Water level of the Brahmaputra and the Ghagot, two major rivers of Gaibandha, crossed danger mark on Sunday night inundating the river basin and char areas.
Category: Water
Intel plant replenishes aquifer for thirsty Arizona City
Most people don’t associate Intel Corp. (INTC), the world’s largest semiconductor maker, with water.
Sirajganj flood situation slightly improves
The flood situation in Sirajganj has marked a slight improvement with a little fall in the water level of the river Jamuna.
Flood situation worsens further in Gaibandha
Overall flood situation in the district further worsened as water level of the Brahmaputra river rose by 40cm in last 24 hours ending this morning.
Brahmaputra, Ghagot cross danger level in Gaibandha
Water level of the Brahmaputra and the Ghagot, two major rivers of Gaibandha, crossed danger mark on Sunday night inundating the river basin and char areas.
Multiple hydel projects on Chenab worry experts
The Chenab is poised to become one of the more dam-congested rivers in India, with the government planning to generate around 15,000 megawatts of electricity through 60 hydropower projects in the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
Specialists ask for water connection to city slums
Water experts at a seminar on Thursday stressed providing legal water connection to the city slums with a view to ensuring access to safe water for the slum dwellers.
Ponds in distress
Sudhirendar Sharma
Sanitation facilities improve health, reduce child deaths
The public health index has marked a significant improvement with reduction in water-borne diseases and child deaths following laudable success in sanitation coverage throughout the country.
Clean water and soap ‘boost growth’ in young children
By Helen Briggs
South Asia’s GDP loss over lack of sanitation
The South Asian nations are losing 5 per cent of their GDP annually, due to lack of sanitation facilities and unhygienic behaviour.
BIWTC resumes its waterbus services
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) on Thursday resumes its waterbus service on the Dhaka circular waterway to avert the nagging traffic congestion of the capital.
India-Bangla round table moots joint rivers panel
An India-Bangladesh round table has suggested the creation of a single joint rivers commission headed by a prominent Indian or Bangladeshi leader on an alternative basis for sustainable management of their shared water resources.
Rights groups for proper use of haor dev fund
Environmentalists and rights activists at a discussion here on Sunday stressed proper utilisation of the allocation made in the national budget to implement the Haor Development Master Plan.
Australia’s expertise in water management for Asia
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, are applying their knowledge in transboundary river basin management to improve the livelihoods of people living in some of the poorest parts of Asia.
People suffer for lack of a bridge in Roumari
More than one lakh people have been suffering badly in absence of a bridge at Jhagrarchar point in Roumari-Dantvanga Road at Roumari upazila in Kurigram district.
Kid drowns falling from bamboo bridge
A six years old kid drowned falling from the bamboo-made bridge over the Bangshi river at Taylkup village under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenidah on Sunday.
Water, sanitation must for good governance: EU
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Dhaka William Hanna on Wednesday said it is essential to ensure of pure drinking water and sanitation management in establishing good governance in the country.
Adibasis in C’nawabganj get safe drinking water
Adibasis and hard to reach people of four unions of Nachole upazila under Chapainawabganj district have been getting pure drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Greens urge action against water pollution
Green activists at a human chain here on Wednesday urged the government for immediate action to check water pollution with a view to protecting the country’s biodiversity.
Deep convection over North Bay
Deep convection is taking place over North Bay and adjoining area of Bangladesh.
India’s Northeast for int’l commission on water
Kolkata: The Northeast Dialogue Forum, a conclave of human rights and indigenous people’s organisations based in India’s north-east, has sought intervention of India, China and Bangladesh to prevent adverse impact of development projects on the region’s water sources.
Deep sea mining ‘gold rush’ moves closer
By David Shukman
Bangladeshi org DORP wins UN award
A Bangladeshi NGO has won the ‘Water for Life’ award from the UN World Water Assessment Programme Unit.
Stop commercialisation of water
Participants of a discussion demanded people’s participation for the formulation of the water law and removal of loopholes in draft water act-2013 to stop commercialisation of water resources on Saturday.
Capital dredging projects under implementation
The government has taken an initiative to implement capital dredging projects in the country’s big and important rivers at a cost of Tk 50,000 crore, Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen told Parliament on Sunday.
Bill for protecting rivers placed in JS
A bill, titled ‘National River Protection Commission Bill, 2013’, aimed at protecting the country’s rivers from encroachers and pollution was placed in Parliament on Tuesday.
Two tri-nation river alliances in offing
The influential Indian English daily has reported from New Delhi that India has already approved the composition of a working group on water and power that will coordinate with Bangladesh and Nepal to harness the tremendous potential for development of…