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Drainage

  • 550 portable pumps for de-watering operations

    NEW DELHI: In view of the early arrival of the monsoon in the Capital, officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will now have to personally supervise de-watering operations in water-logged areas. At a review meeting on Monday, MCD Standing Committee Chairman Vijender Gupta said the civic body officials had been provided with 550 portable de-watering pumps to take care of vulnerable points across the city.

  • Rs 152 cr for stormwater drain plan

    June 16: The Delhi Cabinet has given its approval for construction of a storm water drain from Mahipalpur Chowk to Najafgarh Drain at a cost of Rs 152 crores. The Cabinet also approved a proposal to modernise the power substations with the use of the geographical information system (GIS) of Delhi Tranco at the cost of Rs 304 crores. The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting on Monday, which was presided over by chief minister Sheila Dikshit.

  • This MLA picks up garbage, cleans drains

    Puducherry: N Anand, fondly called "Bussy' Anand, is a busy man. A firsttime MLA, he was elected from the Bussy assembly constituency in the Union territory in 2006 and hence the prefix. And when the 44-year-old legislator of Puducherry Munnetra Congress is not pushing for schemes, meeting voters or discussing local politics over a cuppa, he's clearing garbage, cleaning clogged drains and spraying mosquito repellent across the town. And he does this with his own money, spending Rs 75,000 to Rs 85,000 every month from his earnings.

  • Desilting on without safety gear

    They toil all day to desilt drains without any protective gear. Working without gumboots, gloves and masks, MCD desilting labourers will find that nothing is going to change this year despite tall claims made by the civic agency. The contractors are supposed to provide boots, helmet and gloves to workers as per the guidelines laid down in MCD contract. However, it is not followed. According to sources, MCD can blacklist or cancel the contract of a contractor who is found to be flouting guidelines.

  • Tk 20cr new plan to recover canals, improve drainage

    The Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) has taken up a new two-year project involving Tk 20 crore to resolve the water-logging problem in the city by restoring the nine canals and improving drainage system. LGRD ministry has okayed the work plan after it got nod from the Planning Commission, SCC sources said yesterday. All the nine natural canals, locally known as chhara, will be re-excavated and structures will be built to protect them from further encroachment.

  • Old Farming Habits Leave Uzbekistan a Legacy of Salt

    Salt crunches underfoot like frosty soil on this bare stretch of land in western Uzbekistan. Cotton, to be used to make a mattress, is stacked in a home. The status of Uzbekistan as the world's second-largest cotton exporter is in danger because of environmental destruction. "Thirty years ago, this was a cotton field,' said a 61-year-old farmer who has lived near this city all his life. "Now it's a salt flat.'

  • Panchkula not ready for rains

    With most drains clogged and no arrangements being made by the Municipal Council and the Haryana Urban Development Authority till date to check waterlogging, Panchkula has a long way to go before it can claim to be prepared for the rainy season. Newslinetakes a look at the situation

  • Poor sanitation around Jammu bus stand

    The ever degrading sanitary conditions at the general bus stand Jammu is a serious concern. The nullah flowing through it is prime source of stink and garbage which even makes it difficult for people to stand in the yard of bus stand. It is very astonishing that the bus stand is under the nose of Jammu Municipal Corporation office, despite that JMC is not paying attention towards its sanitation.

  • Danish assistance for two mega projects

    The Danish Government has provided two interest free loans of Rs. 7.7 billion and Rs. 8.8 billion for the construction of Oluvil Port and the Kelani Right Bank Water Treatment Plant under the Danish Mixed Credit Programme. The funds are channelled through the Nordea Bank of Denmark. The proposed Oluvil Port will have the capability to cater to large ships with in-built tanks exceeding the eight metre depth level mark.

  • Drains stay clogged despite funds

    Leader of Opposition in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Jai Kishan today disrupted proceeding of the Standing Committee. He raised the issue of penalty of lakhs of rupees imposed by the Delhi consumer court on the civic body for not desilting drains.

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