Tubewells

Dry’ Punjab draws 1.5 times the water that goes in ground

The Punjab Government may have put on hold the release of new tubewell connections, but the dramatic rate of fall in the ground water level is likely to continue unabated as the existing tubewells

Publication Date:

10/08/2018

Author(s): Ruchika M Khanna

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Tubewells, Groundwater, Fatehgarh Sahib (D), Patiala (D), Ludhiana (D), Water Resources

Water Pollution

Water in Doon bacteria-riddled, unfit to drink: Study

DEHRADUN: Water in all 65 wards in the city is riddled with bacteria and not suitable for drinking, according to a study by a Dehradun-based NGO.

Publication Date:

13/06/2018

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tubewells, Water Quality, Water Pollution

Water Resources

DJB flooded with private borewell pleas

NEW DELHI: Anil Sahai, a middle-aged man from Kapashera, has been making rounds of DJB offices to get a permission for installing a borewell but to no avail.

Publication Date:

18/05/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Groundwater, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Tubewells, Water Resources

Water Resources

Findings by Central Ground Water Board: Groundwater level depleting in Chandigarh, decreased 4 metre in year, says Report

“It has become important for the city to have an alternative source of water.

Publication Date:

16/05/2018

Source: Indian Express (Chandigarh)

Tags:

Chandigarh, Groundwater, Tubewells, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Water Resources

Natural Disasters

Assessing coping strategies in response to drought: A micro level study in the north-west region of Bangladesh

Drought is an extreme and frequent event in the north-west region of Bangladesh and it adversely affects the livelihood of the farming community. Identifying the coping strategies that farmers use in the face of drought is crucial in order to understand how farmers minimize the effects of drought on their production, especially in the face of climatic changes that may impact the occurrence of extreme weather events. The purpose of this study was to assess farmers’ coping strategies for droughts by identifying which strategies are used and the influencing factors.

Publication Date:

02/04/2018

Author(s): Trisna Mardy, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker & et al

Source: Climate

pp:

1-18

Tags:

Droughts, Bangladesh, Farmers, Agriculture, Tubewells, Irrigation, South Asia, Natural Disasters

Water Pollution

900 fall sick due to dirty water in Morena district

Bhopal: Over 900 residents of Remjapura village in Morena district have fallen ill after consuming contaminated water — and the numbers are only increasing.

Publication Date:

20/03/2018

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Morena (D), Drinking Water Quality, Water Pollution, Health Effects, Tubewells

Dams/ Irrigation

Report of 5th Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes

Minor Irrigation sector plays a critical role in agricultural growth and increasing farmer's income. The importance of minor irrigation schemes with short gestation period, lower investments and major share in irrigation cannot be over-emphasised.

Publication Date:

01/11/2017

Source: Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Tags:

Irrigation, India, Statistics, Tubewells, Groundwater, Agriculture

Water Resources

Submit action plan on 4,095 defunct tubewells: HC to govt

PATNA: The Patna high court on Wednesday ordered the state government to submit within four weeks its plan and time frame to make the 4,095 non-functional tubewells for irrigation purposes operatio

Publication Date:

10/08/2017

Source: Times Of India (Patna)

Tags:

Bihar, Tubewells, High Court, Groundwater, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Water Resources

Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding boring of tube wells falling within CRZ area, Mouza Dadanpatra, District Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, 31/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Department of Public Health Engineering - Govt. of West Bengal Vs Society for Direct Initiative for Social & Health Action (DISHA) dated 31/05/2017 regarding digging of tube wells falling within CRZ area, Mouza Dadanpatra, District Purba Medinipur, West Bengal.

Judgement Date:

31/05/2017

Tags:

Tubewells, Medinipur (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Coastal Regulations, Court, West Bengal

Water Resources