New Delhi, April 9 Three villages in the coastal district of Prakasam in Andhra Pradesh have emerged as models of water resilience through community-led rainwater conservation initiatives implemented under the 'Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari' campaign, the Jal Shakti ministry said on Thursday.The...
agricultural land
andhra pradesh
community participation
gram sabha
groundwater recharge
irrigation
jal sanchay
prakasam district
rainwater conservation
rural development
village development
water access
water harvesting
water management
waterstorage
Agartala, March 19 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Thursday that purified drinking water is now being supplied to all 51 wards under the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), supported by an extensive network of treatment and iron-removal plants.Speaking on the fifth day of the...
agartala municipal corporation
amrut mitra
drinking water
groundwater
howrah river
iron removal
manik saha
municipal services
self-help groups
tripura
water infrastructure
water quality monitoring
waterstoragewater supply
water treatment
Mathura (UP), March 16 A four-year-old boy is alleged to have drowned in a septic tank at a house under construction in the Kosikalan town here, police said on Monday.The tank was being used to store water for construction work, they said.Station House Officer Rajkamal Singh said the...
Gandhinagar/Vadodara, March 14 – The construction of a dam across the Mahi River in the village of Poicha, in the Vadodara district, at an estimated cost of ₹349 crore, is currently underway. It is expected to provide irrigation benefits to nearly 29,000 acres of land, the state government...
agricultural water
anand district
chief minister bhupendra patel
dam construction
government initiatives
groundwater recharge
gujarat
infrastructure projects
irrigation
kheda district
mahi river
poicha village
vadodara district
water conservation
water resources
waterstorage
Porbandar/Junagadh, March 13: The Gujarat government has granted administrative approval for a Phase-2 project worth Rs 1,423.4 crore to provide a permanent solution to flooding in the low-lying areas of the Saurashtra region, officials said on Friday.The project aims to protect agricultural...
agricultural land
barada ghed
drainage systems
ghed area
gujarat flood control
infrastructure projects
junagadh district
monsoon season
porbandar district
river channels
river desilting
sorathi ghed
water management
water regulation
waterstorage
Gandhinagar, March 13: The Gujarat government has recovered Rs 1.04 crore from the construction agency after a newly built overhead water tank collapsed during testing in the Surat district. Water Resources and Supply Minister Ishwarsinh Patel informed the state Assembly on Friday.Responding...
construction agency
drinking water
engineering projects
gaypagla group water supply scheme
government investigation
gujarat
hariyal sub headworks
surat district
suspended officials
tadkeshwar village
water infrastructure
waterstoragewater supply
water tank collapse
water tank construction
Gandhinagar/Bhavnagar, March 12: The Gujarat government has granted administrative approval of ₹285 crore for the long-standing Methala dam project in the Bhavnagar district, a scheme expected to provide irrigation to about 6,550 hectares of land across 10 villages while also helping to control...
agricultural land
bhavnagar district
blackbuck national park
forest land
groundwater recharge
gujarat
irrigation
land allocation
methala dam
monpur village
river bagad
salinity control
talaja taluka
vallabhipur taluka
water resources
waterstorage
Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Patil praised the Union Cabinet's approval of an additional ₹1.51 lakh crore for the completion of the Jal Jeevan Mission and urged the industry to adopt measures to ensure water conservation and storage.He made this statement while addressing the 11th...
c.r. patil
delhi
ficci water awards
government funding
haryana
himachal pradesh
india industry water conclave
indus river system
jal jeevan mission
jammu and kashmir
punjab
rajasthan
water conservation
water management
water resources
waterstorage
Puducherry, March 4 The Puducherry government has developed a comprehensive project to repair, renovate, and restore 78 irrigation tanks under the Centrally sponsored PMKSY and "more crop per drop" scheme in the Union Territory.The Public Works Department of the territorial government obtained...
agricultural productivity
centrally sponsored schemes
flood management
groundwater recharge
infrastructure development
irrigation tanks
non-system tanks
pmksy
pradhan mantri krishi sinchayee yojana
public works department
puducherry government
system tanks
water management
water spread area
waterstorage
Chennai, March 4. Rapid and unplanned urban growth is putting increasing pressure on the water resources of the Chennai river basin, raising concerns about the city's long-term water security. A new data-based assessment has warned that the steady disappearance of traditional water storage...
chennai river basin
climate change
groundwater recharge
rainwater harvesting
sewage treatment
tamil nadu
tank systems
urban growth
water demand
water evaluation and adaptation planning
water management
water quality
water resources
waterstoragewater supply
Wayanad, February 28 – A disaster that devastated lives and landscapes in Wayanad has given rise to one of Kerala’s most ambitious rehabilitation efforts, spanning 49 hectares.On Sunday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the newly-built resettlement township near Kalpetta, a...
community centre
disaster relief
engineering, procurement, and construction (epc)
flooding
green building
housing
kerala
rehabilitation
renewable energy
resettlement township
solar energy
solid waste management
uralungal labour contract co-operative society
waterstorage
wayanad
Gandhinagar, February 23 – Gujarat will deepen 10 ponds in every taluka as part of a statewide water conservation drive launched on Monday, with the state government aiming to further raise groundwater levels ahead of the monsoon.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel formally launched the Sujalam...
check dams
environmental management
flood control
groundwater management
gujarat
gujarat government
pond deepening
public participation
rainwater harvesting
rural development
sujalam sufalam jal abhiyan
water conservation
water resources
waterstoragewater supply
Itanagar, February 18 The 2,880-MW Dibang hydroelectric project, under construction in Arunachal Pradesh, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of the diversion tunnel, officials said on Wednesday.The final blast marking the breakthrough of diversion tunnel-3 was...