allegedly extracting groundwater and violating environmental norms, according to an application filed before the NGT by Mahkar Singh.

Judgement Date: 
09/03/2021
Tags:
Housing Construction, Groundwater, Ghaziabad (T), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA)

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