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BMC proposes 4 borewells to harvest rainwater, recharge groundwater table
May 24, 2025 7:36 pm
BMC officials maintained that before starting the digging works, the contractors need to carry out a soil test of the land through certified geologists.
Paatil lays foundation stone of five borewells
September 28, 2024 6:25 am
The minister said at least 1 lakh litres of water can be stored by making a bore in every house or near the house, which can be useful in daily water consumption.
Tragedy later, villagers get borewells, promises: ‘If only they did this before’
July 22, 2021 7:20 am
The deaths and the outrage that followed led to the administration swinging into action. Within 72 hours, the village got two hand pumps, while work is set to begin on three others. Overnight, three other defunct hand pumps in the village were also fixed.
Mercury rises in state, water levels in dams fall and Pune residents brace for water cuts
April 28, 2019 9:16 am
With dam reserves fast depleting, municipal corporations and councils are being forced to impose water cuts in this precarious situation. The Indian Express reviews the present situation and explains what lies ahead as the parched state awaits the monsoon
Explain reasons for not sealing illegal borewells: NGT to Uttar Pradesh
October 06, 2017 8:49 pm
A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim rapped the CGWA and the SDM concerned for not taking action against illegal extraction of ground water.
Digging borewells deeper than 200 feet to invite action
April 24, 2015 2:41 am
The government has currently deployed 900 water tankers, almost 700 in Marathwada alone, in drought-hit villages.
NGT pulls up civic bodies for illegal boring
July 19, 2014 12:49 am
The case will be heard next on August 22.
In Gurgaon,80 construction sites illegally drawing groundwater
August 22, 2012 2:55 am
Around 162 borewells have been illegally dug up at 80 construction sites in Gurgaon,the Haryana government submitted in an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday.
Failure to make borewells safe will invite legal action
August 04, 2010 1:49 am
In a bid to prevent the open borewells and tubewells becoming death traps for children,the UP Jal Nigam has directed the engineers and contractors to take safety measures during their construction.
Borewells allowed,but not for individual house owners
April 01, 2009 12:36 am
In a reversal of an earlier ban on digging borewells anywhere in the Capital,the Delhi government on Tuesday issued a notification...
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