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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.

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

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.

Updated on Apr 09, 2022 05:30 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, 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.

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.

Published on Dec 11, 2021 06:05 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi