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Water conservation project in limbo as drought looms [1]

Rs. 44.19-crore project to build check-dams has been shelved

A Rs. 44.19-crore proposal by the Minor Irrigation department to construct check-dams in the district to preserve the water table has been shelved with the State government refusing to spare funds.

Publication Date: 
27/03/2014
Krishnadas Rajagopal [2]
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [3]
Tags:
Kerala [4], Kozhikode (D) [5], Check Dam [6], Groundwater [7], Water Conservation [8], Drinking Water Scarcity [9], Groundwater Recharge [10], Droughts [11], Water Resources [12]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/water-conservation-project-limbo-drought-looms
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/krishnadas-rajagopal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kozhikode-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/check-dam
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-recharge
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/droughts
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources