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Kerala gets Wildlife Board approval for Silandhi check dam, likely to trigger dispute with TN
The Kerala Water Authority confirmed that the NBWL has given the green light to use 0.0442 hectares of forest land from Anamudi Shola National Park to construct the weir across the Silandhi river
Published on Feb 15, 2025 07:56 AM IST
KA Shaji
Wildbuzz: The ‘double engine’ serpent
The floods had ravaged the area and the outlet was awash with deep water; the employees had stacked the cloth
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 03:23 PM IST
Delhi govt plans check dams on major drains to trap pollutants
While two such check dams have already been installed on a pilot basis, officials said the project will be expanded to the rest of the locations once its tested during the monsoon when water level in the drains rise.
Updated on Jun 23, 2021 03:46 AM IST
Soumya Pillai, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Panic at 3 am as floodwaters enter homes in Chandigarh’s Khuda Lahora, Mohali areas hit
MC teams sent to site after flooding reports came in from Khuda Lahora Colony to clear out clogged drains; police post under water in Baltana
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 06:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondents, Chandigarh/mohali
Mogharpada land leased to us, will not allow Metro car shed, say farmers
The farmers claimed farming and fishing is their main occupation and if the MMRDA goes ahead with the car shed plan, they will attempt mass suicide in protest.
272 borewells sealed under Jal Shakti Abhiyan in two days
On Saturday, Ashok Sangwan, divisional commissioner reviewed the work done under Jal Shakti Abhiyan. He directed the officials to make check dams in the foothills of the Aravallis for groundwater recharge.
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 03:44 AM IST
Gurugram | HT Correspondent
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
New storm water drain to ease waterlogging woes in Gurugram
New drain between Vatika Chowk on Sohna Road and Basai railway overbridge will ease the load on Badshahpur drain. Officials say work expected to start by end of this year.
Updated on Sep 20, 2018 03:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Dhananjay Jha, Gurugram
Gurugram struggling to fix drainage
Officials say haphazard planning, concrete drains, unchecked realty boom cause repeated waterlogging.
Updated on Aug 29, 2018 04:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | Kartik Kumar
Panchkula MC chief denies sewage spillage in Sukhna lake
He submitted that in order to stop the flow of sewage into Sukhna, the MC has constructed four check dams on the drain that holds the wastewater to ensure that it did not flow into the lake.
Updated on Aug 27, 2018 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panchkula | Yuvraj Kaushal, Panchkula
Kerala govt to probe whether check dam triggered landslide in Kozhikode
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan informed the state assembly that a panel had been constituted and it would soon submit a report on whether the collapse of the check dam had caused the destruction in the region.
Published on Jun 18, 2018 02:02 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Thiruvananthapuram | Press Trust of India