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2,272 water bodies ‘not in use’ in J&K, Ladakh: Census

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Srinagar, Apr 24: About 2,272 water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are “not in use” due to several reasons including dried up and destroyed beyond repair, Ministry of Jal Shakti census report has revealed.

Ministry of Jal Shakti released the first ever census of Water Bodies in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation (MI) Census under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Irrigation Census.”

The census report, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has revealed that there are 9,765 water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and among them 7,493 are in use while as 2,272 water bodies are not in use.

The report has revealed that the 1,051 water bodies are not in use as they have dried up, 24 due to construction, 20 siltation, 214 destroyed behind repair, 01 salinity, 01 due to industrial effluents and 961 due to other reasons.

Among not in use water bodies, 16 are in urban areas while rest are in rural areas and among in use water bodies 7431 are in rural areas and 62 are in urban areas.

“The 2,272 not in use water bodies include 2,036 ponds, 29 tanks, 06 lakes, 26 reservoirs, 6 water conservation schemes and 169 others,” it said.

As per census, among 7,493 in use water bodies, 719 are being used for irrigation purposes, 12 industrial, 97 pisciculture, 5,986 for domestic/drinking purposes, 19 recreation, 56 religious, 129 groundwater purpose and 475 for other purposes.

Among in use water bodies, 3220 are ponds, 150 tanks, 31 lakes, 415 reservoirs, 23 water conservation schemes/percolation tanks/check dams and 3654 other water bodies.

As per census, 318 water bodies are under drought prone areas programme, 1144 in Tribal area, 27 flood prone, 73 Desert Development Programme (DDP) and 8,203 other water bodies—(KNO)

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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

April 24, 2023

Three Year Old Boy Dies After Drowning In Water Tub

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SRINAGAR: A 3-year-old body died after he drowned in a water tub in Muqama locality of Kralgund in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday.

As per reports, a 3-year-old boy identified as Mohammed Saudais, son of Altaf Ahmad Baba from Muqam Kralgund, fell into the water tub outside his home and drowned.

However he was immediately referred to a nearby hospital for treatment, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival.

Meanwhile, a pall of gloom descended in the village after the news of his death spread. (KNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 24, 2023

23 Percent Of Water Bodies In JK Dried Up Beyond Repair: Census

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SRINAGAR: Ministry of Jal Shakti released the first ever census of Water Bodies in convergence with the 6th Minor Irrigation (MI) Census under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Irrigation Census.”

The census highlighted disparities between rural and urban areas, encroachments and also revealed crucial insights into the country’s water resources. Census also offers a thorough inventory of India’s water resources, including both natural and artificial water bodies including ponds, tanks, lakes and more.

According to the census, 24,24,540 water bodies have been enumerated in the country, of which 97.1% (23,55,055) are in rural areas and only 2.9% (69,485) are in urban areas.

According to the maiden census report there are over 24 lakh water bodies across the country, and over 9,700 water bodies in the Union Territory of J&K, of which over 76 per cent are ‘in use’ while over 23 per cent have been categorized as ‘not in use’, defining them as ‘dried up beyond repair’.

As per the census, a total of 9,765 water bodies have been enumerated in J&K, out of which 99.2% (9,687) are in rural areas and the remaining 0.8% (78), are in urban areas, noting that the majority of the water bodies are ponds.

The census further reveals that over 2272 not-in-use water bodies in J&K and Ladakh, including 2026 ponds, 29 tanks, 6 Lakes, 26 reservoirs, 6 water conservation schemes/percolation tanks/ check dams, and 169 others. Further, out of 9765 water bodies, 5016 are public owned, and 4749 are private owned.

As per the census, 7431 water bodies are in use in rural areas, out of which 718 are used for irrigation, 12 for industrial, 97 for pisciculture, 5935 are for domestic/ drinking, 19 are recreation, 49 are for religious, 129 are for groundwater recharge, 472 are others.

As per the major results, 48.6% (4,749) are privately owned water bodies across J&K, whereas the remaining 51.4% (5,016) are under public ownership. By location, 27 water bodies are located in flood-prone areas and 1,144 water bodies are located in tribal areas.

Out of all water bodies, the census noted, 76.7% (7,493) water bodies are ‘in use’ whereas the rest 23.3% (2,272) are not ‘in use,’ “on account of drying up, destroyed beyond repair and other reasons.”

Out of ‘in use’ water bodies, the census highlighted, a major proportion of water bodies are used for domestic/ drinking purposes followed by irrigation purposes.

The census also noted that J&K has reported encroachment in 103 water bodies out of all the enumerated water bodies, of which 95, it stated, are ponds. Out of 9,765 water bodies, the information on the ‘water spread area’ was reported in 9,759 water bodies.

