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Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Treating sewage with plants
Posted on 17 Apr, 2018 04:56 PMA radical new method is fast emerging as an effective and sustainable solution to increasing pollution in urban lakes. Called floating treatment wetlands (FTW), they are artificial islands with plants that stay afloat on the lake. The plants clean the lake through hydroponics system, resulting in a cleaner, beautiful lake and an improved habitat for creatures that depend on it.
![Floating treatment wetland at Neknampur lake. (Pic courtesy: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ftw_in_neknampur_lake_1jpg.jpg?itok=w-cuqU_j)
NGT appointed team inspects Bengaluru lakes
Posted on 17 Apr, 2018 04:49 PMNational Green Tribunal forms commission to inspect Bengaluru lakes
![Bengaluru's infamous Bellandur Lake (Picture courtesy: Deccan Chronicle)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bellandur-deccan_chronicle.jpeg?itok=Z03MYY1R)
Power play chokes Korba
Posted on 11 Apr, 2018 02:05 PMKorba in Chhattisgarh is an industrial area which has a significant number of coal mines and thermal power plants. Fly ash is a byproduct of the thermal power plants and has become a significant problem for the residents of Korba now.
![Fly-ash dust at CSEB thermal power plant in Korba.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9370438100_3a1eff0088_z.jpg?itok=MziXG-X2)
East Kolkata Wetlands found to trap sewage carbon
Posted on 10 Apr, 2018 10:21 AMEast Kolkata Wetlands found to lock down over 60 percent carbon from the wastewater it receives
![Fishermen rear fish in wastewater from the wetlands.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/east_kolkata_wetlands.jpg?itok=CAHNPzya)
SC slams Centre on Cauvery water sharing
Posted on 10 Apr, 2018 10:08 AMApex court seeks draft on Cauvery management scheme by May 3
![Supreme Court seeks report from Centre on Cauvery issue. (Picture courtesy: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery-ndtv_1.jpg?itok=wo4YMOqD)
Seven reasons why Bengaluru can still run out of water
Posted on 05 Apr, 2018 03:20 PMA recent BBC report projected that Bengaluru will run out of water soon.
![Image courtesy bwssb.org](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bwssb_water-678x381.jpg?itok=vIE8DQf4)
TN approaches SC over Cauvery Management Board
Posted on 03 Apr, 2018 11:35 AMTamil Nadu seeks contempt action against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board
![Cauvery Management Board yet to be constituted by the Centre. (Picture courtesy: NDTV)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cauvery-ndtv_0.jpg?itok=fSQ8h0SB)
India plans to route water from Sharda to Yamuna
Posted on 27 Mar, 2018 04:42 AMIndia seeks to bring water from Nepal's Sharda river to supplement Yamuna near Delhi
![Yamuna turns into a sewer at many areas. (Picture courtesy: The Indian Express)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/yamuna_sewage.jpg?itok=XWHh2Ji0)
No water for irrigation from Sardar Sarovar dam
Posted on 20 Mar, 2018 12:20 PMFarmers anxious as government stops water supply from the Sardar Sarovar dam for irrigation
![Sardar Sarovar canal (Picture courtesy: Wikimedia commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/sardar_sarovar_canal_with_flow.jpg?itok=N2aS30O8)
Citizens save polluted Bengaluru lake
Posted on 14 Mar, 2018 07:23 PMGottigere lake used to be a major source of water for south Bangalore. Its overflow fed several other lakes in the area. It was also the reason why so many people bought apartments nearby.
![Gottigere residents gather to clean the lake. (Pic courtesy: 101Reporters)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_residents_of_gottigere_volunteer_to_clean_the_lake_that_is_being_used_as_a_dump_yard_since_many_years.jpg?itok=mxL3KuB0)