VARANASI: A noted river scientist has requested Union transport & highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari to ensure adequate water flow in Ganga before beginning any programme of waterways

One of the initial tasks in hand for the Modi government should be to restore the ecological flow of the Ganga, environmentalists say

Environmentalists are irked with the delay in constitution of a biodiversity management board by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).

They will hit ecology and biodiversity as far away as Assam

A report commissioned by the Central Water Commission has recommended scrapping of 15 of the 44 dams planned across the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh. It has also suggested stricter regulations for the ones that are to be built in future.

Way back in 1986, Rajiv Gandhi launched the Ganga Action Plan. But years later, after much water (sewage) and money have flowed down the river, it is as bad as it could get. Why are we failing, and what needs to be done differently to clean this and many other rivers?

According to recent estimates by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), faecal coliform levels in the mainstream of the river - some 2,500 kilometres from Gangotri to Diamond Harbour - remain above the acceptable level in all stretches, other than its upper reaches.

Experts Say They Have No Idea Why Plan Is Being Revised

There is little hope for ecologically sensitive zones in the national capital region (NCR), including the Aravalis and the riverine ecosystems of Yamuna, Hindon, Sahibi and Kali. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) is revising its Regional Plan 2021, but the new draft plan seems to be “diluting” the only environmental safeguards the plan had.

20 agencies have been entrusted with mapping and sand auditing of 20 rivers in State

The Assembly Committee on Environment will keep a tab on the river mapping and sand auditing being undertaken by various agencies on 20 river systems in Kerala.

Govt Fails To Save Riverine Ecosystem; Also Unable To Improve Air Quality, Contain Private Vehicle Surge

If the Congress government’s performance were measured on the yardstick of urban ecology, it would fail miserably at least on one count—the Yamuna.
Despite repeated promises of cleaning up, the river’s condition has been deteriorating by the day. However,the issue is not entirely of pollution—the flow of water in the Delhi stretch of the river is not adequate.