The Union Urban Development Ministry has constituted a working group to suggest ways for the preservation of water bodies in the urban areas. Rapid disappearance of water bodies from the urban landscape has sounded an alarm vis-à-vis water shortfall and has also put a considerable strain on States’ spending to meet the demand for water.
A case in point is Bangalore, which despite having a Lake Development Authority that is considered a model worth replicating, is being forced to spend Rs. 3,000 crore a year on electricity, which is consumed for supplying water from the Cauvery.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/saving-urban-water-bodies
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/smriti-kak-ramachandran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangalore-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cauvery
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-urban-development
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
