Dams, Barrages and Reservoirs

The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states

Government to launch rural piped water scheme

Odisha's ecological hotspots severely affected by cyclone

Activists seek President, PM intervention to protect mangrove trees in Maharashtra

Navigation lock at Farakka Barrage redesigned for Hilsa migration

Indian Sunderbans gets recognition under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 

Devise time-bound plan to address water contamination: Parliamentary committee

CWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river

The Erai river, the main tributary of the Wardha river, is the lifeline for the people of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. It primarily supplies water to the Chandrapur city and Chandrapur super thermal power station (CSTPS). Since 1984, after the initiation of operations of M/s CSTPS and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), the river has begun to get polluted and is now gasping for breath.

A new study, Mahanadi: Coal Rich, Water-Stressed sheds light on how both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river. The 851-km-long river originates in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, flows through the state and then Odisha before joining the Bay of Bengal at Odisha’s coast.