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Demolition Notice To Revanth Reddy's Brother For House In Restricted Zone
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy -- criticized after the razing of the convention centre co-owned by actor Nagarjuna Akkineni -- has said the demolition drive to remove encroachments on Hyderabad's water bodies is impartial.
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Women Stage Semi-Nude Protest Against Eviction Drive In Guwahati
Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.
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Delhi Makes Last Ditch Attempt To Save "Extinct" Water Bodies. Here's How
The Delhi government is making one last effort to salvage the water bodies which have gone extinct over the years due to large-scale encroachment and negligence.
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Encroachment On Water Bodies Will Be Considered As Crime: Kamal Nath
Encroachments on riverbanks and lakes would be considered a crime, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday.
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After Rs 28 Crore-Project, Chennai Lake Offers Parched City Hope
The Paruthapattu Lake in northern Chennai, which was severely encroached on and polluted has been cleaned and converted into an 85-acre reservoir in an extensive Rs 28 crore project that involved the relocation of 500 people
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2015 Chennai Floods A "Man-Made Disaster", Says CAG Report
In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The CAG report blamed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing encroachment of lakes and river floodplains, leading to massive destruction
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Kerala Minister In Trouble Over Land Encroachment Allegations
Kerala Minister Thomas Chandy, also a well-known businessman, seems to be in trouble over allegations of land encroachment. According to a preliminary report by the Alappuzha District Collect, the Lake Palace Resort - owned by Mr Chandy - has illegally encroached areas of the Punnamada Lake.
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Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
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Encroachment, Legalese 'Killing' Hyderabad's Lakes
Like Bengaluru, Hyderabad was known as a city of lakes from the days of the Nizams and the Qutb Shahis. But in the last few decades, Hyderabad's lakes have been encroached by big builders, who have destroyed the impressive man-made water storage system that helped keep drought and flood at bay. And now, the government's beautification of the lakes ...
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Illegal Construction, Encroachments Make Chennai Vulnerable To Heavy Rain
A year after massive floods wrecked Chennai and left over 17 lakh people without homes, a committee of MPs has blamed encroachments of lakes and river beds and faulty town planning.
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Demolition Notice To Revanth Reddy's Brother For House In Restricted Zone
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy -- criticized after the razing of the convention centre co-owned by actor Nagarjuna Akkineni -- has said the demolition drive to remove encroachments on Hyderabad's water bodies is impartial.
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Women Stage Semi-Nude Protest Against Eviction Drive In Guwahati
Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.
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Delhi Makes Last Ditch Attempt To Save "Extinct" Water Bodies. Here's How
The Delhi government is making one last effort to salvage the water bodies which have gone extinct over the years due to large-scale encroachment and negligence.
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Encroachment On Water Bodies Will Be Considered As Crime: Kamal Nath
Encroachments on riverbanks and lakes would be considered a crime, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday.
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After Rs 28 Crore-Project, Chennai Lake Offers Parched City Hope
The Paruthapattu Lake in northern Chennai, which was severely encroached on and polluted has been cleaned and converted into an 85-acre reservoir in an extensive Rs 28 crore project that involved the relocation of 500 people
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2015 Chennai Floods A "Man-Made Disaster", Says CAG Report
In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The CAG report blamed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing encroachment of lakes and river floodplains, leading to massive destruction
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Kerala Minister In Trouble Over Land Encroachment Allegations
Kerala Minister Thomas Chandy, also a well-known businessman, seems to be in trouble over allegations of land encroachment. According to a preliminary report by the Alappuzha District Collect, the Lake Palace Resort - owned by Mr Chandy - has illegally encroached areas of the Punnamada Lake.
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Bengaluru Lake Being Encroached? 'Alert' Bengaluru Residents Think So
With hundreds of trucks dumping debris on a parcel of land adjoining the nearly 440-acre Varthur Lake in East Bengaluru, some residents of Thubbarhalli and members of Whitefield Rising recorded videos and handed them over to officials. The residents say they believe their vigil has prevented another lake in the city from being encroached.
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Encroachment, Legalese 'Killing' Hyderabad's Lakes
Like Bengaluru, Hyderabad was known as a city of lakes from the days of the Nizams and the Qutb Shahis. But in the last few decades, Hyderabad's lakes have been encroached by big builders, who have destroyed the impressive man-made water storage system that helped keep drought and flood at bay. And now, the government's beautification of the lakes ...
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Illegal Construction, Encroachments Make Chennai Vulnerable To Heavy Rain
A year after massive floods wrecked Chennai and left over 17 lakh people without homes, a committee of MPs has blamed encroachments of lakes and river beds and faulty town planning.
