With the four housing complexes coming under the Goa Pollution Control Board scanner, the Margao Municipal Council on Monday issued strict instructions to the managements of these complexes to immediately stop discharge of sewage into the Xelpem Lake.
Inadequate supply of irrigation water to the tail-end area of Dadu Canal and use of polluted water of Manchhar Lake have cut down agriculture production to half in Sehwan taluka, according to speakers at a seminar held on Sunday.
This paper focuses on the Bangalore wetland region as a case study and analyzes the current situation and scope of the conservation in the catchments area. The major threats to the Bangalore lake originate from human activity in the catchments, resulting in alterations in the water balance and water quality.
Heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni ) concentration in water sediments and fish was analysed from Madivala lake in the month of June 2008. There was an appreciable increase in metal concentrations in going from the water to the sediment samples.The Heavy metal concentration, in water was in the order Pb > Cr > Cd > Ni , in sediments Pb > Cr > Cd > Ni.
Maintaining that the cleanliness in and around the famous Dal lake was indispensable for the sustenance of their livelihood and also for the overall healthy environment, Houseboat Owners
In the present scenario where the rains are delayed and most of Maharashtra has received very little rains, Mumbai will have to reduce its dependence on the adjacent districts for its water requirements. Moreover there is very little to no data available
Udaipur: Three endangered species of tortoises have died in the Kalyansagar lake of the famous Tripureswari temple here during the last fortnight, official sources said on Tuesday.
The district magistrate of South Tripura district, Shantanu Das said one tortoise died on Monday and two others had died during the last fifteen days.
It is often the case with environmental threats that commercial interests in the target area, required to comply with legal prescriptions, are hard hit in the short term. But if they don
