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NGT orders Singrauli power plants to supply drinking water to residents

Policy matters this week

Ravleen Kaur

Posted on 21 May, 2014 08:48 AM

NGT orders Singrauli power plants to supply drinking water to residents

Singrauli Coal Mines (Source: UA Satish on Flickr)

UP Pollution Control Board issues notice to 956 units for polluting Ganga

Policy matters this week: NGT seeks to examine 956 units for causing pollution in Ganga; POSCO allowed to draw water from Mahanadi and Hansua rivers; SC favours TN in Mullaperiyar dam case.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 12 May, 2014 08:19 AM

956 units in UP gets notice for polluting Ganga

Ganga river in Varanasi, UP (Source: Wikipedia)

Will the Rs. 392 crore fund help Raipur's growing slums?

A report on the status of Raipur's many slums released in February 2014 shows that providing basic amenities to slum dwellers is still a challenging task for the Chhattisgarh government.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 10 May, 2014 12:11 PM

"The life of the people living in slums in any part of the country is a curse", says Rohit Jagat, a 30 year old resident of Shakti Nagar slum in Raipur.

NGT prohibits commercial extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra

Policy matters this week: NGT restricts extraction of groundwater in Maharashtra; Centre OKs Polavaram Project Authority appointment; Delhi govt holds authorities accountable prior to the monsoon.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 05 May, 2014 10:33 AM

NGT prohibits groundwater extraction in Maharashtra's 12 districts

Groundwater extraction (Source: Karuna Society)

Himachal govt to restrict commercial activities on Rohtang

Policy matters this week: Commercial activities on Rohtang to be restricted; SC orders Centre to set up National Regulator by April 30; Warning to Pollution Control Boards over pollution in Ganga.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 10:10 PM

No more commercial activities on Rohtang pass after May 6: HP govt

Rohtang pass (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Goa-Karnataka dispute over Kalasa-Banduri project resolved

Policy matters this week: Tribunal resolves Goa-Karnataka dispute over water project; TN protests Karnataka's water scheme in Cauvery basin; Resolve Delhi-Haryana water dispute: HC to Centre.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 22 Apr, 2014 11:07 PM

Tribunal's order over Kalasa-Banduri Project brings respite to Goa and Karnataka

Mahadayi River in Goa (Source: Wikipedia)

Close 23 out of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand: SC committee

Policy matters this week: SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand; WB govt planning to amend Land Reform Act; HC orders Gujarat to properly implement the water project.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 15 Apr, 2014 09:09 PM

SC committee rejects 23 of 24 hydel projects in Uttarakhand

Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand (Source:Wikimedia)

Indian Railways gets notice for supplying poor quality water

Policy matters this week: Delhi HC issues notice to Indian Railways for supplying poor quality water; DJB ends the free water policy on April 1; Rajasthan govt plans to set up 1,000 RO plants.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 06 Apr, 2014 06:13 PM

HC issues notice to Indian Railways over poor quality water

Bottled water at railways (Source:India Rail Info)

Water privatisation, a failed model?

JUSCO, India's largest water supply developer, has failed to provide water connections in many parts of India. Water must be treated as a non-commercial entity if there is to be equity in access.

Makarand Purohit

Posted on 05 Apr, 2014 03:12 PM

Since water reforms were introduced in India in the 1990s, water privatisation has been propagated as a panacea to the sector's problems.

JUSCO disconnected Nirmal Basti's water connection

Abolish manual scavenging: SC

Policy matters this month: SC directs all states to abolish manual scavenging; MoEF reduces ESA in its new draft notification on Western Ghats; Maharashtra all set to clean its rivers.

Swati Bansal

Posted on 31 Mar, 2014 11:14 PM

Abolish manual scavenging: SC

A manual scavenger in Chennai (Namathu Blogspot)

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