Contamination
Studies confirm poor water quality in Mumbai come monsoon and Mumbai
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Contamination
Studies confirm poor water quality in Mumbai come monsoon and Mumbai
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Court pulls up DJB for laxity
The Delhi high court sought a report from the DJB on a PIL alleging that the water supply has been `zero' in several parts of east Delhi for the last few months
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Public provisioning in water and sanitation - Study of urban slums in Delhi
With the changing face of Delhi, delivery of essential services like drinking water and sanitation to the people living in slums ought to be a policy priority for the government. However, public spending
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Water wastage: 1,002 challans by civic body fetch Rs 20 lakh
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation has issued 1,002 challans against city residents wasting water as compared to just two last year. With the amount of fine being increased to Rs 2,000 this year, an
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Rawalpindi in grip of water shortage
With mercury rising, water has become a rare commodity in different localities of the city, making lives of the citizens miserable. Residents of Rawalpindi have accused the authorities concerned of being indifferent to their problems and have paid no heed to their repeated requests. The worst-affected localities include Tench Bhatta, Mughalabad, Azizabad, Peshawar Road, Naseerabad, Misrial R
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding unauthorised constructions in Delhi and its effect on groundwater, 08/05/2018
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/05/2018 regarding unauthorised constructions in Delhi and its effect on groundwater. Central
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CM bats for privatisation of water services
Moving towards partial privatisation, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday concluded a two-day Jal Bhagidari workshop held to create awareness about the revamping of the water supply, transmission and
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DJB’s new meters to plug revenue loss
Having drawn considerable flak for water shortage this summer and struggling to plug leakages in its 16,000-km supply network, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), with technical support from Tata Consultancy Services
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Future proofing Indian cities: Bangalore action plan for water and sanitation infrastructure
The purpose of the action plan is to provide the tools to plan Bangalore’s resilience, as well as the capacity to act among city leaders, infrastructure and service providers and amongst the community.
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Water storage reaches 4-yr high
By S Lalitha, DH News Service, Bangalore: There is news to cheer on the water front for residents of North and West Bangalore. After a gap of over four years, the capacity of water stored at the Thippegondanahalli (T G Halli) has reached 40 feet, thanks to copious rain in its catchment areas.
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Water in India: situation and prospects
This report attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the state of water resource development and management in India, based on secondary information and consultations with leading experts, government
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The role of larger reservoirs for sustainable water supplies in large Indian cities
Urban water demand is rapidly growing in India due to high growth in urban population and rapid industrialization. Meeting this demand is a big challenge for the urban planners in India. Incidentally, the large urban areas are experiencing faster growth in population, and most of them are in arid and semi arid regions, which are naturally water-scarce.
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7 urban water supply schemes in the offing
The Assam Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board has formulated a plan to put into operation at least seven urban water supply schemes across the State within this financial year. One of the schemes,
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Water projects - the pride of Coimbatore
The linking of eight rivers through tunnels and storing the water in seven reservoirs at various stages under PAP constitute an engineering marvel of the Kongu region A full Pilloor dam with the intake well, which supplies drinking water to Coimbatore, in the foreground.
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Daily water supply from 2011: Naidu
DH News Service, Bangalore: The City will get drinking water on a daily basis from 2011, when work on the second phase of the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme Stage IV is complete, said Katta Subramanya Naidu, Minister for BWSSB, Excise, IT-BT and Information Department.
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German bank to lend 77 million for urban projects
T. Ramakrishnan Stipulation for extending line of credit is they should be eco-friendly CHENNAI: The German Development Bank (KfW) will provide Tamil Nadu
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Water project ups Mango plot rates
The initiation of the ambitious drinking water project in Mango has not only lifted the mood of the residents, but that of real estate developers too.
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US firm backs new entity plan for water & sewerage depts
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s plan to improve water supply and sewerage operations in the city by creating a separate entity on the lines of BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport)
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WASA installs filtration plant to overcome water shortage in Pindi
Rawalpindi Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Deputy Managing Director Raja Shoukat Mehmood said the agency has installed the latest and expensive water filtration and treatment plant at Rawal Dam to overcome water shortage in the garrison city. Talking to media men in his office on Wednesday, he said WASA was utilizing all its available resources to provide secure and healthy water to the cons
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Museum on citys water distribution system soon
Mumbai The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is constructing an auditorium-cum-museum to showcase the water supply system in the city, through models and pictures. Besides the auditorium, a Japanese theme garden is being constructed at Panjrapur, around 60 kms from Mumbai. Panjrapur is an important node of the water supply system in the city.