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Nag River should turn into identity and pride of city, say Nagpurians

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016
The sanctioning of 1,298 crore by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, has given a boost to the ambitious Nag River rejuvenation plan mooted by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) ... Beautification of the river front has been kept in abeyance for the time being. But there are many in the city who feel that along with keeping the river clean, its beautification work should also begin....

Float operators have mixed reaction to changes in licensing

Edit The Oklahoman 17 Jun 2016
TAHLEQUAH — One Illinois River float operator may finally have his way when new licensing rules go into effect next month, allowing him to serve more customers after years of fighting for more licenses. Jack Spears, co-owner of Arrowhead Resort in Tahlequah, said he is applying for 70 temporary commercial float licenses that are being offered by the Grand River Dam Authority....

World-first research aims to turn Brisbane River back to blue (The University of Queensland)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
The Nile is known for its length, the Amazon for its girth, and the Brisbane River for its murky brown colour, but one University of Queensland researcher is working to make it crystal clear. UQ School of Civil Engineering PhD student Jesper Nielsen is completing a world-first study collecting river turbulence data using a device mostly built by himself....

Ganga runs dry, drifts miles away from ghats in Kanpur

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016
They stated that though the river shrinks in the summer season (lean period) every year and this was nothing new but this year the situation is worse. The experts stated that the construction of the barrage has affected the flow of the river and it shrunk it. The impact is that the river has gone away from the city ghats ... The dams and barrages have caused harm to the holy river....

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Hosts Yoga By The River (NPS - National Park Service)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is excited to present a new series of programs this summer, called 'Yoga By The River' ... 'Yoga By The River' is made possible by an Active Trails grant through the National Park Foundation ... For more information about Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River or to learn about other great programs we have planned for this summer, visit our website at www.nps.gov/upde....

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Hosts Yoga By The River (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is excited to present a new series of programs this summer, called 'Yoga By The River' ... 'Yoga By The River' is made possible by an Active Trails grant through the National Park Foundation ... For more information about Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River or to learn about other great programs we have planned for this summer, visit our website at www.nps.gov/upde....

$177 million invested into River Murray irrigation projects (Australian Government)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
A scheme designed to increase irrigation effic​iency and return water to the River Murray has reached a new milestone. $177 million has now been offered across 186 River Murray-based irrigation projects under the Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (3IP), with Round Three's projects announced today ... 'Our River Murray irrigators have led the nation in water efficiency....

$177 million invested into River Murray irrigation projects (Department of Agriculture - Australian Government)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
A scheme designed to increase irrigation effic​iency and return water to the River Murray has reached a new milestone. $177 million has now been offered across 186 River Murray-based irrigation projects under the Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (3IP), with Round Three's projects announced today ... 'Our River Murray irrigators have led the nation in water efficiency....

Downriver review: Grant Scicluna's film is both beautiful and scary

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 17 Jun 2016
Scicluna grew up in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, where he often heard the words "be careful" in relation to the Colo River. Downriver was shot in Melbourne, using the Yarra, but it does not matter where the river is ... Ray Lawrence went up the river in Jindabyne 10 years ago, in a brutal story about men who went fishing even after they found a body in the river....

Utah looking for link between San Juan River, Lake Powell water quality and Gold King ...

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 17 Jun 2016
State regulators are calling for more study of Lake Powell and sections of the San Juan River in light of unusual test results that may or may not be tied to last summer’s Gold King Mine spill. Two sections of the San Juan River were added to the state’s list of “impaired” waters in the latest state water quality report. Those portions of the river ......

The Blade's weekly fishing report: 6-17

Edit Toledo Blade 17 Jun 2016
■ Maumee River. Fishing success has been somewhat tough to come by on this waterway, and the pressure is light. Most of the attention is being paid to the areas below the dams, but river watcher Joe Roecklein reports that the anglers have often outnumbered the fish in recent days. Even the catfish anglers have hit a slow stretch, but expect things to pick up on that front as periods of rain bring fresh flow to the river ... ....

Blue-green algae alert lifted in the Murray River from Red Cliffs downstream to Merbein [PDF] (NSW Department of Primary Industries)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016
NSW Department of Primary Industries) Blue-green algae alert lifted in the Murray River from Red Cliffs downstream to Merbein ALGAL ALERT BULLETIN ... Blue-green algae alert lifted in the Murray River from Red Cliffs downstream to Merbein ... A red alert also remains in the Edward River upstream of Moulamein and in the Wakool River upstream of the Wakool- Barham Road bridge....

Matunga residents’ hard work pays off

Edit DNA India 17 Jun 2016
The theme behind this garden is also pretty interesting as it is based on the Narmada River, which originates in Madhya Pradesh (MP) and merges with the Arabian Sea in Gujarat. The team of engineers and architects studied the flow of the river and replicated it on the pathway of this garden. The pathway is blue in colour and snakes through the 600-metre stretch giving it the feel of a flowing river....
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