Once upon a town
Number of full reservoirs go up from 26 to 35, 10 overflowing
Central Water Commission bulletin also shows reservoirs in at least 7 states at less than normal storage, worst in Bihar
Water reserves go up; 50 reservoirs have 100% storage
Maharashta has 18 reservoirs at full capacity; Just 5 out of 143 major ones in India have 40% or below storage
Lesser water recorded in Indian reservoirs than last year
Current levels amount to just 78 per cent of the storage levels during the corresponding period last year and just about 3/4th the average …
ISRAEL
Exit, green fences
Hedgerows, reservoirs of biodiversity, quietly fade into extinction in Kerala
Tanking up on water
Renovating traditiona_1 village reservoirs, farmers in Tamil Nadu are pursuing a green dream
Reservoirs storage low as India enters second monsoon month
India ended June with water storage level in 101 of its 143 reservoirs at 40% or less
Live storage in reservoirs spikes, highest in 4 weeks
Storage deficient in the Indus and Mahi basins and highly deficient in the Sabarmati
Reservoirs across India filling up as country receives good rains
However, 14 out of the 123 reservoirs monitored by the CWC are 100% full
This idea helped rescue a city of 3.8 million from a water crisis
When water shortages loomed in Chennai, India, one man’s campaign to conserve rainwater saved the day
Sounds of silence: a forest that resisted development
A trip to the Silent Valley National Park is a valuable lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity conservation
Water Crisis
SOUTH KOREA
Monsoon 2022 ends with filling up India’s major reservoirs
Some 44 reservoirs have 100 per cent storage at the end of the monsoon
Temperatures rise, live storage in 123 reservoirs declines
The levels plummetted to 47% from 57% of the total capacity in last one month, according to Central Water Commission data
Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down
Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit
How normal were the rains? IMD chief wants to study more factors to know
With climate change causing changes in annual precipitation and ocean temperature levels, these parameters need to be included in …
Rajasthan affected
Mahseer in danger
Reservoirs are large contributors of methane to the atmosphere
A new study helps to revisit the understanding that hydroelectric projects are a ‘green’ or carbon neutral source of energy
Plunging reservoir levels across India a worrying sign
The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country as on April 13 stood at just 35.839 billion cubic metres as against 253.388
Water levels in India’s major reservoirs deficient by 40 per cent
The 91 water reservoirs in the country have a total storage capacity of 157.799 billion cubic metres, which is about 62 per cent of India’s …
Arunachal sealed
Says no to reservoir-based dams; Centre-state clash imminent
Live storage at 64% capacity in 123 reservoirs
5 of 36 dams in south India are 100 per cent full and need close monitoring