Water Supply

Water supply improves in 12 UCs: WASA

The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) yesterday claimed improving situation of water availability in 13 union councils of the PP-06.

Publication Date: 
25/08/2015
Nation (Pakistan)
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Pakistan, Tubewells, Groundwater, South Asia, Drinking Water Scarcity
Water Pollution

City groundwater depleting, at risk of contamination

Greater reliance on heavy tube wells to meet the drinking water requirement of the city and unscientific exploitation is slowly depleting and polluting groundwater here.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2015
Sumit Hakhoo
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Pollution, Drinking Water, Groundwater Pollution, Environmentalists, Tubewells
Water Resources

Shrinking Gomti's flow, a major concern for experts

The state government has extensive plans for Gomti's channelization and riverfront development but the environment experts are more concerned about constantly shrinking river-flow.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2015
Priyanka Singh
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gomti, Water Pollution, Groundwater, Tubewells, Geological Survey Of India (GSI), Ecosystems, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)
Water Resources

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding excess extraction of ground water in Punjab, 20/07/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Safal Bharat Guru Parampara Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 20/07/2015 regarding the policy of the State of Punjab for providing free electricity to the farmers for agricultural purposes, to lay down concrete steps to check the amount of ground water pumped by the farmers of state of Punjab and order a complete ban on the plantation of eucalyptus trees in view of the fact that the said trees require huge amount of water.

Judgement Date: 
20/07/2015
Tags:
Groundwater, Punjab, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eucalyptus, Electricity, Groundwater Irrigation, Groundwater Pollution, Subsidies, Tubewells
Water Supply

Water crisis: Lack of power back-up for tubewells to blame

Generators not installed despite recommendations from F&CC

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
Rajinder Nagarkoti
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Chandigarh, Tubewells, Municipal Corporation, Drinking Water Scarcity
Water Resources

Depleting water table leaves Ambala farmers high and dry

Many suspend paddy sowing, dig up new borewells for irrigation

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
Manish Sirhindi
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Groundwater, Ambala (D), Irrigation, Farmers, Agriculture, Tubewells, Water Resources
Health

Renal Failure Scare in Ganjam Village

BERHAMPUR: The claims of the Central and State Governments notwithstanding, safe drinking water remains a distant dream for many in Ganjam district.

Publication Date: 
23/06/2015
Sisir Panigrahy
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Ganjam, Drinking Water, Renal Failure, Tribals, Tubewells, Water Pollution
Health

Status and mitigation of arsenic contamination in groundwater in India

High arsenic concentrations in groundwater in different states of India have become a major cause of concern in recent years. The groundwater in the past was considered to be safe for drinking purposes, but now it is recognized that many shallow tube wells contain arsenic at concentrations higher than the safe limit set for drinking purpose by WHO (1993). It is becoming an emerging issue in the water supply and health related sectors of India.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
C. P. Kumar
International Journal of Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Tags:
Groundwater, India, Water Treatment Technology, Bihar, West Bengal, Groundwater Quality, Tubewells, Drinking Water
Water Resources

Raj report on 'lost Saraswati' may get Central nod by June

JAIPUR: The mystery over the existence of Saraswati river, it seems, may soon be solved.

Publication Date: 
12/06/2015
Saurabh Sharma
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Saraswati, Groundwater, Ministry Of Water Resources, Bikaner (D), Jaisalmer (D), Tubewells, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Water Resources
Climate Change

Dynamics of well irrigation systems and CO2 emissions in different agroecosystems of South Central India

Water application systems under wells extracting groundwater are one of the major factors influencing climate change in the agricultural sector. In the context of growing demand for adaption of pressurized irrigation with electric pumps in South Central India, the present study was undertaken to assess the carbon dioxide emission (CO2 e) for different irrigation systems.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
10/06/2015
K. S. Reddy, M. Kumar, V. Maruthi & et al
Current Science
2063-2070
Tags:
Irrigation, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Agriculture, Tubewells, Groundwater Irrigation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rice, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Vegetables, Green House Gases

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