Water Resources

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding Cauvery water dispute, 21/03/2017

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 21/03/2017 regarding Cauvery water dispute. The basic prayer in these interlocutory applications is that the State of Kerala should not utilize the water more than that has been allocated to it by the award under challenge and also to stop certain constructions (check dams).

Judgement Date: 
21/03/2017
Tags:
Cauvery, Water Disputes, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Supreme Court, Water Demand, Water Distribution
Water Resources

Court restrains water sale from Tamirabarani in Tamil Nadu

The Tamirabarani river is a part of the ecological and cultural landscape, and traditions of the people of Tamil Nadu. Unfortunately, public resources like the river water are sold at throwaway prices to corporations, who in turn resell the water either in the form of packaged drinking water or as aerated beverages. The political economy of the river and the state’s industrial plans, require radical rethinking.

Publication Date: 
04/03/2017
S Rajendran, S Ramaswamy
Economic and Political Weekly
52
9
1-7
Tags:
Rivers, Tamil Nadu, Water Supply, High Court, Water Distribution, Tirunelveli (D), Industry, PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Water Resources

Managing multi-purpose water infrastructure: a review of international experience

In this paper, the term multi-purpose water infrastructure (MPWI) encompasses all man-made water systems, including dams, dykes, reservoirs and associated irrigation canals and water supply networks, which may be used for more than one purpose (for economic, social and environmental activities).

Publication Date: 
15/02/2017
Meleesa Naughton, Nicole DeSantis, Alexandre Martoussevitch
OECD
Tags:
Water Management, Dams, Reservoirs, Hydroelectricity, Irrigation, Water Distribution, Global, Canal Irrigation
Water Resources

Osmansagar fence bares Telangana government's violation

Hyderabad: A fresh investigation by the petitioner Mr.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Osmansagar, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Lakes, Water Distribution, Ecosystems, Water Resources
Water Supply

कागजों में उलझी 30 हजार लोगों की प्यास

कागजों में उलझी 30 हजार लोगों की प्यासकागजों में उलझी 30 हजार लोगों की प्यास

Publication Date: 
18/01/2017
Dainik Jagran (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), Drinking Water, Water Distribution, Water Supply
Water Supply

The nature of urban household water demand and consumption in Makhado Local Municipality: A case study of Makhado Newtown

Water crisis has become a norm worldwide as many countries are entering an era of severe water shortage. Water plays a vital role within households though urban water authorities and water planners are struggling to satisfy the growing urban water demands and at the same time failing to achieve sustainable urban water systems. Water consumption was guided by a Calculation by Grag 2011.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2017
Luvimba Ramulongo, N. S. Nethengwe, A. Musyoki
Procedia Environmental Sciences
37
182-194
Tags:
Water Demand, Water Distribution, South Africa, Urban Water Supply, Municipal Corporations, Drinking Water Scarcity
Water Resources

Ground water year book 2015-16: NCT Delhi

Ground Water Year Book is based on the information generated by monitoring of ground water observation wells of NCT-Delhi during the field Season of 2015-16. The water requirement in National Capital Territory of Delhi is increasing at a rapid pace mainly due to ever increasing population and its associated demands.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2016
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Delhi, Water Resources, Groundwater Quality, Water Distribution, Water Demand
Water Resources

Order of the Madras High Court regarding soft drink companies using Tamirabarani River water, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, 21/11/2016

Order of the Madras High Court in the matter of Dr. D. A. Prabakar Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 21/11/2016 regarding Pepsi Cola and Coca Cola in the SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Gangaikondan Village, Maanur Taluk, Tirunelveli District using water from Tamirabarani River for the purpose of manufacturing soft drinks and mineral waters.

Judgement Date: 
21/11/2016
Tags:
Rivers, Tirunelveli (D), Soft Drinks Industry, Water Demand, Water Distribution, High Court, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Tamil Nadu
Water Supply

Water rationing introduced as Bolivia drought worsens

Water shortages are affecting more than 300,000 people in La Paz. [Aizar RALDES/AFP]

Publication Date: 
21/11/2016
Al Jazeera
Tags:
Water Supply, Drinking Water, Droughts, Bolivia, Water Distribution, Natural Disasters, El Nino
Water Resources

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding sharing of Ravi-Beas river waters, 10/11/2016

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of the Punjab Termination of Agreement Act 2004 regarding sharing of Ravi-Beas river waters dated 10/11/2016.

Supreme Court in its Order said the Agreement (dated 31st December, 1981 about sharing of waters of Ravi and Beas rivers) "could not have been unilaterally terminated by one of the parties and if any party or any State does so such unilateral action of a particular State has to be declared contrary to the Constitution of India as well as the provisions of the Inter State Water Disputes Act, 1956. "

Judgement Date: 
10/11/2016
Tags:
Ravi, Beas, Rivers, Water Disputes, Water Distribution, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Supreme Court

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