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NTPC Mouda's river rejuvenation project helps over 150 villages overcome w
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): NTPC, Central Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power in Mouda, Maharashtra has helped over 150 villages in and around its operational area to overcome water crisis through ground water rejuvenation project, the Power Ministry said on Sat
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Problems in Ken Betwa project to be solved soon: MP CM
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat held a meeting with senior officials of the Water Resources Department on a variety of subjects including the Atal Ground Water Scheme and Ja
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CGWB, CSIR-NGRI sign MoA for high-resolution aquifer mapping and managemen
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between Central Ground Water Board and CSIR-NGRI for high-resolution aquifer mapping and management in arid region of the north-western part of the country here on Monday.
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'Bhujal Saptah': CM Yogi lauds UP officials for raising awareness on groun
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday lauded officials for creating comprehensive public awareness towards the importance of groundwater conservation and observing 'bhujal saptah' (groundwater week) across the state.
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Haryana govt to come with Bill for setting up Ground Water Authority: Khat
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that the State Government is soon coming with a Bill for setting up of Ground Water Authority in the State for the management of groundwater.
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India, World Bank sign USD 450 million loan agreement to improve groundwat
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI): The India government and the World Bank on Monday signed a USD 450 million loan agreement to support the national programme to arrest the country's depleting groundwater levels and strengthen groundwater institutions.
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UP govt brings Ground Water Act-2020 to improve ground water levels
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday chaired a state cabinet meeting where the Ground Water Act-2020 meant to improve the falling groundwater level was approved.
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22 pc underground water resources dried up or in critical category; govt m
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Almost 22 per cent of underground water resources in the country have either dried up or fall in the critical category, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Friday, adding that his government has initiated work on mapping all the aquifers in t
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J-K: 18,000 water recharge pits, 850 water harvesting tanks constructed in
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): The District Development Commissioner of Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir was informed on Thursday that 18,000 water recharge pits were commissioned in the area and 850 water harvesting tanks were constructed to replenish the groundwater.
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Want to end water shortage: Delhi CM after approving water conservation pr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 02 (ANI): Amid scorching heat and depleting ground water level in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced the approval of an ambitious water conservation project in the River Yamuna and said that he wants to "end the water shortage".
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NGT express concern over contaminated ground water in UP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow, July 19 (ANI): Expressing concern over contaminated ground water in Uttar Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the state's Chief Secretary to personally chair a committee on the issue of contamination of ground water in six western districts.
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