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Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Once a drain, now a sewer
Posted on 05 Jul, 2016 09:33 PMOriginally a darya (creek), locally known as Nizammuddin darya, Barapullah is a key drain of Delhi today. Barapullah gets its name from a pul (bridge) built across it by the then emperor Jahangir's chief eunuch, Mihir Banu Agha.
![Construction debris of the Barapullah flyover project chokes the nallah.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/barapullah_elevated_corridor.jpg?itok=psADdBUW)
Ministries spar over hydel project
Posted on 03 Jul, 2016 04:59 PMMinistries reach no consensus over Uttarakhand hydel project
![Downstream of ManeribhaliII Barrage at Uttarkashi (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/3217293419_87efebb0b9_z.jpg?itok=cZYKyb9V)
Water packaging units run without licence
Posted on 03 Jul, 2016 12:07 AMMost water packaging units operating without license: FSSAI
![Mineral water bottles (Source: Pixabay.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bottles-60479_640_0.jpg?itok=2vLh62Na)
Centre releases draft of new National Forest Policy
Posted on 25 Jun, 2016 08:50 AMEnvironment ministry releases the draft of India’s new National Forest Policy
![A forest area in Sikkim (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/7596533168_44da30af96_z.jpg?itok=n5isl-ow)
Farm ponds save village from drought
Posted on 21 Jun, 2016 09:09 AMVikram Patel, a 71-year-old farmer in Chidavad village of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh is one of the first farmers to have embraced the idea of farm ponds to increase the groundwater level in his farm.
![Vikram Patel near his farm pond in Chidavad.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/_dsc0004es.jpg?itok=5l6BCsNU)
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu fight over Cauvery water sharing
Posted on 18 Jun, 2016 10:04 AMKarnataka and TN at cross roads over Mekedatu river project
![Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2330822341_1b4aa606c2_z.jpg?itok=olkOXRWc)
Bye bye El Nino; more rains this year!
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:02 PMAbove normal rainfall for India as El Nino comes to an end
![Downpour in Bihar (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2245920465_b010a7ff2f_z_1_0.jpg?itok=5v0q1y_u)
Release water from private dams: Bombay HC to Maharashtra Government
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 10:01 PMBombay HC demands release of water from private dams
![A dam in Maharashtra (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/9196595119_2dfb3dfedd_z.jpg?itok=fNZmnqj_)
Kolkata's ponds on shaky ground
Posted on 01 Jun, 2016 09:38 PMUrban water bodies have an important role in the urban ecology. It is not just a source or water collected somewhere but is an integral part of life--a haven for different types of trees, insects, birds and small animals.
![College Square tank or Gol Dighi, one of the very old ponds in Kolkata](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ponds.jpg?itok=5mDoyL8u)
Identify and notify wetlands in 5-10 districts: NGT to States
Posted on 24 May, 2016 10:22 AMNGT gets tough over wetland notification
![Deepor Beel in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/deepor_beel_0_0_0_0.jpg?itok=THsaZ1C0)