Tag: Rivers

Rivers national assets, make Yamuna & Ghaggar pollution free: Khattar

Khattar said plans should also be made on a large-scale so that maximum reuse of treated water can be done in sectors like irrigation, thermal power plants, industrial and horticulture.

October 13, 2022

HP CM calls for mechanism to check silt on fertile land

Jai Ram Thakur called for proper retaining walls and safety measures to be taken to save the precious land of the farmers while presiding over a meeting with senior officers of the Bhakra Beas Management Board and state government.

July 19, 2022

Let’s save our rivers

Further, the introduction of non-native species - such as fish, invertebrates, and vegetation - can have almost immediate ecological effects and economic consequences, potentially compounded by river interlinking.

August 9, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister proposes canalisation of three state rivers to Centre

According to Amarinder Singh, the move would help the state enhance its Jal Shakti to encourage diversity in agriculture, promote quality urbanisation, set up colonies, and speed up industrialisation for better and quicker economic emancipation of the citizens.

October 3, 2019

India Met department issues red warning as 29 dead in flood-hit Bihar

With water levels of rivers surging due to continuous downpour, Central Water Commission (CWC) has said, river Bagmati is flowing in severe flood situation and is expected to rise at Dheng Bridge, Runisaidpur in Sitamarhi district and Benibad in Muzzafarpur district.

September 30, 2019

India no longer bound to follow Indus Water Treaty as Pak supports terror: Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari further said that India has started studying the matter internally and that the water will be diverted to Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.

May 9, 2019

‘Not concerned if India diverts water’: Pak after Govt decides to block flow of 3 rivers

Following the Pulwama attack, India had immediately revoked the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status accorded to Pakistan in 1996 and also hiked tariff on imports from Pakistan by 200 per cent.

February 22, 2019

Do not pollute rivers after festive season is over

Fall in love with rivers and save fresh water source.

November 14, 2018

A tale of three rivers

Recently I read an amazing historical novel, written in the backdrop of the Turkish invasion in Bengal during the Hindu-Buddhist era. This is a fantastic literary work by Shawkat Ali, one of the most famous novelists in Bangladesh, entitled ‘Prodoshe Prakritojon’ (Oppressed people in the Dusk). This unique novel has been developed by the culture,...

September 28, 2018

From an enemy to a friend

I was mortally afraid of water as a child. I grew up in India and crossed numerous rivers in rickety steamers and puny, undulating boats. I heard cruel stories of helpless men and women gobbled up by giant waves. Water represented something immense and implacable, a merciless monster. My father sensed this and wanted me...

September 17, 2018

Around two rivers

The ninth Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Meeting was held in Singapore on August 2. The conference was preceded by the 10th MGC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on August 1. The meeting was co-chaired by Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand and Gen V.K. Singh (Retd.), Minister of State for External Affairs. Senior...

August 18, 2018

Rivers of despair

James Rennell, an Englishman, prepared a Bengal Atlas, which was dedicated to Lord Clive in 1780. The map shows the Ganga flowing towards the East and then meandering towards Murshidabad district as Baugrutty (presently Bhagirathi) that was flowing southwards. The reasons for the Bhagirathi’s disconnection from the Ganga are unknown. However, there was reportedly a...

July 12, 2018

Rivers may swell after heavy rainfall, Centre warns 5 states

A forecast by India Meteorological Department indicates that “heavy to very heavy rainfall” is likely at a few places and “extremely heavy fall” at isolated places over Konkan and Goa, central Maharashtra from June 7-12.

June 6, 2018

Saving Bangladesh rivers from dying is a daunting task

Experts and environmentalists have criticised Bangladesh's environment agency for its decision to declare four dying rivers around Dhaka as ecologically critical areas (ECA). The department of environment (DoE), which can declare any area as ecologically critical according to the 1995 Environment Conservation Act, has drawn the flak after Environment Minister Anwar Hossain told parliament on...

June 27, 2017

‘Open defecation polluting Goa rivers’

The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), in its annual report has held that high levels of fecal matter resulting from open defecation is one of the major causes of river pollution in the coastal state. The report comes in the backdrop of the recent announcement made by Goa Governor Mridula Sinha to make the...

June 7, 2017

PM Modi expresses concern over condition of rivers in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over the condition of rivers in the country and said there are many rivers which have no water. "Many rivers in the country are on the map but do not have any water in them," Modi said while addressing a gathering to mark the conclusion of 'Namami...

May 15, 2017

Narmada-like campaign to revive Madhya Pradesh rivers

After completion of the ambitious "Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra" aimed at the conservation of Narmada river, the Madhya Pradesh government with the help of people's cooperation will launch a similar initiative to improve the health of other major rivers in the state. "After completion of the Sewa Yatra on May 15, the state government...

May 13, 2017