Panchayat minister assures affected farmers of crop loss compensation
Farmers in Arambagh sub-division have been at the receiving end of the weather’s wrath three times within a short period of six months, the untimely heavy downpour
Farmers in Arambagh sub-division have been at the receiving end of the weather’s wrath three times within a short period of six months, the untimely heavy downpour
The Delhi government on Friday launched a pilot project involving drones to spray water in the hotspot zones for reducing pollution.
Even without any rain in the last three days inflow of thousands of acre-feet of water to the upper dam reservoirs continues.
Though the rainfall has stopped since last night, the Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulatory Committee (DVRRC), the competent authority for releasing water from dams of River Damodar has released about 1.70 lakh cusecs of water from its Panchet and Maithon Dams.
Despite no or minimal rainfall in the six sub-basins of Damodar, the Damodar Valley Corporation has still released water today from its Maithon and Panchet dams.
Instructions have been given for 24 hours police patrol at the filter plants of the city. In-charges have been appointed for each filter plant. The corporation has been instructed to impose fine on those who misuse water.
According to the Delhi government, Wazirabad Barrage's water level has dropped to an all-time low of 669 feet this year.
The notice was issued to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Environment, Science and Technology), Chairman, HP State Pollution Board and Deputy Commissioner, Mandi and has asked them to file reply by 31 May.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Jitendra Singh has ordered the additional Basic Shiksha Adhikari to probe the incident and submit a report.
Delhi government is targeting the production of about 1000 MGD of potable water during the summer of 2022 by optimising all the resources.
