Lakes

Nigeria: Shrinking Lake Chad and Challenges Ahead Resuscitation

In this report, CHIKA OKEKE examines issues bordering on resuscitation of Lake Chad and the need for regional governments to tackle the problem headlong.

Publication Date:

23/08/2018

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Water Resources, Lakes, Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, Algeria, Niger, Freshwater Ecosystems, Ecology, Africa

Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding building of high-rise residential apartments in the catchment area of Bellandur Lake, Bangalore, Karnataka, 21/08/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of B. Raghupathy Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/08/2018 regarding M/s. New Ark Project proceeding with a project without mandatory requirement of environmental clearance. The project consists of high-rise residential apartments and a commercial complex. The project involves extraction of ground water, generation of waste, generation of effluents, pollution of water streams, adverse population density and increased vehicular emissions. The project is in the catchment area of Bellandur and/or Varthur Lakes.

Judgement Date:

21/08/2018

Tags:

Construction Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Lakes, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Bangalore, Building Byelaws, Hydrology, Land Use, Urban Planning

Water Pollution

Italy's lakes polluted by trash, untreated sewage: report

Italy's lakes are polluted by trash, microplastics, and untreated sewage, Legambiente environmentalist association said in what was its first national report on freshwater basins on Monday.

Publication Date:

07/08/2018

Source: Xinhua

Tags:

Water Pollution, Lakes, Italy, Sewage, Biodiversity, Freshwater Ecosystems, Europe, Water Quality

Water Resources

HC asks CS be present in the court on condtion of water bodies in the state

Jaipur: The high court has directed the chief secretary to be present in the court on July 27 with a comprehensive water conservation plan to save the dams as the government has been found lacking

Publication Date:

24/07/2018

Source: Times Of India (Jaipur)

Tags:

Water Conservation, Rajasthan, High Court, Lakes, Water Resources

Water Pollution

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Lakes and Rivers, 20/07/2018

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Lakes and Rivers, 20/07/2018. The State-wise details of identified polluted river stretches, including Tamil Nadu, are at Annexure-I. The State-wise status of lakes complying/noncomplying to designated water quality criteria, including Tamil Nadu, is at Annexure-II. State-wise details of rivers covered and funds released under NRCP, including Tamil Nadu, are given at Annexure-III. State-wise details of lakes and wetlands covered as well as funds released under NPCA, including Tamil Nadu, are given at Annexure-IV.

Publication Date:

Friday, July 20, 2018

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Lakes, Rivers, India, Statistics, Parliament, River Pollution, Water Quality

Water Pollution

Karnataka High Court: Why is govt unable to clean Bellandur Lake?

BENGALURU: Wondering as to why the government has not been able to clean up the highly polluted Bellandur Lake for the past three years, the high court on Thursday directed that a senior official s

Publication Date:

13/07/2018

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Lakes, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Water Pollution, Lake Pollution, High Court

Environment

Kattupalli Port expansion: ‘Envisaged’ sea reclamation of 440 hectares threat to Pulicat Lake in Chennai?

Chennai coast will undergo a permanent change when proposed Kattupalli Port expansion plan begins to take shape.

Publication Date:

11/07/2018

Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Ports, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Coastal Regulations, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Lakes, CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Environment

Natural Disasters

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Performance Audit of Flood Management and Response in Chennai and its Suburban Areas

In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The report tabled in Tamil Nadu assembly on July 9, two-and-a-half years after the floods that killed 300 people, claims there was serious failure in the operation of the C

Publication Date:

09/07/2018

Source: Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Tags:

Floods, Flood Control, Disaster Management, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Lakes, Reservoirs, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

Energy

Floating solar power stations soon: CM

‘Will prevent evaporation from lakes’

Publication Date:

13/06/2018

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Policy, Energy Technology, Lakes, Energy

Water Pollution

Increasing pollution a grave threat to Rewalsar lake

The existence of the Rewalsar Lake is at stake due to the increasing pollution level. The lake has turned muddy. Locals are concerned about its conservation, which has religious importance.

Publication Date:

04/06/2018

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Lakes, Rewalsar, Mandi (D), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Water Pollution, Lake Pollution