Soon, 300 wells to tackle water woes
Mumbai In a desperate attempt to tackle water crisis in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to dig 300 wells.
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Anupanadi residents target polluting company
A group of residents from Anupanadi thronged the district collectorate on Monday urging the state government and the district administration to act against a polluting company functioning in their area.
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Haryana State Draft Model Bill for Conservation, Protection and Regulation of Groundwater
A Bill to regulate and manage the development of groundwater and the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. This Act may be called the “Haryana State Groundwater Management & Regulation Act,
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Gujarat, Maharashtra ink pact on interlinking rivers
With an aim to provide water to arid and water deficit areas, Gujarat and Maharashtra have signed a pact with the Central Government to prepare project reports to inter-link several rivers in their region.
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Climate change poses major security threat to Pakistan, says military
With far-reaching consequences like food scarcity, climate change is a major security challenge and countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh can take lessons from the Arab Spring that was triggered by high
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Almost 6 lakh bighas of land eroded since ’71
GUWAHATI, March 13 – The State has lost an area of 5,95,155 bighas of land due to erosion by the Brahmaputra between 1971 and 2009 and according to information received from seven districts, a total of
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Sustainability assessment of rural water service delivery models: findings of a multi-country review
With 2.1 billion people – mostly in rural areas – lacking safely managed drinking water and reported low rural water supply functionality rates, the Sustainable Development Goals pose a triple challenge:
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Rain water harvesting campaign
The government announced vigorous rain water harvesting campaign across the country to beat the summer onslaught. "Rain water is a major source of water. To conserve that, we are making efforts to
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Chunchaghatta lake under threat
One more water body in the City appears to be disappearing fast, with hunderds of truckloads of soil being dumped into Chunchaghatta lake. The People’s Campaign for Right to Water (PCRW), a non-government organisation, which noticed the illegal activity, has lodged a complaint with the chief secretary to the State government, commissioners of BBMP and BDA, deputy commissioner of Bangalore Urban district, Bangalore South tahsildar, Lake Development Authority and Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force, but to no avail.
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Dissolved oxygen control system at wastewater plant reduces costs
<p>The two wastewater plants in the Township of Morris, New Jersey, USA have experienced significant savings in electricity costs, sludge removal, and chemical usage. Savings result from installation of an effective system to control dissolved oxygen levels in the plant's aerated digestion tanks.</p>
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Ozone disinfection in domestic wastewater
<p>Disinfection is a primary means to destroy/inactive waterborne pathogenic bacteria that could spread diseases in human. Disinfection process is a must in drinking water treatment, and we are all aware of this. In wastewater treatment, disinfectant process is equally important.</p>
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Use ETP wastewater for landscape irrigation & maintaining ecology
Landscape irrigation system is a combination of different irrigation system as suitable for various crop covering and requirement. Some misconceptions and doubts are still rising in the mind of the many people about using waste/ETP water for landscape.
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Impacts of the 2004 tsunami on groundwater resources in Sri Lanka
<p>The 26 December 2004 tsunami caused widespread destruction and contamination of coastal aquifers across southern Asia.
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4,000 cusec water wasted everyday in drought-hit Yadgir
At a time when the State is reeling under severe drought conditions, about 4,000 cusecs of water gets wasted everyday at the Basavasagara reservoir in Narayanapura due to the lack of maintenance of the reservoir. The reservoir, which helps irrigate 10 lakh acres of land, has an inflow of about 10,000 cusec of water everyday. Of this, only 6,000 cusec reach the agricultural lands.
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Palike's ambitious plan: Rs 48 crore for new lakes
Bangalore in-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy and corporators at the presentation of the BBMP budget for 2014-15 in the City on Monday. kpn The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) may have failed to save and maintain the handful of lakes under its control in the City, but that did not it from announcing, in its budget for 2014-15, a rather ambitious plan to develop new lakes at a cost of Rs 48 crore.
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Project to address coastal water issues
BHUBANESWAR: Good news for the people of coastal belt of Orissa who constantly suffer from drinking water-related problems during cyclones and floods.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding installation of rain water harvesting systems in hospitals, malls, commercial complex, hotels and RWAs, 01/12/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Vikrant Kumar Tongad Vs. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. dated 01/12/2014 regarding installation of rain water harvesting
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Impact of small rain water harvesting tanks on agriculture and livelihood of farmers: A case study from submontane region
Water resources development and management is not only imperative but also crucial for sustainable agriculture in water scarce areas of submontane region. Three small water harvesting tanks/ponds were constructed under the World Bank funded project in the region to harvest rainwater excess.
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Relay satyagraha to conserve lake begins
KOLLAM: The Sasthamcotta Lake Protection Council started a relay satyagraha at Sasthamcotta demanding steps to conserve Asia
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Govt plans GERC-like water regulatory authority
Rajiv Shah | TNN