Ponds

Durga Puja 2020: 2 Ponds For Idol Immersion, Says Bengal Pollution Board

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 22, 2020

Durga Puja 2020: In order to check pollution of the river waters the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has earmarked two ponds for immersion of Durga idols after Vijaya Dashami. A process to clean the reservoirs almost immediately after the ritual is observed will also be undertaken.

Delhi Minister Inspects Wastewater Treatment Plants At Rohini, Rithala And Coronation Pillar

India News | ANI | Sunday October 18, 2020

Delhi Minister (Water) and Chairman of DJB Satyendar Jain along with senior officials inspected wastewater treatment plants at Rohini (15 MGD), Rithala (60 MGD), Coronation Pillar (30 MGD) and also the Timarpur Oxidation Pond and Bhalaswa Lake site.

Sunderbans Villagers To Farm Fish In Ponds, Stay Away From Tiger Habitat

India News | Press Trust India | Monday September 14, 2020

The West Bengal Forest Department on Monday distributed fingerling fish to villagers in Sunderbans in South 24 Parganas district to dissuade them from going into creeks, adjacent to the core forest area, to catch shrimps, crabs and collect firewood.

World's Largest Wetland, Brazil's Pantanal, Burns From Above And Below

World News | Reuters | Sunday August 30, 2020

The world's largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil's Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons evaporate, leaving flammable deposits underground that can continue to smolder long after visible flames die down.

16-Year-Old Girl's Body Found In Village Pond In UP, Police Suspect Rape

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 17, 2020

A 16-year-old girl's body was recovered from a pond on the outskirts of a village in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, today, the police said, adding that rape is suspected.

Teen Blamed For Bengal Girl's Death That Sparked Rage, Found Dead In Pond

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday July 21, 2020

The controversy over the death of a 16-year-old girl in north Bengal that led to violent clashes between people of her village and the police on Sunday took an unexpected turn on Monday after the police fished out the body of a youth from a pond, not far from where the girl's body was found.

Karnataka's "Water Warrior" Who Ended Crisis Gets Lifetime-Free Bus Pass

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Friday July 3, 2020

Kame Gowda, a shepherd from a small village in Karnataka's Mandya district, has got the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his most recent Mann Ki Baat broadcast, PM Modi referred to Mr Gowda as a "water warrior" and described how he had dug ponds near his village Dasanadoddi so that the area which was patched in summer could have access...

5 Girls Drown In Pond In Maharashtra: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 24, 2020

Five girls, aged 5-7 years, drowned in a pond in Maharashtra''s Jalna district on Tuesday afternoon, the police said.

Dead Fish In Jodhpur Pond Raise Water Scarcity Concerns Amid Heatwave

India News | Edited by Nandini Gupta | Saturday June 13, 2020

A school of dead fish was seen floating on the surface of a drying pond in a Jodhpur village evoking concern about water security as western Rajasthan is currently experiencing heatwave conditions and monsoon is about a fortnight away.

5-Year-Old Boy, Sister, 6, Drown While Bathing In Pond In Uttar Pradesh's Banda

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday May 11, 2020

A boy and his sister drowned while bathing in a pond in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, police said on Monday.

2 Dead, 4 Missing After Ash Leak From Reliance Power Plant In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Alok Pandey and Anurag Dwary | Sunday April 12, 2020

Two villagers have died and four are missingafter a breach in an artificial pond that stores toxic residue from a coal power plant run by Reliance Power in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli on Friday evening.

2 Drown As SUV Falls Into Pond In Uttar Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

Ratnesh Tiwari (32) and Dhirendra Maurya (30) were in the SUV when the incident occurred near Pasauli village in Robertganj area in Sonbhadra.

16-Year-Old Commits Suicide By Jumping Into Pond In Kolkata

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 24, 2019

A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a pond in Kolkata's Tollygunje area on Saturday, the police said.

Scientists Find Place In Ethiopia Where No Life Exists Despite Abundant Water

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 23, 2019

There is a place on Earth which does not harbour any form of life despite presence of water: hot, saline, hyperacid ponds in the Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia.

There's A Fish That Can Live On Land. Officials In US State Want It Dead

Science | Lateshia Beachum, The Washington Post | Friday October 11, 2019

A northern snakehead fish was caught earlier this month in a Gwinnett County Pond, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division, and it's the first time the species has been reported in Georgia waters, the agency said.