Lakes

CRT wants CRZ 2018 notification withdrawn

PANJIM: The Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT) has demanded withdrawal of the Coastal Regulation Zone 2018 notification issued by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change on December

Publication Date:

01/01/2019

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Goa, Coastal Regulations, Forests, Lakes, Biodiversity, Ecology, Environment, Environment Act 1986

Water Resources

Imperiled Lake Urmia Reviving: Iranian Official

TEHRAN (Tasnim) It is one of the worst ecological disasters of recent decades, but the shrinking of Iran's great Lake Urmia finally appears to be stabilizing and officials see the start of a reviva

Publication Date:

30/12/2018

Source: Big News Network

Tags:

Iran, Lakes, Lake Pollution

Water Pollution

Parties’ tall claims for rejuvenation of lakes

Though both the major political parties have been making tall claims for rejuvenation of water bodies in the “City of Lakes”, the voters here are disillusioned with their “restricted vision” which

Publication Date:

03/12/2018

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Rajasthan, Lakes, Lake Pollution, Water Pollution, Udaipur (D)

Water Pollution

Lake Dal in Srinagar, India: application of the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology for the analysis of conservation options

The report presents the interim results of the SAVi simulation and analysis. By considering Lake Dal and the surrounding area as an interconnected economic, environmental and social "system," impacts of competing users and associated sources of pollution on the lake's water quality were assessed.

Publication Date:

01/12/2018

Author(s): Andrea M. Bassi, Oshani Perera, Laurin Wuennenberg, Georg Pallaske

Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Tags:

Dal Lake, Lakes, Lake Pollution, Water Quality, Srinagar (D), India

Water Pollution

Spatial and temporal variation in nitrogen fixation and its importance to phytoplankton in phosphorus‐rich lakes

Limnological theory posits that phosphorus (P) limits primary production in freshwater lakes, in part because fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) can compensate for limitations in nitrogen (N) supply to phytoplankton. However, quantitative estimates of the degree to which N2 fixation satisfies planktonic N demand are rare.

Publication Date:

27/11/2018

Author(s): Nicole M. Hayes, Alain Patoine, Heather A. Haig & et al

Source: Freshwater Biology

pp:

1-15

Tags:

Lakes, Freshwater Ecosystems, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Lake Pollution, Waste Disposal, Canada, Eutrophication

Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding drying up of a lake in Delhi, 01/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sachin Goel Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 01/11/2018. Proceedings have been initiated on receipt of a letter alleging that lake at Roshanara Garden, Shakti Nagar, Delhi has dried on account of excessive use of ground water. It is suggested that treated sewage water be channelized into the lake. The same may be supplied by the Delhi Jal Board. Cost of STP may be recovered from the citizens. Untreated sewage water be sourced from Nazafgarh Drain.

Judgement Date:

01/11/2018

Tags:

Lakes, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater, Municipal Corporations

Water Resources

St Cruz locals raise pitch to save Bondvol Lake

PANJIM: The St Cruz residents raised their pitch to save Bondvol Lake from being lost to “unplanned development and land sharks” by holding a special meeting on Sunday evening near the church.

Publication Date:

24/09/2018

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Goa, Lakes, Ecosystems, Land, Ecology, Water Resources

Water Resources

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