As more and more families migrate from rural areas to Pacific capital cities, water, sanitation and health challenges in rapidly growing informal settlements in key Pacific capital cities are in urgent
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are embroiled in a battle over road cutting. With MCD suddenly having decided to come down hard on
The Arkavathy sub-basin, which is part of the Cauvery basin, is a highly stressed, rapidly urbanising watershed on the outskirts of the city of Bengaluru. This situation analysis document summarises the current state of knowledge on water management in the Arkavathy sub-basin and identifies critical knowledge gaps.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to set up an autonomous authority within a year for ensuring smooth provision of drinking water and sewerage and sanitation services in Peshawar. According to a handout, Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti gave approval for establishment of the authority during a meeting here on Wednesday.
ITANAGAR, April 21: A team of high level state officials led by Development Commissioner V K Dev along with Special Secretary Finance Amit Singla and Secretary Planning Ankur Garg today inspected the ongoing project of Augmentation of Water Supply for Itanagar Township (Phase-II) sanctioned under JNNURM.
<p>Droughts will likely become more frequent, greater in magnitude and longer in duration in the future due to climate change. Already in the present climate, a variety of drought events may occur with
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure adequate water supply in some parts of Rohini in North West Delhi. A Bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice VK Jain directed the
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/04/2018. This is an application filed by the Delhi Jal Board seeking
Planning to buy a new apartment in Bangalore? Make your own arrangements for drinking water supply. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided not to sanction fresh water connections to multi-storeyed residential and commercial apartments within its limits till 2011 end. The reason they have come up with is severe water scarcity.
<p>Bangalore city with an extent of 800 sq. km, located at more than 920 m amsl, forming part of the catchments of Arkavati river to the west and Ponnaiyar river (South Pinakini) to the east. Bangalore
Lucknow topped the list of 13 smart cities announced by the Centre on Tuesday, taking the total number of such cities chosen so far for development to 33, reports fe Bureau in New Delhi. The Centre has
Mumbai Two pipelines burst today, extending what has become a series of such incidents, casing the wastage of 2 million litres in a city already short of water, and leading to a steeper supply cut than the one already in force.
May 5: In a shameful incident, six persons, three of them children, died and 200 others were hospitalised after they consumed contaminated water in Bholakpur and its adjoining areas in the heart of the new city.
The Delhi Jal Board, which is courting consumers with the promise of additional water from its soon-to-be-commissioned recycling plants and as largesse from the neighbours, will have to work doubly hard to meet the demands of people in four areas designated as most critical.
Haryana Urban Development Authority would spend a sum of Rs 2,070 crore for undertaking various development work in urban areas of the State during the current financial year as against Rs 1908.93 crore
To improve water supply in Mehrauli, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a time-bound scheme. The project, at a cost of Rs 150 crore, is expected to be completed in 21months.
Cept Univ Team & AMC Conduct Survey To Find Accountability Of Water Supply Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: How much water does an Amdavadi get each morning from the municipal corporation?
Seven prisoners lodged in the Tihar Jail here died of dehydration last year. This year, barely at the start of summer, a severe water shortage has hit the prison again.
<p>In the present study, the geochemical characteristics of groundwater and drinking water quality has been studied. 24 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity,
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haidar Khan Hoti has approved in principle the establishment of an autonomous authority for clean drinking water, sewerage and sanitation in provincial capital, Peshawar. The chief minister has directed the concerned authorities for submission of joint proposals in consultation with all stakeholders for finalisation of all matters in this connection.
