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Both Banks of Munak Canal Completely Breached Author : Location : Article Date : 02/23/2016
2/23/2016 The Times of India Title : Both banks of Munak canal completely breached Author : Location : Article Date : 02/23/2016 3 Treatment Plants Working, But Munak Canal Badly Hit New Delhi: Water supply in the city is likely to take two weeks to be fully restored as Jat protesters have extensively damaged the Munak canal, Delhi's lifeline, which accounts for close to 45% of the supply , at several places. There was, however, some relief on Monday after Delhi Jal Board started partial operations at the Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla treatment plants. The government announced that schools, shut on Monday due to the water crisis, will reopen on Tues day. By Tuesday morning, authorities hope to supply 475 million gallons per day , about 50% of Delhi's total supply capacity of 900 MGD. The Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla plants, with a combined capacity of 238 MGD, draw raw water from the Yamuna. These plants too are now unable to fully function due to high levels of ammonia in the river. Protesters had taken control of Munak canal at Mandora village in Haryana on February 19 and then again the next day. On Monday , the Army finally wrested control but protesters moved to Khubru, a village 35km upstream and stopped supply to the canal completely. Both banks of the Munak canal have been com pletely breached along a length of 250 feet, sources said. A DJB team was sent to Mandora to assess the damage to Munak. After the army took control of the canal, Haryana said it would release water through the Delhi subbranch, an offshoot of Munak which has a capacity of 215 MGD. -
Yamuna Does Not Belong to Haryana... We’Re Working on Contingencies’ the Hindu
2/29/2016 ‘Yamuna does not belong to Haryana... we’re working on contingencies’ The Hindu CITIES » DELHI Published: February 29, 2016 00:00 IST | Updated: February 29, 2016 05:34 IST February 29, 2016 ‘Yamuna does not belong to Haryana... we’re working on contingencies’ We are looking at interlinking our water treatment plants, says DJB chief Kapil Mishra.Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma Delhi Jal Board chairperson Kapil Mishra speaks to Damini Nath about some initiatives that the Delhi government is considering in case the Capital faces a water crisis again. You've said earlier that Delhi depends on the Yamuna for water, not Haryana. But, the recent agitation in Haryana hit Delhi's water supply. Doesn't this show the dependence on Haryana? The river does not belong to Haryana. The river is for all of us. And Haryana too gets water from Punjab. The water that Delhi gets from Haryana is as per certain guidelines, treaties and even a Supreme Court order. Haryana is bound by the guidelines to share water with Delhi. Given how the Jat protests led to a shutdown of seven DJB plants, are you planning on any emergency measures in the future so the crisis is not repeated? We cannot replace the river. Delhi is the Capital of the country because the Yamuna flows through it. We need the Yamuna, but we should also have a week to 10 days’ worth of water supply of our own in case of emergencies. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is working on a plan that will be ready soon. -
Central Plan 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A. 4055 Capital Outlay on Police
161 13: DETAILED STATEMENT OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Figures in italics represent charged expenditure Nature of Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure during 2010-11 Expenditure Upto % Increase during 2009-10 Non PlanPlan Total 2010-11 (+) / Decrease (-) State Plan Centrally during the sponsored year Scheme/ Central Plan 1 234 5 6 78 ( ` In lakh) A. Capital Account of General Services- 4055 Capital Outlay on Police- 207 State Police- Construction- Police Station 23,66.57 .. 77,01,30 .. 77,01,30 2,06,37.40 2,25,42 Office Building 21,33.43 .. 13,88.70 .. 13,88.70 98,16,10 -34.91 Other schemes each costing ` five crore and .. .. .. .. .. 76,74.15 .. less Total-207 45,00.00 .. 90,90.00 .. 90,90.00 3,81,27.65 1,02.00 211 Police Housing- Construction- (i) Investment--Investment in Police Housing .. .. .. .. .. 69,82.16 .. Corporation. (ii) Other Old Projects .. .. .. .. .. 5,86.47 .. (iii) Other schemes each costing ` five crore and .. .. .. .. .. 12,30.22 .. less Total-211 .. .. .. .. .. 87,98.85 .. Total-4055 45,00.00 .. 90,90.00 .. 90,90.00 4,69,26.50 1,02.00 4058 Capital Outlay on Stationery and Printing- 103 Government Presses- (i) Machinery and Equipments .. .. .. .. .. 7,23.78 .. (ii) Printing and Stationery 7.49 .. 5.60 .. 5.60 36.94 .. 162 13: DETAILED STATEMENT OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE-contd. Figures in italics represent charged expenditure Nature of Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure during 2010-11 Expenditure Upto % Increase during 2009-10 Non PlanPlan Total 2010-11 (+) / Decrease (-) State Plan Centrally during the sponsored year Scheme/ Central Plan 1 234 5 6 78 ( ` In lakh) A. -
