-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Punjab has been exporting its underground water (to the rest of India) in the form of rice. This strong statement has come from one of Punjab's respected economists R S Ghuman in his study titled 'Water Use Scenario in Punjab beyond the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal'. The study was published in 'Economic & Political Weekly' journal in its January edition and some of its observations are crucial at...
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Art of Living Foundation must pay remaining fine for damaging Yamuna floodplains: NGT
-Down to Earth Sri Sri Ravishankar’s organisation went back on its commitment to pay the fine for hosting a three-day festival that affected Yamuna floodplains The Art of Living Foundation, which is led by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar, must pay remaining Rs 4.75-crore fine for hosting a massive festival on the banks of the River Yamuna in Delhi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) said today. Strongly criticising organisation for going ahead...
More »In villages where it flows, SYL canal matters less than jobs -Jagdeep Singh Deep
-The Indian Express The Congress for its part has claimed that it was the one that “saved” Punjab’s water as it had cancelled the SYL agreement with Haryana during its 2002-2007 term in office, when Amarinder Singh was chief minister. Kapoori (Patiala): When Harinder Harry discusss the elections in Punjab, he talks about unemployment, drugs and several other issues, but makes no mention of the one thing that his village is famous...
More »Taps run dry in major parts of Delhi
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Water supply was hit in several parts of the city as "dangerously high" levels of ammonia in raw water forced suspension of operations at Chandrawal and Wazirabad treatment plants on Sunday. Areas in north and central Delhi, Delhi Cantt, parts of south and southwest Delhi and those under NDMC were affected. The supply is likely to remain disrupted for a major part of Monday too. At...
More »Why should farmers grow vegetables on polluted Yamuna: NGT
-PTI NEW DELHI: Why should the farmers be allowed to grow vegetables on the land along polluted Yamuna, the National Green Tribunal asked on Tuesday while refusing to permit a farmer to carry out cultivation on his farm along the river. "Why should you (farmer) be allowed to cultivate vegetables on the land along Yamuna? Do you even know how much polluted the river is? It contains heavy metals and other high...
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