The UT Administration has finally given its nod to the eco-sensitive zone around Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. The decision was taken at a meeting of officials chaired by UT Adviser KK Sharma. The decision was hanging fire for the past two years following differences between various departments.

Recently, the Ministry of Environment and Forests had extended the deadline from February 15 to May 15 as the UT Administration failed to declare the eco-sensitive zone on time.

MNS has now decided to target the Rs 1,500-crore bottled water industry in the state.

The National Green Tribunal, which had directed for the closure of 34 packaged water plants in Noida and Greater Noida, has now directed for the formulation of methods by which the industries can o

Of the 7.2 lakh registered properties in Pune, only 1,411 have installed rainwater harvesting systems as of July 2012, statistics with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) show.

Of the 7.2 lakh registered properties in Pune, only 1,411 have installed rainwater harvesting systems as of July 2012, statistics with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) show.

LG Orders Strict Action Against Illegal Use

New Delhi: If the Delhi Jal Board supply fails you this summer, private water tankers may not be able to bail you out. Alarmed at the rate at which groundwater levels are plummeting in the city, the lieutenant governor has ordered that strict action be taken against anyone found withdrawing groundwater illegally. This will especially apply to those extracting water for commercial purposes.

Chandy lays stress on rainwater harvesting

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has directed officials to ensure that rainwater harvesting pits are made compulsory for all new constructions in the capital district, apart from initiating digging of rain pits under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
Addressing a drought review meeting at the District Collectorate here on Monday, Mr. Chandy said the maximum sum District Collectors could sanction for drought relief projects would be raised to Rs.20 lakh from the existing Rs.5 lakh.

The National Green Tribunal has sought responses of the Centre and DMRC on a plea alleging that around 6.37 crore litres of water is lost every year due to the failure to implement rain water harve

To achieve its goal of ensuring water security in the city, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is planning to conduct a detailed audit of the rainwater harvesting system across Chennai. This comes in the wake of Metro Water preparing a contingency plan to ensure uninterrupted water supply to the city as water levels in reservoirs are slowly dipping.

The development regulations of the CMDA states that rainwater harvesting is mandatory on all premises. The rainwater harvesting structures installed during the AIADMK regime in 2003 helped increase the ground water level in the city, as per a Metro Water monitoring report in 2011.