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Study says north India lost 450 cubic km of groundwater in 2 decades
The amount of water lost from 2002 to 2021 is 37 times the full capacity of India's largest reservoir, Indira Sagar Dam according to the study.
Published on Jul 07, 2024 01:23 PM IST
Groundwater table rose by 3m in Nilothi, Najafgarh: Report on Delhi lakes
The report, ‘Back from the Brink: Rejuvenating India’s Lakes, Ponds, and Tanks – A Compendium of Success Stories’, looked at 250 water bodies from 22 states.
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Punjab agri experts raise concern over water-guzzling spring maize
PAU experts said the focus should be on replacing paddy with maize, which has higher economics, during karif season
Updated on May 13, 2024 08:42 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Greater Noida authority to revive ponds to recharge water table
Authority officials said in Greater Noida, the groundwater level dropped from 6.66 metres to 12.75 metres over the past five years-- a fall of 91.41%
Updated on Dec 02, 2023 05:06 AM IST
Vinod Rajput, Greater Noida
Army’s Rising Star Corps makes 23 ponds in forward areas
This will also aid in motivating the masses to strive for water conservation and encourage optimal utilisation of soil excavated from the water bodies to boost infrastructural projects leading towards overall prosperity of masses
Published on Sep 08, 2023 10:34 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Delhi govt’s Palla floodplain project enters fifth phase
The Palla floodplain extends along 25km of the Yamuna and contains aquifers that are perennial sources of drinking water for Delhi
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 11:35 PM IST
This Mumbai man gave up his career to setup rainwater harvesting systems in schools
The process starts with the digging of a 10x10 feet pit, which is covered with a drum which has holes around it to accumulate rainwater. In the next step, the drum is connected to the terrace using PVC pipes. As soon as the rainwater starts seeping into the ground, the groundwater table is recharged.
Published on Jul 24, 2019 03:16 PM IST
Mumbai | Asian News International
Pre-monsoon dry spell in Bihar sets off Kharif worries
The delay in monsoon and aberrations in normal rains are likely to impact the cultivation of paddy in Bihar, one of the leading rice producing states in the country.
Updated on Jun 26, 2019 10:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Subhash Pathak
Concrete bases choking trees at DDA’s open gyms: Activists
Verhaen Khanna, founder of New Delhi Nature Society (NDNS), said outdoor gyms could be set up without cementing the grass and soil. He said concretisation would affect the groundwater table.
Published on Jun 20, 2019 02:37 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Only 120 of 627 rainwater harvesting pits in Gurugram cleaned
“So far 120 pits have been cleaned and the work is ongoing. We have empanelled an agency that is desilting all pits across the city. We would meet the target by the end of this month,” MCG executive engineer Dharamvir Mallik said.
Updated on Jun 18, 2019 08:32 AM IST
Gurugram | Kartik Kumar
Treated waste water from Noida Sector 168 STP to irrigate green belts, parks
The Noida authority had on May 17, 2017, started the project of connecting the Sector 168 STP with nearby green areas via pipelines. The objective behind this project was to stop the misuse of groundwater for irrigation purposes and to make sure that untreated waste did not go into the Yamuna.
Published on May 13, 2019 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida | Vinod Rajput, Noida
Once ‘city of ponds’, Dharbhanga now grappling with acute water shortage
The groundwater table in Darbhanga has plummeted, and at several places in the district, residents have been using submersible pumps. A large number of hand pumps have failed to draw up any water because of the severe depletion of the groundwater level.
Published on May 10, 2019 03:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Darbhanga | Bishnu K Jha
43 villages in Pune district show severe ground water depletion
These 43 villages are spread across seven out of 14 tehsils of in the district, where the ground water levels have fallen by between one metre to three metres.
Published on May 05, 2019 11:40 PM IST
Pune | Shrinivas Deshpande
MCG sets June 15 deadline to clean rainwater harvesting pits
The development holds importance as last year, the MCG was only able to finalise a contractor in the second week of July for cleaning rainwater harvesting pits, by which time monsoon had already set in.
Published on Apr 26, 2019 12:13 AM IST
Gurugram | Kartik Kumar
High Court seeks report on groundwater extraction in Gurugram
According to data obtained from the agricultural department’s groundwater cell, from 2014 to 2018, the groundwater table fell by 2.5 metres in Gurugram district and by 3 metres in Gurugram city. The department of agriculture also found that in 2018, the district overdrew on its groundwater reserves by 226%.
Published on Apr 19, 2019 05:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | HT Correspondent
NGT stops illegal groundwater use at Appu Ghar
Monday’s order came in response to a 2017 petition filed by city-based activist Harinder Dhingra against International Recreation & Amusement Park – the company which runs Appu Ghar – and HSVP.
Updated on Mar 30, 2019 08:08 AM IST
Gurugram | Prayag Arora-Desai
Rainwater harvesting, laying plastic roads high on MCG agenda in 2019
MCG commissioner Yashpal Yadav says this work would permanently solve two of city’s most perennial problems.
Updated on Jan 04, 2019 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Dry Marathwada favours water-guzzling sugarcane
As the drought intensifies over the 2019 summer months and tankers pile up in Marathwada, an old debate will yet again get replayed in the state. Does sugarcane, a crop not compatible in a rain-deficit area like Marathwada aggravate drought?
Updated on Nov 06, 2018 04:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ketaki Ghoge, Aurangabad/beed
Dahisar river is worth a dam: BMC, forest dept nod for plan
Dam to come up downstream from boating area inside SGNP, help restore rainwater.
Published on Sep 22, 2018 06:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai
Gurugram villagers claim ‘vilayati babool’ trees drying Aravallis, depleting groundwater level
Residents of Gairatpur Baas and Mohammadpur Gujar villages say that 75 to 80% concentration of mesquite or Vilayti Babool trees in the region led to extreme water scarcity so much so that wild life in the region has started encroaching into the villages for water.
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 11:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Anurit Kanti and Leena Dhankhar