Blue and Green Drop Project Report 2024
The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns
Sewage
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Water recharging system must for
In its bid to conserve and replenish water resources in the state, the Punjab government has made it mandatory to make prior arrangements for setting-up water recharging systems at time of building of any house, factory or any complex.
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Rlys indifferent to Mohalis sewage pains
Mohali: Even after a year of its commissioning, the sewage treatment plant (STP) in Mohali remains a non-starter. Reason: The Northern Railways is not allowing a pipeline to be laid under its tracks.
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Large sewerage dam for city in the offing to curtail sea pollution
President Asif Zardari has directed the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) to build a large sewerage dam, where industrial waste would also be collected and filtered, after which the water obtained would be used for parks and trees in the city as part of the Green City plan, Sindh Minister for Fisheries Zahid Ali Bhurgari told Daily Times.
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Punjab budget: Outlay for sanitation, water may be enhanced
The Punjab government is likely to enhance allocation for water supply and sanitation to Rs9.32 billion in the upcoming budget for 2009-10, official sources said.
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Upgradation of drainage, sewerage systems in Kolkata may cost Rs 20,000 cr
The work on improving the drainage and sewerage systems in Kolkata may cost around Rs 20,000 crore, though in phases, according to Mr Alapan Bandopadhyay, Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). Loan awaited Addressing an interactive session, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce
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Nod for scheme to desilt, deepen 21 canals
In session: The council meeting in progress on Thursday. CHENNAI: A total of 59 resolutions, including one approving a Rs.1,400-crore scheme to desilt and deepen 21 canals in the city, were adopted at the Chennai Corporation council meeting on Thursday.
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Zimbabwe Faces Continuing Cholera Threat: Red Cross
Zimbabwe is on the brink of having 100,000 infections of cholera, a preventable disease that has already killed 4,283 people there and remains a serious threat, the Zimbabwean Red Cross and its partners said on Tuesday.
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Court directive on sewage stagnation
K.T. Sangameswaran CHENNAI: The State Human Rights Commission has asked the Managing Director of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and other authorities to enquire and send a report regarding stagnation of effluents on GST Road at Pallavaram.
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Last Year's Rain Hits Beach Quality
The number of British beaches recommended for bathing has dropped by a record 16.5 percent because of poor weather last year, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said on Friday. In its annual Good Beach Guide, the MCS said 370 beaches out of 777 tested were recommended for their excellent water quality, down from 444 in 2008.
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Dengue eradication campaign in Colombo on Sunday
A dengue eradication house to house campaign in the Colombo city will be started on Sunday at the Colombo Municipal Council by a group comprising Municipal Council staff, United Nurses' Union and Police Community Service, Colombo Municipal Council Commissioner Badrani Jayawardena told the Daily News yesterday.