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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.

The author predicts an 6-20 per cent increase in irrigation demands with the monsoons set to be drier by 10-15 per cent and winters warmer by 1-5 degrees Celsius. (Pic for representation)
Published on Jul 07, 2024 01:23 PM IST

Punjab govt committed to preserving groundwater table: Jauramajra

The minister said that the state government was making efforts to preserve groundwater by taking necessary steps to strengthen the irrigation system through canals

Punjab cabinet minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra during the meeting with Ludhiana Canal Circle at Bachat Bhawan on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 06:32 AM IST
By, Ludhiana

Thieves pose as Bihar govt officers, steal 60-foot iron bridge with locals' help

Police said the thieves took help of the local government personnel on the pretext of being officers of the irrigation department, and did the crime in broad daylight.

The 60-feet long, and 12-feet high bridge was built over the Ara canal in Amiyavar village in around 1972. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Apr 09, 2022 05:30 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by , New Delhi

In boost to UP farmers, Modi launches Saryu Nahar canal in Balrampur

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath commended the Prime Minister for clearing the Saryu Nahar National Project, which was stuck in the pipeline for nearly four decades.

Saryu Nahar National Project built at a cost of over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9800 crore was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11 in Balrampur. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 11, 2021 02:04 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Modi to launch Saryu canal project today, lakhs of farmers in east UP to benefit

When the Prime Minister inaugurates the Saryu Nahar National Project today at Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh, protesting farmers will be returning to their villages from the Delhi border as a result of the peasants' unions calling off their year-long agitation.

Saryu Nahar National Project built at a cost of over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9800 crore is ready to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11th, in Balrampur. (ANI)
Published on Dec 11, 2021 06:05 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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