Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs, as monsoon picks up

The eastern region has the lowest storage, followed by the northern, western and  central regions as of July 7

Reservoir levels remain below normal in 5 states

Water in reservoirs in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh was less than normal

Goa's dark side

Hidden from public eye, miners and politicians are ravaging Goa's forests and drinking water reservoirs, finds Sugandh Juneja

Chhattisgarh began building Mohar reservoir without green clearances: CAG

The state water resources department had no plan to acquire land before starting work on the project, says the audit report

Groundwater management: The visible crisis of an invisible resource

Water table declined in pockets of 6 major cities by more than 4 metres over the years

Odisha worries over safety of dams in way of Hudhud

Officials try to figure out how to drain water from the dam reservoirs before heavy rains begin Sunday morning

Hirakud, 7 other Odisha wetlands show high levels of toxic heavy metals

High carcinogenic risk at Hirakud for adults and children; Heavy metals can enter crops through soil, get consumed by humans, warns study  

Turn around India’s water story

Give local communities greater control over water structures for a secure future  

Cyclone rains may lead to floods from Hirakud

Activists say water level in dam reservoir dangerously high even after letting out water through sluice gates

NGT orders Singrauli polluters to provide clean drinking water to residents, or face closure

Directs industries in the coal and power hub to stop dumping industrial waste into Rihand reservoir and connected rivers

Struck at the root

Livelihood of 2,000 families is threatened as the Maharashtra forest department tries to ban extraction of lotus roots

Wasteland or wetland?

Three panels’ reports later, green tribunal wants re-evaluation of Nirma project site

Khandwa replaces municipal water with supply from PPP project

Madhya Pradesh town municipality blames state water resources department for stopping local municipal supply to provide water from Narmada PPP project

Protests continue at lower Suktel dam site

Villagers fear water will go to mining companies and thermal power plants instead of irrigation

Panel calls for halt to water privatisation in Khandwa

Government committee says town municipality committed irregularities to favour private vendor Vishwaa Utilities; pressure builds to cancel contract

Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused

Deficient rainfall leads to low storage in water reservoirs of north, central India

The total volume in 130 reservoirs monitored is 61 per cent of their overall capacity

Reservoir levels up 42%, but storage still below half mark

Live storage levels in 103 reservoirs increased to 76.845 BCM from 54.258 BCM in a week

India’s old dams: Gandhi Sagar in MP needs immediate repair, says CAG report

A breach in the dam could affect millions of lives and damage property

Severe drought in Turkey: Istanbul can run of water in months

Several of the city's aquifers have recorded the lowest volumes recorded in 15 years

Live storage in India’s reservoirs increases by over 11% this week

Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).

How lack of coordination between Odisha and Chhattisgarh led to floods

Lack of information from Chhattisgarh and water hoarding by Odisha to blame 

Fishing jobs

Fishing ban in Tawa reservoir leaves villagers with no work

Continuing monsoon: Live storage of all Indian reservoirs now 88 % of their capacity

However, Tripura and Nagaland are still facing a deficit in their reservoirs

India’s lakes, reservoirs losing more water every year & climate change may be to blame: Report

An increase in surface area of the water bodies contributes to this loss