Yamuna hydel projects face hurdles

on a weekly basis. They would conduct weekly test and analysis of the quality of water. Regional officer, UPPCB, Allahabad, Mohd Sikandar said "weekly monitoring is already underway." Ganga water is being monitored at upstream Rasoolabad and Shastri ...

Devotees in Kolkata throng Ganga to celebrate Maha Shiv... Ganga, Yamuna losing dolphins Must check atrocities against rivers: Environment minis... Haridwar, March 18 (IANS) Worried at the increasing pollution in the Ganga, the All World Gayatri ...

Alumni from various Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Friday urged the government to set up a commission to re-look into the issues plaguing Ganga and Yamuna rivers.While extending their support to the Yamuna Bachao Andolan, in which spiritual leaders and ...

At least 51 per cent free flow of water in the Ganga and Yamuna is essential to save the environment and ensure the continued lifeline provided to humans by the rivers. This was the main demand which emerged at the conclusion of the two-day national ...

The rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Satluj, Beas, Godavari and Kaveri are among those that have been undergoing a conservation exercise lead by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for the past three years. The government has release Rs 1088.91 crore to ...

An estimated five million devotees from across the country took a dip at the Sangam (the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers) at Allahabad on the fifth and last snan (bathing) on the occasion of Mahashivratri on Sunday amid tight ...

BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad asked if the government could launch a national mission to make the rivers pollution-free like the successful polio eradication drive.

Timber imports help J&K conserve forests Himachal hydro project yet to get central nod Ganga, Yamuna losing dolphins Road built on forest land in Chhattisgarh, claims Congr... Shimla, April 4 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government relies on more ...

Swami Gyanswaroop Sanand (former-Prof GD Agrawal) complained that shankaracharyas and other prominent leaders of the religious fraternity have seen the plight of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers but most have not taken any direct action towards ...