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How Chhattisgarh Villagers Saved 31 Crore Litres Of Water In Just 15 Days
Over just 15 days, communities across 551 gram panchayats built more than 3.41 lakh water conservation structures, including soak pits, trenches, check dams and ponds.
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Delhi Mandates Citywide Rainwater Harvesting, Penalties For Non-Compliance
Delhi mandates rainwater harvesting for buildings over 100 sqm to combat groundwater depletion.
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Water Warrior Ayyappa Masagi
Karnataka agriculturalist, Ayyappa Masagi has been working out ways to best use rainfall and is keen to share what he has learnt over the decades. He says that with good rainwater usage farmers can have more control over the success of their crops.
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Yogi Adityanath Urges People To Install Rainwater Harvesting System In UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday appealed to people to install rainwater harvesting system on their buildings as a long-term solution to problems related to groundwater, according to a statement.
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First Phase Of Jal Shakti Abhiyan Reviewed At Cabinet Secretary Meet
The outcome of the first phase of Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) was reviewed at a Cabinet Secretary meet in New Delhi on Friday.
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Why It Has Become Difficult For Chennai To Tap Its Rainwater
One of the reasons for the unprecedented water scarcity in Chennai, experts say, is the collapse of the rainwater harvest system, which was quiet efficient till about 15 years ago.
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Mumbai Social Worker Installs Rainwater Harvesting Systems In Schools
A Mumbai man has given up his career to educate people about setting up rainwater harvesting systems in order to recharge groundwater and save rainwater for reuse.
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Rainwater Harvesting To Be Mandatory In New UP Buildings, Says Minister
In a bid to tackle the problem of depleting groundwater level, the Uttar Pradesh government is going to make it mandatory for new residential and commercial buildings to have provisions of rainwater harvesting.
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Water Conservation Structures To Be Built In Some Areas Across India
To increase water table in government colonies, the Central Public Works Department will erect water conservation structures, including rainwater harvesting systems, in 136 residential areas across the country.
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Panel To Study Methods To Recharge Groundwater: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal has directed a committee to take groundwater samples and study the methodology of recharging it after a plea alleged that rainwater harvesting structures built by the municipal corporations and other civic bodies were contaminating water.
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Install Rainwater Harvesting System In Two Months Or Pay Rs 5 Lakh Fine: NGT To Delhi Schools, Colleges
A bench headed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed all schools as well as colleges in capital city to install rainwater harvesting systems in their premises within two months at their own cost.
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Only Buildings With Rainwater Harvesting To Be Approved, Says Yogi Adityanath
The clearance for construction of a house in Uttar Pradesh will be given only if there is a provision of rainwater harvesting facility in the building plan, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.
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Delhi Needs 44 Small Dams, 480 New Waterbodies: Study
Delhi needs to develop 44 small dams in forest areas and 480 new waterbodies to recharge the depleting groundwater table, besides making it mandatory for residential and commercial complexes measuring 500 square metres or more to have rainwater harvesting facilities, a study commissioned by the AAP government has said.
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One Man's Crusade To Not Let Rain Water Go To Waste
As a dozen states across the country wait for the rains to deliver them from one of the worst droughts in recent memory, for one man, the answer to the unquantifiable plight lies in becoming "water literate".
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Gujarat Chief Minister Calls For Rainwater Harvesting At Primary Schools
In light of water scarcity in several parts of Gujarat this summer, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today called for a statewide rainwater harvesting by constructing undergrounds tanks at all the primary schools in the state.
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How Chhattisgarh Villagers Saved 31 Crore Litres Of Water In Just 15 Days
Over just 15 days, communities across 551 gram panchayats built more than 3.41 lakh water conservation structures, including soak pits, trenches, check dams and ponds.
-
Delhi Mandates Citywide Rainwater Harvesting, Penalties For Non-Compliance
Delhi mandates rainwater harvesting for buildings over 100 sqm to combat groundwater depletion.
-
Water Warrior Ayyappa Masagi
Karnataka agriculturalist, Ayyappa Masagi has been working out ways to best use rainfall and is keen to share what he has learnt over the decades. He says that with good rainwater usage farmers can have more control over the success of their crops.
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Yogi Adityanath Urges People To Install Rainwater Harvesting System In UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday appealed to people to install rainwater harvesting system on their buildings as a long-term solution to problems related to groundwater, according to a statement.
-
First Phase Of Jal Shakti Abhiyan Reviewed At Cabinet Secretary Meet
The outcome of the first phase of Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) was reviewed at a Cabinet Secretary meet in New Delhi on Friday.
-
Why It Has Become Difficult For Chennai To Tap Its Rainwater
One of the reasons for the unprecedented water scarcity in Chennai, experts say, is the collapse of the rainwater harvest system, which was quiet efficient till about 15 years ago.
-
Mumbai Social Worker Installs Rainwater Harvesting Systems In Schools
A Mumbai man has given up his career to educate people about setting up rainwater harvesting systems in order to recharge groundwater and save rainwater for reuse.
-
Rainwater Harvesting To Be Mandatory In New UP Buildings, Says Minister
In a bid to tackle the problem of depleting groundwater level, the Uttar Pradesh government is going to make it mandatory for new residential and commercial buildings to have provisions of rainwater harvesting.
-
Water Conservation Structures To Be Built In Some Areas Across India
To increase water table in government colonies, the Central Public Works Department will erect water conservation structures, including rainwater harvesting systems, in 136 residential areas across the country.
-
Panel To Study Methods To Recharge Groundwater: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal has directed a committee to take groundwater samples and study the methodology of recharging it after a plea alleged that rainwater harvesting structures built by the municipal corporations and other civic bodies were contaminating water.
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Install Rainwater Harvesting System In Two Months Or Pay Rs 5 Lakh Fine: NGT To Delhi Schools, Colleges
A bench headed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed all schools as well as colleges in capital city to install rainwater harvesting systems in their premises within two months at their own cost.
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Only Buildings With Rainwater Harvesting To Be Approved, Says Yogi Adityanath
The clearance for construction of a house in Uttar Pradesh will be given only if there is a provision of rainwater harvesting facility in the building plan, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.
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Delhi Needs 44 Small Dams, 480 New Waterbodies: Study
Delhi needs to develop 44 small dams in forest areas and 480 new waterbodies to recharge the depleting groundwater table, besides making it mandatory for residential and commercial complexes measuring 500 square metres or more to have rainwater harvesting facilities, a study commissioned by the AAP government has said.
-
One Man's Crusade To Not Let Rain Water Go To Waste
As a dozen states across the country wait for the rains to deliver them from one of the worst droughts in recent memory, for one man, the answer to the unquantifiable plight lies in becoming "water literate".
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Gujarat Chief Minister Calls For Rainwater Harvesting At Primary Schools
In light of water scarcity in several parts of Gujarat this summer, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today called for a statewide rainwater harvesting by constructing undergrounds tanks at all the primary schools in the state.
