Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands

Good news for Sambhar Salt Lake

Chennai’s drainage system--both natural and man-made--is unparalleled. Three rivers flow through the city--the Kosasthalaiyar to the north, the Cooum cutting right through the centre and the Adyar to the south; around 16 major drains criss-cross the metro in addition to the mammoth Buckingham canal along the coast.

Ganga clean-up fails, thanks to multiple authorities and no monitoring

Although droughts are not new in India, we are seeing more of it of late.

Glacial lakes pose flood risk to 441 hydel projects in Himalayan region

A couple of Swan boats are lying beside the library wall. The cages to keep animals and birds are rusting while weeds have taken over the compound which hosts a few swings and a restaurant.

The Bhoj wetland is situated in the heart of Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh. The wetland consists of two man-made lakes--the upper lake and the lower lake.

FIR against man who let vehicles be parked on Mumbai wetlands

SC sets aside Punjab's order quashing water-sharing agreement with Haryana

Poised at a breathtaking 4,595 metres above sea level, Tso Moriri is a clear lake fed by multiple springs as well as snowmelt that drains into it from the nearby mountains. Of the streams that feed it, the two primary stream systems lie to the north and the south-west.