Srinagar, April 6 (IANS) A recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Jammu and Kashmir has made an alarming disclosure that 518 lakes have either vanished completely or degraded beyond redemption.The CAG report has revealed an environmental crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, with 518 out of 697 surveyed lakes either having vanished or degraded.The audit, which analysed data from 1967 to 2020, found that 315 lakes have completely disappeared due to rampant encroachment, urban expans…
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India and Bhutan have decided to further strengthen bilateral cooperation on trans-boundary rivers and hydropower projects at a high-level official meeting in Thimphu, according to an official statement issued on Friday.V. L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD and GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti, led an Indian delegation comprising officers from the ministry, officials from the Assam and West Bengal govern…
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IANS) Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a predictive framework that has identified 492 locations where glacial lakes are likely to form in the Eastern Himalayan mountains.The research conducted using high-resolution Google Earth images and digital elevation models also provides crucial insights for hazard management and water-resource planning in high-mountain regions.The models helped capture complex landscape features and estima…