Out of these 9,759 water bodies, the results note, 98.4% (9,602) of the water bodies have a water spread area of fewer than 0.5 hectares, whereas, 1.1% (104) water bodies have a water spread area between 0.5 hectares to 1.0 hectares and the remaining 0.5% (53) water bodies have more than one-hectare water spread area; in terms of storage capacity while 74.1% (7,238) water bodies have storage capacity between 0 to 100 Cubic Meters.

According to the census, 9209 water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have never been repaired. Only 115 water bodies were repaired before 2009. In 2009, 11 water bodies were repaired; 51 in 2010; 20 in 2011; 34 in 2012; 71 in 2013; 38 in 2014; 59 in 2015; 24 in 2016; 54 in 2017; 34 in 2018, and 45 were repaired after 2018.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 24, 2023

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April 22, 2023

Faeces in TN village water tank: Special court orders DNA tests on 11 persons

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Chennai: The Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, has ordered that blood samples of eleven persons be collected in connection with the probe into mixing of human faeces in an overhead water tank providing drinking water to a Dalit colony in Vengaivayal village.

The special court had issued the order on Tuesday after a requisition was filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch CID of Tiruchi Range, who is investigating the case.

The court directed that an assistant professor from the Government Medical College and Hospital, Pudukottai, collect the blood samples on FTA cards or chemically-treated filter paper.

The 11 persons, whose DNA is to be analysed, include three women, and are residents of Vengaivayal, Eraiyur and Keezhamuthukadu villages. The samples will be compared to the faecal matter that had been collected from the overhead water tank by the CB-CID.

Sources in the CB-CID said a date would now be finalised for collecting the blood samples by the assistant professor. The DNA tests of the 11 persons are likely to be conducted in Chennai, they confided.

First reported in December 2023, the Vengaivayal incident was initially probed by the district police. However, in January this year, the Tamil Nadu DGP transferred the case to the CB-CID.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 20, 2023

No state has below 30% household coverage of tap water connection in rural India: Official

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New Delhi: No state has less than 30 per cent household coverage of tap water connection in rural India and there is no habitation in the country which does not have portable drinking water at least to the extent needed for cooking and drinking, a senior official said.

Addressing the 16th Civil Services Day, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation Vini Mahajan said more than 8.54 crore rural households with more than 40 crore people have benefitted under the programme.

“This is more than the population of the US, almost twice that of Brazil and Nigeria,” she added.

“No state has below 30 per cent household coverage of tap water connection in rural India. No habitation in country which does not have portable drinking water at least to the extent of 8-10 lpcd needed for cooking and drinking,” Mahajan said.

According to the Jal Jeevan Mission data, West Bengal has the lowest coverage of tap water connections at 32 per cent among states while Lakshadweep has the lowest coverage among union territories at 0 per cent.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 20, 2023

India’s need for water increasing with growing population: Shekhawat

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New Delhi: With India becoming the most populous country in the world, its need for water is increasing, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said here on Thursday.

The central government is working towards fulfiling the country’s water requirement, the Jal Shakti minister said at the 16th Civil Services Day.

According to United Nations estimates, India has become the most populous country in the world with 142.86 crore people.

“We have become the most populated country in the world though the official figures are yet to come out. We are also the fastest growing economy in the world and our need for water is also increasing,” he said.

Underlining that water-bearing capacity has to be increased, Shekhawat said while the country’s present requirement of water stands at 1,100 billion cubic metres, it is likely to exceed the 1,500 billion cubic metre-mark by 2050.

The minister highlighted that the BJP-led central government concentrated on the last mile saturation.

“But achieving last mile saturation needed a lot of work and bureaucrats played a very important role in fulfilling India’s target set under the Jal Jeevan mission,” he said, adding, “This government gave freedom to bureaucrats to work freely”.

Shekhawat added that development work done by India has inspired the whole world.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 20, 2023

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April 20, 2023

Enough drinking water for Hyderabad’s needs this summer: Water board

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Hyderabad: There is sufficient water in the Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam projects to satisfy the drinking water demands of Hyderabad this summer, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) said on Wednesday.

The HMWS&SB stated that 270 MGD of water is pumped every day to cover the city’s drinking water demands.

Water was pumped from the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir and the Akkampally Balancing reservoir via the Krishna Drinking Water Supply Project, Phases I, II, and III.

According to HMWS&SB, 1.38 TMC of water is supplied every month, and on Wednesday, the water storage capacity of Nagarjuna Sagar was reported at 157.61 TMC, down from 188.95 TMC on the same day the previous year.

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April 19, 2023

Water logging disrupts train service between Qazigund-Banihal section

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Qazigund, Apr 19: Incessant rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir has disrupted train service between Qazigund and Banihal section after water logging at Hillar railway station in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that train service between Qazigund and Banihal has been suspended as a precautionary measure.

He said due to continuous rainfall for the last 24 hours caused water logging at Hiller railway station, thereby disrupting train service.

The service will be restored after improvement in weather conditions, the official said—(KNO)

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April 19, 2023

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