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SALINITY, RECHARGE ISSUES AND EXTRACTION HAVE SPELT DOOM In Gothra and Khanpur Khurd: HARYANA
Gothra village is located in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana’s newest district on the state’s border with Rajasthan. It looks like any other dusty village in north India. Except that it is suffering extreme water shortages which, if not controlled, will soon make the village a desert.
The village has fallen prey to excessive salinity in its groundwater, caused by lack of recharge due to decreasing rainfall and consequent extreme groundwater extraction. All this has led to the village being caught in a vicious cycle which is now so bad that it neither has potable drinking water nor water for its crops
.Gothra is in the ‘over-exploited’ category as far as groundwater is concerned, according to the Central Ground Water Authority. This means that more groundwater is being drained out than necessary.
The groundwater in Gothra continues to fall, according to the Haryana Water Resources (conservation, regulation, management) Authority. Sweet water was found at a depth of 82 feet (25 metres) in 2010. But today, water is available in this village at 118 feet. The situation is so bad that farmers in the village have a choice: Grow crops with saline water or not grow them at all.
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Leopard skin seized in Odisha, seven held
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau along with the Odisha forest department has recovered a leopard skin in Mayurbhanj district and arrested seven people in this connection, an official said on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team launched an operation on Wednesday and apprehended two of the seven, who are allegedly being involved in the wildlife trade, from near the old bus stand area in Jashipur of the district, Karanjia Forest Division Range Officer Pradeep Prusty said.
Information about the killing of a leopard by criminals and attempts to sell its skin was first received by the WCCB unit in Madhya Pradesh. It is suspected that the animal was of 10 years of age and shot dead in the Similipal National Park around 15-20 days back, Prusty said.
Over 30% Indian Districts Vulnerable To Extreme Forest Fires: Study
More than 30% of Indian districts are vulnerable to extreme forest fires, said a study released on Thursday, warning such wildfires have risen by over 10 times in the last two decades.
The study conducted by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), highlighted that in the last month alone, significant forest fires were reported in states like Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The CEEW study also found that Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra are the most prone to high-intensity forest fire events caused by rapid change in the climate.
The study also found that over the last two decades, more than 89 per cent of total forest fire incidents have been recorded in districts that are traditionally drought-prone or have been witnessing weather swapping trends i.e., flood-prone areas turning drought-prone and vice-versa.
Sowmya Reddy to inaugurate Zero Fest in Bengaluru organised by Vegan Fest and powered by Plant Based Food Industry Association
Lets Vez and Vegan Fest are organising India's first Zero Fest, a two-day lifestyle festival celebrating sustainability and veganism to be held on the 9th and 10th of April 2022 in Bengaluru.
Sowmya Reddy, Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress of Karnataka will be inaugurating Zero Fest. Popular actresses Preetika Rao and Ashvithi Shetty to attend the event.
Zero Fest is being organised in association with Blue Tribe; Khadi Deepak Welfare Foundation; Urban Platter; Only Earth, Geist Beer, Tags Chips, Guilio Garden and Crave by Leena. Plant Based Food Industry Association has lent wholehearted support to the festival. The NGO partners for the event are: People for Animal, FIAPO, Vegan Outreach, Plant Based Treaty (Animal Save Movement); Rare Earth; El Zero; Digital Madhyam; BIO Nutrients and PETA.
Zero Fest is going to be held at Jayamahal Hotel, Bengaluru from 12 noon onwards and the organisers are expecting a footfall of around 15000 people. A weekend full of shopping, live food counters, fashion shows, workshops, live music, poetry, dance, games and quizzes, prizes, virtual treasure hunts, causes, tree plantation drives and more. Bengaluru city will transform into an immersive experience of zero waste, zero cruelty and zero impact choices.
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