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Activists worried over 1.4K check dams in Western Ghats

Areas around such projects cannot hold the water like forests do, and aggravates the landslide problem

15 August 2021, 21:42 IST

Environmentalists see red over 1,400 check dams in fragile Western Ghats

Environmentalists see red over 1,400 check dams in fragile Western Ghats

Activists worried over 1.4K check dams in Western Ghats

15 August 2021, 21:42 IST

14,000 lakes will be rejuvenated: Minister

District In-charge Minister Jayamala said that the state government had chalked out a plan to plant 20 lakh saplings and rejuvenate 14,000 lakes as immediate steps to conserve the environment.

20 May 2020, 16:49 IST

14,000 lakes will be rejuvenated: Minister

14,000 lakes will be rejuvenated: Minister

14,000 lakes will be rejuvenated: Minister

20 May 2020, 16:49 IST

IIT-M researchers help build low-cost check dam

While a conventional weir-type check dam would have cost around Rs 82 crore and taken nearly a year for completion, only Rs 32.5 crore was spent on construction using the IIT-M model

21 January 2020, 13:08 IST

IIT-M researchers help build low-cost check dam, restore river

IIT-M researchers help build low-cost check dam, restore river

IIT-M researchers help build low-cost check dam

21 January 2020, 13:08 IST

'Failure of pre-monsoon rain adds to water crisis'

District In-charge Minister U T Khader said that the failure of pre-monsoon shower has aggravated the water crisis in the district.

19 May 2019, 21:59 IST

'Failure of pre-monsoon rain adds to water crisis'

'Failure of pre-monsoon rain adds to water crisis'

'Failure of pre-monsoon rain adds to water crisis'

19 May 2019, 21:59 IST

New law to end water theft by farmers

Having spent a bomb on irrigation projects for years, the state government is worried about increasing incidents of illegal water diversion by farmers from the canals to their fields and the eventual shortage of water to the farmers in tail-end.

24 January 2019, 18:43 IST

New law to end water theft by farmers

New law to end water theft by farmers

New law to end water theft by farmers

24 January 2019, 18:43 IST