Forest of Madhya Pradesh
Build Your Own Success Story! FOREST OF MADHYA PRADESH As per the report (ISFR) MP has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Forest Cover (Area-wise): Madhya Pradesh> Arunachal Pradesh> Chhattisgarh> Odisha> Maharashtra. Forest Cover (Percentage): Mizoram (85.4%)> Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%)> Meghalaya (76.33%) According to India State of Forest Report the recorded forest area of the state is 94,689 sq. km which is 30.72% of its geographical area. According to Indian state of forest Report (ISFR – 2019) the total forest cover in M.P. increased to 77,482.49 sq km which is 25.14% of the states geographical area. The forest area in MP is increased by 68.49 sq km. The first forest policy of Madhya Pradesh was made in 1952 and the second forest policy was made in 2005. Madhya Pradesh has a total of 925 forest villages of which 98 forest villages are deserted or located in national part and sanctuaries. MP is the first state to nationalise 100% of the forests. Among the districts, Balaghat has the densest forest cover, with 53.44 per cent of its area covered by forests. Ujjain (0.59 per cent) has the least forest cover among the districts In terms of forest canopy density classes: Very dense forest covers an area of 6676 sq km (2.17%) of the geograhical area. Moderately dense forest covers an area of 34, 341 sqkm (11.14% of geograhical area). Open forest covers an area of 36, 465 sq km (11.83% of geographical area) Madhya Pradesh has 0.06 sq km. -
Integrated Water Management for the National Capital Region of Delhi
nd 2 World Irrigation Forum W.2.4.07 6-8 November 2016, Chiang Mai, Thailand INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION OF DELHI Rajeev Malhotra1 ABSTRACT The National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is endowed with perennial rivers namely the Yamuna, Hindon and Kali passing through it and the Ganga skirting its eastern boundary. While the U.P. Sub-region has abundant ground water, the area west of river Yamuna comprising the districts of Gurgaon, Rohtak, Sonipat, Jhajjar and most part of Faridabad district in Haryana, Alwar in Rajasthan and large parts of NCT-Delhi have insufficient ground water, which is often brackish in quality rendering it unpalatable for domestic consumption. NCR draws its water needs from the Yamuna, Western Yamuna canal, and Upper Ganga canal system and partly from ground water (ranney wells in Yamuna belt and tube wells). It is a water scarce region and due to heavy withdrawal of ground water, ground water levels have declined in most parts of NCR. With the growing population, depleting ground and surface water resources in the region, meeting the demand of water for various uses such as drinking, industrial and irrigation is a big challenge. There is generally a wide demand-supply gap of water in NCR and the problem becomes acute in dry summer months. A holistic view of the water demand and supply in the NCR region is required to be taken for the Integrated Water Management taking the regional approach. Also the losses in the various stages of the water supply system needs to be assessed and rectified to a reasonable limit to save valuable water from going waste. -
Canal That Quenchesdelhi's Thirst
