New Delhi: Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said as per the directions of the Supreme Court the Krishna Tribunal Award was not published in the Official Gazette. In a written reply to a question asked by YSRCP member V. Vijayasai Reddy in Rajya Sabha on Monday, the Minister said under the International Water Disputes Act, the Central Government had set up a
The Centre on Monday said of the 1,080 industries causing pollution in Ganga across five states, 190 have been closed while 165 are still not complying with norms. Of the 165, closure orders have been issued to nine and show-cause notices served to 156 grossly polluting industries, it said. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar
As many as 18,691 water bodies out of the 9.45 lakh identified across 22 states and UTs have been encroached upon, according to the first census of water bodies. In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu provided the tentative figures of state-wise number of water bodies identified. The highest number of encroachments have