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News18
3 days ago
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- News18
C. R. Patil On Vijay Rupani: विजय रुपाणींचा अपघाती मृत्यू, सी.आर.पाटलांची मोठी प्रतिक्रिया N18S
C. R. Patil On Vijay Rupani: विजय रुपाणींचा अपघाती मृत्यू, सी.आर.पाटलांची मोठी प्रतिक्रिया N18S News18 Lokmat is one of the leading YouTube News channels which delivers news from across Maharashtra, India and the world 24x7 in Marathi. Stay updated on all the current events shaping Maharashtra's pol...
News18
4 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani's Last Photo Surfaces After Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Last Updated: Ahmedabad Plane Crash: The photo, taken by a fellow passenger, shows Vijay Rupani seated inside the aircraft just before takeoff. A final photograph and video of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, capturing moments before the Air India Flight AI171 crash, surfaced on social media. The photo, taken by a fellow passenger, shows Vijay Rupani seated inside the aircraft just before takeoff. In a separate video that has now gone viral, the senior BJP leader is seen completing boarding formalities. Vijay Rupani, 68, was among the over 200 people killed when the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. Gujarat BJP chief C.R. Patil confirmed his death, calling it a 'great loss to the BJP family." He said, 'Our leader, former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, was also on that flight. Vijay Rupani died in this tragedy. May God grant peace to his soul. This is a great loss for the BJP family as well." Vijay Rupani served as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021, and remained active in political life until recently. Known for his composed demeanour and grassroots connect, he was a prominent figure in state politics and the BJP's national framework. Vijay Rupani- whose political journey spanned decades- was a committed member of the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was imprisoned during the Emergency and later rose through the ranks, serving as a Rajya Sabha MP, Mayor of Rajkot and state cabinet minister before assuming the chief ministership. About the Author Mallika Soni When not reading, this ex-literature student can be found searching for an answer to the question, "What is the purpose of journalism in society?" First Published: June 12, 2025, 19:38 IST
The Hindu
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Post Indus treaty hold, India triggers untimely water release from J&K dams
India, over the weekend, resorted to a surprise release of waters from the Baglihar and Salal dams in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on the Chenab river. While this is far from triggering a man-made flood in Pakistan, it is the first consequential water-based action taken by India since it announced keeping the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) 'in abeyance,' following the Pahalgam terror attack. While such release of water — called 'flushing the reservoir' — is a routine, annual activity and necessary to clear the dams of riverine silt and muck to keep the power plants linked to these reservoirs running optimally, it is usually done in August, during the monsoon. 'We have done some reservoir flushing in the last few days,' a highly placed source told The Hindu. 'As part of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) this is usually done in August (during the monsoon) but it has been advanced. This will increase the volume of water downstream in Pakistan for the next day or two but not substantially. However there will be a period of refilling and this could translate to reduced flows downstream.' Flushing operations in August were permitted under the terms of the IWT to ensure that the flow of the Chenab to Pakistan was unimpeded while also flushing accumulated sediment to maintain the hydroelectric plants. On April 26, C.R. Patil, Jal Shakti Minister, had stated that '..not a drop of water from the Indus would flow to Pakistan.' The Hindu sought comments from the Jal Shakti Ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs but were unanswered until press time. With the reservoir empty, it will be refilled — over the next 30 hours — with water coming from upstream and this 'could mean reduced flows' downstream, the official added. Unlike the standard practice, Pakistan also wasn't given advance warning of the increased flow that would result from the 'flushing.' The IWT, which has been 'kept under abeyance' by India following the Pahalgam terror attack, prohibits untimed and surprise release of waters by India. The Baglihar is a 900 MW hydro-power project in Jammu Kashmir. It has a reservoir capacity of 475 million cubic metres. It is a run-of-the-river project meaning, it is not designed to store large amounts of water — a consequence of the IWT — but rather divert the normal flow of parts of the Chenab to run electric turbines and produce electricity. Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development, which owns the plant has a power purchase agreement with Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam to purchase the electricity generated from here. Lean season The emptying of the reservoir and refilling it would mean a 'temporary' reduction in the electricity generated. 'This is however the lean season (for water availability in the reservoir) and our hydropower projects work at a lower capacity,' the same official clarified. The Salal power project in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir is a 690 MW hydropower project. Following the release of water from the dams' sluices, they will be shut to enable refilling. The official added that there was unlikely to be immediate flushing operations at the 330 MW Kishenganga hydropower project on the Jhelum river, in Baramulla. The Indus River system — Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej rivers are Pakistan's main source of water for tens of millions of its people. About 80% of Pakistan's cultivated land, which is about 16 million hectares, relies on water from the Indus system. About 93% of water from Indus is used for irrigation, powering the country's agricultural backbone and overall, contributes nearly 25% of the country's GDP. Following the Pahalgam attack, India has said it will explore 'options that it has never considered' (IWT). This could include withdrawing from talks around evolving a new 'Dispute Resolution Mechanism,' of the IWT, change the design of its hydropower electric projects to allow it to store greater quantities of water and deploy 'draw down flushing' of its reservoirs.
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Karnataka gears up to put pressure on Centre to issue notification on Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal-II award
As the crucial meeting of irrigation Ministers of the four States that make up the Krishna river basin comprising Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana has been scheduled for May 7 in New Delhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah chaired a high-level meeting on Saturday to finalise the State's stand on the matter and urge the Centre to issue a gazette notification on the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II award to ensure protection of the State' share of water. Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Patil has convened the meeting to discuss the award made by the KWDT-II. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Major and Medium Irrigation portfolio, and a battery of officials, would represent Karnataka. The tribunal, led by Brijesh Kumar, which started its proceedings in July 2007, submitted its draft verdict on December 31, 2010, and the final verdict on November 29, 2013. The KWDT-II allocated 73 tmcft of water to Karnataka, of which 130 tmcft has been allocated for the Upper Krishna Project-III (UKP-III). All-party meeting Mr. Siddaramaiah has instructed officials to make all arrangements to safeguard the State's interests and secure the share of water. After the meeting on May 7, the Chief Minister has decided to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the implementation of the award of the KWDT-II. Mr. Shivakumar told reporters that the State government had submitted petitions to the Centre in the past and urged it to issue the gazette notification on the tribunal's award. Despite several pleas by the State, the governments at the Centre had not notified the award for the last 15 years. The Chief Minister said farmers of the UKP-III phase area have been waiting for several years to irrigate their farmlands by utilising the water share under the tribunal award. The Supreme Court has permitted the issue of a gazette notification when petitions regarding the allocation of water by the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal Award were pending before it. Similarly, the Jal Shakthi Ministry issued a notification on the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal on February 20, 2020. Though Andhra Pradesh and Telangana filed petitions before the Supreme Court, after the bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, the Centre would be urged to issue a notification on the KWDT-II award, the Chief Minister said. Height of Almatti Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil told reporters that legislators of north Karnataka have urged Mr. Siddaramaiah to take steps to increase the height of the Alamatti dam from 519 m to 524.256 m to store more water, as there was no objection to raising the dam height. Mr. Patil said since the KWDT-II was not notified, the water is not flowing in the UKP-III canals, which were developed spending ₹16,000 crore. Ministers, including M.B. Patil, R.B. Thimmapur, Sharanapagouda Darshanapur, H.C. Mahadevappa, and Shivanand S. Patil, and Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, and advocate Mohan Katarki attended the meeting.
