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Sewage, concrete and garbage killing tributaries slowly

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
The civic body, on the other, hand, continues to turn a blind eye towards the sorry state of affairs, even as it focuses on keeping the main course of the river pollution-free. The only saving grace for the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) was the cleaning activity it undertook at the Nasaradi river last month ... "The tributaries are more polluted than the main river as sewage anf garbage is dumped into them....

Locals oppose anti-encroachment drive

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
As the municipal authorities gear up to launch a massive drive against illegal structures on the bank of Kham river, some locals are against the AMC's drive ... Earlier the authorities had planned to raze down all the structures built on the land within 300-feet area from the river ... The municipal authorities have planned to remove illegal constructions on the bank of Kham river after a long gap of about 10 years....

Dance melange to focus on plight of Ganges

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
From a dam that affected neighbouring villages to factories that scarred its pristine waters with chemicals, the river is bruised in the name of development ... The four-act presentation sheds light on the story of the river using a melange of mediums including Bharathanatyam and Carnatic and Gadhwali music and theatre ... the river's banks....

Youths capture 'aggressive' crocodile

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
Youths from Hingangaon village in Hatkanangale tehsil captured an 11-foot long crocodile from Warna river on Wednesday night and released it further downstream ... Shivaji Biru Metkar, 57, had gone to Warna river in Hingangaon village, about 30 km from Kolhapur city, to fetch some water for drinking last Friday around 2pm ... They laid a trap on the river banks where the crocodile had been recently spotted....

‘Land in catchment area of Dravyavati shrinks by 13%’

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
A National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) report has revealed that government land in the catchment area of Dravyavati river has been blatantly encroached under the nose of administration and civic bodies ... In past 15 years, the sowing of vegetables in the river has also increased by 11% despite high court strict directions ... The check dams will be 102 meters wide, where 210 feet river width is available....

Locals come out in support of Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh's agitation

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
All these should be protected, preserved and maintained through a river policy," said local activist Nitin Shukla. "Minimum environmental flow of the river should be maintained," he added. "Our main focus is removal of concrete that has sealed the river ... We will also decide on some concrete plan for the river."....

A new plan to clean up Yamuna

Edit The Hindu 06 May 2016
new plan to clean Yamuna, including removal of solid waste and preventing sewage from flowing into the river, is likely to be announced by the Union and Delhi governments soon ... A new ghat for Chhat prayers is likely to be developed at ITO, while a steamer to collect solid waste from the river is also expected to be announced ... Mishra could issue a joint statement on the plans for cleaning the river....

Niphad farmers seek power supply for longer duration

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
The district administration has announced shut downs to ensure that farmers did not lift water from the river for irrigation as it was to be used only for drinking purpose, given the drought situation in the district ... "What about the farmers who are away from the river ... Bagate asked the state power distribution company to send a plan to ensure that the farmers, excluding those along the river, got power supply for six hours....

VIKING OCEAN CRUISES CHRISTENS SECOND SHIP IN LONDON (Viking River Cruises Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 06 May 2016
Viking River Cruises Inc) ... Today in London the company officially welcomed its second ship, Viking Sea, to its fleet during a celebration on the Thames River in Greenwich ... With the arrival of our second ship - and with four more sister ships on the way - we are focused on introducing travelers to the Viking way of destination-centered cruising, a unique style that was inspired by our success on the rivers.' ... Viking River Cruises Inc....

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Edit Toledo Blade 06 May 2016
■ Maumee River ... River watcher Joe Roecklein reports that the swift current makes it very difficult to even work a minnow under a bobber for white bass....

Periyar pollution: KWA points fingers at others

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
Hence, the KWA will have to check with legal advisers if we have any locus standi to initiate criminal action against those who are involved in polluting the river ... into the river even on Thursday....

Development is still miles away at Mettupalayam

Edit The Hindu 06 May 2016
Spread over on the southern and northern banks of River Bhavani, the town with over four lakh population has been struggling hard to balance environment protection and development ... Rangasamy of the Bhavani River Water and Groundwater Protection Council says that effluents discharged from the textile and paper industries have made the river water unfit for cultivation....

Saving Mahseer: Forest dept set for in-situ conservation in STR

Edit The Times of India 06 May 2016
After successful efforts to conserve Narmada Mahseer, the state fish of Madhya Pradesh, by constructing an artificial flowing water repository in Barwah, the state forest department is all set to take its next step towards an in situ conservation and rejuvenation of the endangered tor tor fish in tributaries of Denwa River within Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) ... Of these, tor-tor was common in rivers of MP, particularly Narmada....
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