HINDUSTAN TIMES, NEW DELHI 02 | THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015 7TH OF water drydaze crisis A SERIES Over the next few weeks, HT looks at YOUR FEEDBACK talktous onfacebook ontwitter WILL BE SHOW- Delhi’s water supply, and helps to find Want to pitch in with your suggestions Visit facebook.com/hindustantimes Tweet your views ways to manage the precious resource and share your problems ? Write to us to send in your opinions. You can and suggestions CASED IN A SPECIAL in a more sustainable manner. at [email protected] also log on to hindustantimes.com @htTweets RESPONSE CORNER Canal that quenches Delhi’s thirst MUNAK CANAL A bone of contention between Haryana and Delhi, the water channel serves large parts of the city Mallica Joshi and Ritam Halder ■ [email protected] NEW DELHI: For the first time in years, Dwarka residents have had a summer when they got more water than previ- ous years, and they have to thank the Munak Canal for it. After years of impasse between the Haryana and the Delhi governments, the Dwarka Water Treatment Plant with a capacity of 40 MGD (million gallons a day) became functional this year after Haryana started releasing 80 MGD of water to meet Delhi’s needs. Dwarka residents are now a happy bunch, thanks to this extra water. Activist Diwan Singh, who is a member of the Dwarka Water Bodies Committee and Yamuna Satyagraha, said the Munak canal has come as a blessing for the people of parched Dwarka. “Now that water is coming from Munak and because of a few other projects that got completed recently, the situation has become so much better. -
Current Condition of the Yamuna River - an Overview of Flow, Pollution Load and Human Use
Current condition of the Yamuna River - an overview of flow, pollution load and human use Deepshikha Sharma and Arun Kansal, TERI University Introduction Yamuna is the sub-basin of the Ganga river system. Out of the total catchment’s area of 861404 sq km of the Ganga basin, the Yamuna River and its catchment together contribute to a total of 345848 sq. km area which 40.14% of total Ganga River Basin (CPCB, 1980-81; CPCB, 1982-83). It is a large basin covering seven Indian states. The river water is used for both abstractive and in stream uses like irrigation, domestic water supply, industrial etc. It has been subjected to over exploitation, both in quantity and quality. Given that a large population is dependent on the river, it is of significance to preserve its water quality. The river is polluted by both point and non-point sources, where National Capital Territory (NCT) – Delhi is the major contributor, followed by Agra and Mathura. Approximately, 85% of the total pollution is from domestic source. The condition deteriorates further due to significant water abstraction which reduces the dilution capacity of the river. The stretch between Wazirabad barrage and Chambal river confluence is critically polluted and 22km of Delhi stretch is the maximum polluted amongst all. In order to restore the quality of river, the Government of India (GoI) initiated the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) in the1993and later YAPII in the year 2004 (CPCB, 2006-07). Yamuna river basin River Yamuna (Figure 1) is the largest tributary of the River Ganga. The main stream of the river Yamuna originates from the Yamunotri glacier near Bandar Punch (38o 59' N 78o 27' E) in the Mussourie range of the lower Himalayas at an elevation of about 6320 meter above mean sea level in the district Uttarkashi (Uttranchal). -
Water Supply & Sanitation
CHAPTER - 3 WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION Delhi Jal Board is responsible for procurement of raw water, its treatment and supply of potable water in Delhi. Delhi Jal Board gives bulk supply of potable water to Delhi Cantonment Board and NDMC for distribution in areas under their respective jurisdictions. In the areas of Municipal Corporations, Delhi Jal Board is responsible for supply of drinking water through its water supply distribution network comprising of Water Treatment Plants, Transmission mains, peripheral lines and internal water distribution network. Raw water for Delhi is drawn from Ganga River (470 cusec), Yamuna River (755 cusec) and Bhakhra Beas Management Board (495 cusec). With the intervention of the Hon’ble High Court in a public interest matter CW(P): 4931/2013, about 80 MGD raw water has become available to Delhi on account of savings in seepage losses after commissioning of Carrier Lined Channel called Munak Canal which has been constructed at the cost of Delhi. It has enabled Delhi to commission its three water treatment plants at Bawana, Okhla and Dwarka. About 80 MGD of ground water is also being drawn through Ranney Wells and Tube Wells by Delhi Jal Board to meet the water requirement. As per Yamuna Water Sharing Agreement signed in May, 1994 among the Northern Region States of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi, 0.724 BCM Yamuna water was allocated to Delhi. Uttrakhand was part of the Uttar Pradesh at that time. This share is divided into 3 blocks period of the year i.e. July to October, November to February and March to June. -
Smart City for a Sustainable Future: Is Delhi Ready?
