Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the state government is in a quandary on the issue of Cauvery River water distribution adding that the lawyers who were representing the state did not argue its case properly in front of the Supreme Court.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Lahar Singh Siroya on Sunday wrote to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin urging Tamil Nadu CM to discuss the Cauvery water issue with his Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah.
According to a study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, river water quality tends to decline after severe weather events. Ecosystem health and human access to clean water may be put at risk when these occurrences become more frequent and severe as a result of climate change
A member of the Iran parliament Fida Hussain Maliki has said that if Tehran’s right to Helmand River water is not honoured, a "counter-action" should be taken, TOLO News reported.
In an update on Monday, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Ganda Singh Wala situated along Sulemanki Headworks was facing medium-level floods at a declining level.
While the danger level starts from 92,730, the current water level of the Sarayu river in Ayodhya stands at 92.880, 15 centimetres above the danger mark, as of Friday morning at 8 AM, the CWC officer said.
The director general of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), G Asok Kumar said that the Namami Gange initiative, aimed at restoring the Ganges river, has entailed a substantial financial commitment of USD 4.5 billion.
Amid the furore around the sharing of Cauvery water, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday asked the Congress-led government in Karnataka to clear its stand vis-a-vis the release of the river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu at a time when farmers in the state were grapplin
Amid incessant rainfall, the residential area of Pathanpura was inundated after water was released from the Irai Dam in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district.
The river water level had been hovering around the danger mark of 205.33 metres for the last few days after reaching an all-time high of 208.66 metres on July 13.
The overflowing river water damaged at least eight more houses and four commercial properties while the current swept away four motorcycles and several farm animals, among other possessions.