J. Innov. Inclusive Dev., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 13-23, 2017 RESEARCH ARTICLE Smart City for a Sustainable Future: Is Delhi Ready? Anindita Roy Saha1* and Neha Singh2 1Department of Economics, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi 2Malihabad Block Administration (District Lucknow), Government of Uttar Pradesh, India Abstract: Cities are the geographic nodes around which Starting from the early small size to house a few people, people gather for their livelihood activities. Various cities have grown to bigger areas with walls, boundaries, factors like resources, technology, education, medical markets, production areas, streets, residential areas and innovations and environmental developments have civic facilities. With the rising population, almost half of shaped modern cities. However, with rapid urbanization the world’s population lives in urban areas today (UN, and population growth, many cities are facing the 2011). The increasing urbanization rates suggest that problems of degradation, pollution, diseases and a poor people have looked at cities as places of leisure and work quality of life. The major challenges before the urban at a faster pace than ever before in human history. With growth centers have necessitated the formation of smart the rapid growth of cities, there has arisen a variety of cities. Sustainable future of a city lies in the development risks and problems in terms of resource scarcity, of transport, infrastructure, environment, energy, ICT and degradation, diseases and a basic quality of life. The people with a sustainability approach. The Government of situation has created an urgency to find ‘smarter ways’ to India has launched a scheme to create hundred smart cities address the upcoming challenges. -
Minor of Gang Canal in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India
P: ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL. -6, ISSUE-3, February-2018 E: ISSN No. 2349 - 9435 APeriodic…..A…. Research Study of Abundance and Diversity of Phytoplankton at z- Minor of Gang Canal in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India Abstract Phytoplanktons are assemblages of heterogeneous microscopic algal forms whose movement is more or less dependent upon water currents. The present study was undertaken to explore the effect of different seasons on abundance and diversity of phytoplankton in one sites i.e. z-minor of gang canal in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India. The present observations were made for a period of fifteen months from September, 2012 to November, 2013 and covering all the seasons. The flora was identified by following standard taxonomic keys and illustrations. The identified phytoplankton belonged to four different families of Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Myxophyceae and Xanthophyaceae. The phytoplankton comprises of 16 species belonging to 15 genera. Out of these, 8 species belong to Bacillariophyceae, 5 to Chlorophyceae, 2 to Myxophyceae and 1 to Xanthophyceae. The family Bacillariophyceae was dominating the canal with much abundance throughout the study period. Both the number of genera and number of Manjeet Jaitly species belonging to each genera was maximum in case of family Research Scholar, Bacillariophyceae followed by Chlorophyceae, Myxophyceae and Deptt.of Zoology, Xanthophyaceae. Maximum population abundance of Phytoplakton was Govt. Dungar College, observed in the summer season followed by winter and rainy. Bikaner, Rajasthan Keywords: Phytoplankton, Z- Minor, Gang Canal, Sriganganagar. Introduction The word plankton is derived from the Greek planktos, meaning wandering. It is used to describe the small, usually immotile, freely floating organisms living in aquatic habitats (Powell et al., 1975). -
Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment
Public Disclosure Authorized Report No. 67668-SAS Report No. 67668-SAS Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment A Discussion of Regional Opportunities and Risks Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized GANGES STRATEGIC BASIN ASSESSMENT: A Discussion of Regional Opportunities and Risks b Report No. 67668-SAS Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment A Discussion of Regional Opportunities and Risks Ganges Strategic Basin Assessment A Discussion of Regional Opportunities and Risks World Bank South Asia Regional Report The World Bank Washington, DC iii GANGES STRATEGIC BASIN ASSESSMENT: A Discussion of Regional Opportunities and Risks Disclaimer: © 2014 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 14 13 12 11 This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. -
2015-16 Government of Haryana
Finance Accounts (Volume- II) 2015-16 Government of Haryana (i) TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject Page(s) VOLUME-I Certificate of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (iii)-(v) Guide to Finance Accounts (vii-xii) 1. Statement of Financial Position 1-2 2. Statement of Receipts and Disbursements 3-8 3. Statement of Receipts (Consolidated Fund) 9-11 4. Stat ement of Expenditure (Consolidated Fund) 12-18 5. Statement of Progressive Capital Expenditure 19-25 6. Statement of Borrowings and other Liabilities 26-30 7. Statement of Loans and Advances given by the Government 31-33 8. Statement of Investments of the Government 34 9. Statement of Guarantees given by the Government 35 10. Statement of Grants-in-aid given by the Government 36-37 11. Statement of Voted and Charged Expenditure 38 12. Statement on Sources and Application of Funds for expenditure other than on Revenue account 39-43 13. Summary of Balances under Consolidated Fund, Contingency Fund and Public Account 44-47 Notes to Accounts 48-67 VOLUME-II PART I 14. Detailed Statement of Revenue and Capital Receipts by Minor Heads 71-107 15. Detailed Statement of Revenue Expenditure by Minor Heads 108-169 16. Detailed Statement of Capital Expenditure by Minor Heads and Subheads 170-225 17. Detailed Statement of Borrowings and Other Liabilities 226-245 (ii) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I 18. Detailed Statement of Loans and Advances given by the Government 246-273 19. Detailed Statement of Investments of the Government 274-289 20. Detailed Statement of Guarantees given by the Government 290-294 21.